First - I have been to QAWS myself n I just want to say that they have done an OUTSTANDING job... with all the animals, up for adoption or for boarding when we go on a holiday...
Many a times a have wanted to go and help them out but honestly i have not had the time to do so... They still do it!
The pet shops are responsible for the huge epidemic of Ringworm and people keep buying infected cats and dumping them at QAWS. It is the very Devil to fully eradicate and without a UV Wood's Lamp, almost impossible to tell it is fully cleared unless you have the very expensive culture dishes. A Wood's Lamp is between 100-200USD, if QAWS would like one perhaps the Pets Group on QL could buy them one? I will happily contribute. Then, it would take 5 seconds to check any new animal coming to the shelter.
This will be my last posting on this subject as I seem to have opened a can of worms here...again I just wanted to know if anyone had needed the assistance of QAWS,also, I have not adopted a kitten with problems!!Just needed a little help with a lovely 4 legged guy that turned up on my doorstep. Thankyou
Again apologies Comenchero - I didn't mean to snap at you as I did, and it would seem I did twice - posted the first one, and it didn't load, then wrote the second one - and then they both loaded...ooooppppsss...
Things have been very stressful with everyone away and just 2 of us trying to cope with everything. As Chelsea has said, she is back now, and she will get to you as soon as she can:-)
Very sorry, new to Doha, new to this situation and my question really was just to asertain that a. I was contacting a bona fida organisation,I am very worried about an animal that seems to have adopted us and can't bare to see any animal suffer.b. Perhaps the organisation no longer existed. Again I'm teribly sorry if my initial question came across as anything other than that. ..This is also the first time I have used QL and assumed it would be a good place to start.
wow, i would really like to smack you in the face. twice.
an animal shelter is not there to serve you when you "need to use it". it is there to take care of animals, and you need to help them by donating, taking an animal, etc.
if they are so busy that they cannot answer a phone.... donate some time or supplies to them.
if your kitten had ringworms... donate some money for vet treatment to the animals they are feeding and sheltering. (i have had several "street" cats before, you always take them to the vet for a checkup)
your attitude is disgusting. would you complain to the red crescent because the orphan you adopted had leukemia? or could answer the phone whenever you "needed to use it"?
should a charity organising helping the helpless always be at your beck and call?
just to clarify. i am not from qaws. they would never speak to you in the tone i am using.
i donate to them because what they are doing is amazing and voluntary. and without them many animals would suffer.
Comanchero... apologies.. that would be my fault....
Between my actual job (that sponsors me here), making sure that the rescue has everything it needs, running one of the other committee members companies so it didn't go belly up while she and her family where out of the country, dealing with a dear friends emotional breakdown and the breakdown of her relationship, as well as trying to give my own dogs and people in my life attention - I am sorry that I haven't had time to answer your phone calls or tend to your emails.
WE are 4 people - 2 were away and those left here, had to try deal with everything that was thrown at us.
We are terribly sorry if you feel neglected, like we haven't been at attention when you needed us. Sarcastic, yes, but I think we have all had it with people whinging when things go wrong and never giving credit where credit is due....
Please try to remember, as Chelsea has said - we are not a charity, nor are we governement funded - we do this because we love animals but most people want us to feel guilty when we just cannot stretch ourselves any futher than we already have.
Chelsea. I don't mean to dent QAWS reputation any way. As I mentioned that we just had a bad experience.
Let me get this straight. It was we who requested that if you would take the Kittens back, which you kindly accepted to do. Again Thankyou.
All I am trying to highlight here as you have said that you are only a Voluntry Body and not a Veternary service and those who are considering to adopt should have this in their mind.
Between my actual work(that sponsors me here), running around for the rescue, trying to help out other members on the committee with their business while they were out of the country, dealing with a friend of mine who was having a relationship and emotional breakdown... I am terribly sorry that I didn't get around to answering your phone calls or checking your emails.
As Chelsea has said, we do this out of the goodness of our hearts and no one seems to appreciate how much time of our own we give for these animals - and we seem to get nothing in return but negative feed back...
Someone will get back to you - we are only 4 people trying to do the best we can - give us a break!!!!
comachero - Apologies, I have been away on vacation and I'm in the process of working through the 90 odd emails all asking for assistance! I will get to you as soon as possible!!
Ukeng, I think you were told that this kitten had been suffering from ringworm, in fact if I remember rightly you were asked to return at a later date when it had cleared up.
If I remember we said "as far as we can tell it has recovered". Not being vets we have NEVER told an adopter that the animal they are adopting is 100% fully fit and healthy unless they have been to a vets.
We have apologised for any inconvenience and even offered to take the kitten back into the shelter which you declined.
It's just a shame that the one or two negative experiences people have seem to overwhelm the hundreds of animals we rescue and rehome successfully.
If you mean if any one has adopted from QAWS recently. Then our experience was not so Good. We unfortunately adopted a kitten that had ringworms and had rash on her nose and other parts of the body. The new kitten gave all of the family ringworm rash leaving permanent marks on the body from this. We have had her treated and now she is fine.
Where as we fully understand that QAWS is a fully voluntry organisation, but we feel that they could have advised us more about the health of the little kitten.
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First - I have been to QAWS myself n I just want to say that they have done an OUTSTANDING job... with all the animals, up for adoption or for boarding when we go on a holiday...
Many a times a have wanted to go and help them out but honestly i have not had the time to do so... They still do it!
Give them credit for what they do!!!
all the people at QAWS - U guys ROCK!!!!!!!
