Humans and Animals United (HAAU) never posts an estimate of how much money is needed for the dog they are “rescuing” nor do they post vet bills to show their donors what’s been spent.
HAAU never divulges how much in donations they take in per dog and blocks anyone who asks.
Since HAAU never posts an actual dollar amount that is needed for a dog and people are kept in the dark about what this rescue is taking in, donations are allowed to pour in that far exceed what is required to provide adequate care for the dog. Every dog is literally a “cash grab” for this rescue.
HAAU has recently resorted to hiding all pledges from the public.
When pledges were visible to the public, those pledge amounts would reach five figures. This does not include the amount of direct donations or sponsorships. Any excess received is NEVER applied to another dog or refunded back to the donors.
HAAU does not allow people to call in donations directly to their vet or reveal to the public what vet they use claiming that they are “protecting their dogs from being stolen”.
HAAU is known to routinely exaggerate the dog’s true medical condition. Most dogs they pull from shelters require little to no vetting beyond basic exams and spay/neuters. Most have minor conditions that are easily and affordably treated. The few that occasionally require more vetting or invasive procedures typically have offers from people to sponsor all medical care.
Anyone who asks questions will be accused of “creating drama” and then blocked.
HAAU transports most of the dogs they “rescue” across state lines, as far away from their base in Brooksville, Florida as possible. Their rescue contract specifies that if the adoption does not work out, the adopter is responsible for incurring the expense of transporting the dog back to them. This amount is thought to be too cost prohibitive for most people and a convenient way for HAAU to shirk their responsibilities to the dog they rescued if things do not work out.
HAAU does not post “true” updates as they typically show the dog having just arrived with an adopter which many times does not work out so their cursory “updates” are often times not the dog’s final landing place. No one will ever know what many of the dog’s TRUE landing place actually was.
HAAU NEVER posts about any of their rescued dogs needing a new home when things don’t work out. There is a high fail rate in rescue placements, especially with the pittie and bully breeds HAAU rescues exclusively and many dogs don’t work out in their first or second homes. This rescue never informs the public of this and gives the very false impression that all adoptions go off without a hitch and they have a 100% success rate with every dog they place.
The mafia style bullying that HAAU engages in towards anyone who becomes vocal about their operation is epic and indicative of a rescue that has a lot to hide.
The owners of HAAU, Rosa and Anthony Fond, have no known employment and several shell businesses that they hide behind to give the false impression of having other income sources.