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Complaint Review: B.U.D.D.I.E.S Rescue Inc. - Myakka City Florida
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Central, Florida, United States of America
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B.U.D.D.I.E.S Rescue Inc.
6209 Juel Gill Road Myakka City, 34251 Florida, United States of America
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941-322-9592
Web:
http://buddiesrescue.org/
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B.U.D.D.I.E.S Rescue Inc. Keith Lee Wandell (owner) Fake Trainer, 63 Animal Control Violations, Takes money for homeless dogs to "Rehabilitate"and stuffs them in kennels to starve. Con Artist Myakka City, Florida
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This is a SCAM of the worst kind!! This con involves making MONEY off of homeless dogs. BUDDIES is listed as a RESCUE but in actuality is a front for a supposed rehabilitation program and sanctuary that charges up to $1,500.00 per dog.
These people troll Facebook looking for dogs that are to be euthanized but have sponsorship ($$) to save them. The good folks at BUDDIES then solicit for the dog to come live at their "sanctuary" to be "rehabilitated" by Mr. Wandell, but he is not certified in anything, does not have ANY credentials and has a questionable background of breeding and hoarding. The dogs are then put in chicken coop like kennels and small crates and left to languish, given barely enough food to live (and some HAVEN'T), are loaded with internal parasites such as heartworms and intestinal worms, and covered in fleas. They do NOT receive any personal attention, excersise, toys, blankets or treats. This place is on a 5 acre tract of swampland in rural central Florida where the temperatures reach 90 degrees plus and 100% humidity most days of the year. There is no septic system or real property on this land and they live in a 5th wheel 27 ft. travel trailer.
BUDDIES recently had 92 dogs in it's care with only 2 people on property to care for them. The dogs are extremely thin, have pressure sores on their joints and are in mental shut down. BUDDIES also just received 63 ANIMAL CONTROL violations equaling $17,100.00 in fines, and turned 25 of the dogs (they had already been paid for) into Manatee County Animal Control, a KILL shelter, of which 5 were euthanized due to behavior issues. This "rescue" has done this at least once before. They collect dogs for money, warehouse them until they are out of room, dump them and then start again. Mr. Wandell and his girlfriend Laurie Matsik-Pachin, do not have jobs or any other obvious means of support. Mr. Wandell has a Federal Tax Lien $5600+ in effect till 2016 so hides behind the BUDDIES.Inc to avoid paying this back out of his many "donations".
He also advertises on pet blogs and Craigs List to train your dog to be a personal protection dog for $175.00 for 2 hours, but he has NO certification. He has been documented fraudulently using copyrighted training photos & property of other individuals to support his claim as "trainer" and has bragged publicly about being fired from previous employment for unnecessary rough handling of dogs.
They support their family with 3 young daughters and pay THEIR bills by scamming people trying to save homeless dogs. This is the web page where they beg for money (but it is NOT used for the dogs!): http://buddiesrescue.org/adspace.htm
PLEASE do NOT send your dog there! Or hire ANY of these people to work with animals!
These people troll Facebook looking for dogs that are to be euthanized but have sponsorship ($$) to save them. The good folks at BUDDIES then solicit for the dog to come live at their "sanctuary" to be "rehabilitated" by Mr. Wandell, but he is not certified in anything, does not have ANY credentials and has a questionable background of breeding and hoarding. The dogs are then put in chicken coop like kennels and small crates and left to languish, given barely enough food to live (and some HAVEN'T), are loaded with internal parasites such as heartworms and intestinal worms, and covered in fleas. They do NOT receive any personal attention, excersise, toys, blankets or treats. This place is on a 5 acre tract of swampland in rural central Florida where the temperatures reach 90 degrees plus and 100% humidity most days of the year. There is no septic system or real property on this land and they live in a 5th wheel 27 ft. travel trailer.
BUDDIES recently had 92 dogs in it's care with only 2 people on property to care for them. The dogs are extremely thin, have pressure sores on their joints and are in mental shut down. BUDDIES also just received 63 ANIMAL CONTROL violations equaling $17,100.00 in fines, and turned 25 of the dogs (they had already been paid for) into Manatee County Animal Control, a KILL shelter, of which 5 were euthanized due to behavior issues. This "rescue" has done this at least once before. They collect dogs for money, warehouse them until they are out of room, dump them and then start again. Mr. Wandell and his girlfriend Laurie Matsik-Pachin, do not have jobs or any other obvious means of support. Mr. Wandell has a Federal Tax Lien $5600+ in effect till 2016 so hides behind the BUDDIES.Inc to avoid paying this back out of his many "donations".
He also advertises on pet blogs and Craigs List to train your dog to be a personal protection dog for $175.00 for 2 hours, but he has NO certification. He has been documented fraudulently using copyrighted training photos & property of other individuals to support his claim as "trainer" and has bragged publicly about being fired from previous employment for unnecessary rough handling of dogs.
They support their family with 3 young daughters and pay THEIR bills by scamming people trying to save homeless dogs. This is the web page where they beg for money (but it is NOT used for the dogs!): http://buddiesrescue.org/adspace.htm
PLEASE do NOT send your dog there! Or hire ANY of these people to work with animals!
4 Updates & Rebuttals
show-me-the-honest-people
Farmers Branch,Texas,
United States of America
Fraudulent Animal Rescue
#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, October 17, 2011
Why hasn't anyone contacted the ASPCA or the Humane Society about these people? Get a legitimate animal welfare organization on their case, and get them behind bars and their company shut down, this is the right step to take to solve the problem and get these poor dogs on the right track to finding real homes and having real hope.
Erik
Saylorsburg,Pennsylvania,
U.S.A.
Another victim of this crook
#3Consumer Comment
Sun, September 25, 2011
I donated money to this individual as well, which was part of a $750 "rehabilitation fee" that Keith was charging. The dog in question never received the training he was supposed to receive and in fact, was later trained to be an attack dog, which is in direct violation of NYC AC&C's adoption policy (which is where the dog was pulled from). Keith's family has left him, he owes the IRS a ton of money, and his property is virtually in foreclosure. He has killed enough dogs already. Stop sending him money and please have him shut down.
staff
topeka,Kansas,
USA
Shut these guys down
#4Consumer Suggestion
Wed, September 21, 2011
Obtain help from Richard "Kudo" Couto from animal rescue mission----check them out on face book or Google his webpage --he is awsome and may help since hes out of Florida
Animal Recovery Mission | A.R.M.
animalrecoverymission.org Richard "Kudo" Couto started A.R.M as a organization to fight illegal horse ... and to shutdown all illegal slaughter, animal fighting and animal sacrifice farms in Florida...
Erik
Saylorsburg,Pennsylvania,
U.S.A.
This "rescue" should be shut down
#5Consumer Comment
Wed, June 22, 2011
This "rescue" should be shut down. Keith Wandell only runs this rescue because he has no other source of income. He is a danger to the community.
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