The pet shops are responsible for the huge epidemic of Ringworm and people keep buying infected cats and dumping them at QAWS. It is the very Devil to fully eradicate and without a UV Wood's Lamp, almost impossible to tell it is fully cleared unless you have the very expensive culture dishes. A Wood's Lamp is between 100-200USD, if QAWS would like one perhaps the Pets Group on QL could buy them one? I will happily contribute. Then, it would take 5 seconds to check any new animal coming to the shelter.
This will be my last posting on this subject as I seem to have opened a can of worms here...again I just wanted to know if anyone had needed the assistance of QAWS,also, I have not adopted a kitten with problems!!Just needed a little help with a lovely 4 legged guy that turned up on my doorstep. Thankyou
Again apologies Comenchero - I didn't mean to snap at you as I did, and it would seem I did twice - posted the first one, and it didn't load, then wrote the second one - and then they both loaded...ooooppppsss...
Things have been very stressful with everyone away and just 2 of us trying to cope with everything. As Chelsea has said, she is back now, and she will get to you as soon as she can:-)
Thanks.
Very sorry, new to Doha, new to this situation and my question really was just to asertain that a. I was contacting a bona fida organisation,I am very worried about an animal that seems to have adopted us and can't bare to see any animal suffer.b. Perhaps the organisation no longer existed. Again I'm teribly sorry if my initial question came across as anything other than that. ..This is also the first time I have used QL and assumed it would be a good place to start.
wow, i would really like to smack you in the face. twice.
an animal shelter is not there to serve you when you "need to use it". it is there to take care of animals, and you need to help them by donating, taking an animal, etc.
if they are so busy that they cannot answer a phone.... donate some time or supplies to them.
if your kitten had ringworms... donate some money for vet treatment to the animals they are feeding and sheltering. (i have had several "street" cats before, you always take them to the vet for a checkup)
your attitude is disgusting. would you complain to the red crescent because the orphan you adopted had leukemia? or could answer the phone whenever you "needed to use it"?
should a charity organising helping the helpless always be at your beck and call?
just to clarify. i am not from qaws. they would never speak to you in the tone i am using.
i donate to them because what they are doing is amazing and voluntary. and without them many animals would suffer.
so get off your ignorant ass and help.
Comanchero... apologies.. that would be my fault....
Between my actual job (that sponsors me here), making sure that the rescue has everything it needs, running one of the other committee members companies so it didn't go belly up while she and her family where out of the country, dealing with a dear friends emotional breakdown and the breakdown of her relationship, as well as trying to give my own dogs and people in my life attention - I am sorry that I haven't had time to answer your phone calls or tend to your emails.
WE are 4 people - 2 were away and those left here, had to try deal with everything that was thrown at us.
We are terribly sorry if you feel neglected, like we haven't been at attention when you needed us. Sarcastic, yes, but I think we have all had it with people whinging when things go wrong and never giving credit where credit is due....
Please try to remember, as Chelsea has said - we are not a charity, nor are we governement funded - we do this because we love animals but most people want us to feel guilty when we just cannot stretch ourselves any futher than we already have.
Chelsea. I don't mean to dent QAWS reputation any way. As I mentioned that we just had a bad experience.
Let me get this straight. It was we who requested that if you would take the Kittens back, which you kindly accepted to do. Again Thankyou.
All I am trying to highlight here as you have said that you are only a Voluntry Body and not a Veternary service and those who are considering to adopt should have this in their mind.
Ah Comenchero, that would be my fault...
Between my actual work(that sponsors me here), running around for the rescue, trying to help out other members on the committee with their business while they were out of the country, dealing with a friend of mine who was having a relationship and emotional breakdown... I am terribly sorry that I didn't get around to answering your phone calls or checking your emails.
As Chelsea has said, we do this out of the goodness of our hearts and no one seems to appreciate how much time of our own we give for these animals - and we seem to get nothing in return but negative feed back...
Someone will get back to you - we are only 4 people trying to do the best we can - give us a break!!!!
comachero - Apologies, I have been away on vacation and I'm in the process of working through the 90 odd emails all asking for assistance! I will get to you as soon as possible!!
Ukeng, I think you were told that this kitten had been suffering from ringworm, in fact if I remember rightly you were asked to return at a later date when it had cleared up.
If I remember we said "as far as we can tell it has recovered". Not being vets we have NEVER told an adopter that the animal they are adopting is 100% fully fit and healthy unless they have been to a vets.
We have apologised for any inconvenience and even offered to take the kitten back into the shelter which you declined.
It's just a shame that the one or two negative experiences people have seem to overwhelm the hundreds of animals we rescue and rehome successfully.
If you mean if any one has adopted from QAWS recently. Then our experience was not so Good. We unfortunately adopted a kitten that had ringworms and had rash on her nose and other parts of the body. The new kitten gave all of the family ringworm rash leaving permanent marks on the body from this. We have had her treated and now she is fine.
Where as we fully understand that QAWS is a fully voluntry organisation, but we feel that they could have advised us more about the health of the little kitten.
I am trying to contact them and am not getting any answer by phone or email
I think what they meant was "has anyone had the need to call upon the assistance of QAWS recently?".
Please remember that QAWS is NOT a commercial company, we are not paid to do this, and we receive no funding other then private donations!!
We offer assistance to animals that need help because we care about them. It's a vocation - not a job.
Use QAWS? Meaning?
Why do you want to know? Any particular reason?