DO NOT LET DIANA PETERS, from "DEATH ROW DOG RESCUE", RESCUE or FOSTER a dog, NOR DONATE TO HER!!
THE FACTS:
Death Row Dog Rescue /Diana Peters owner and operator solicits illegal donations online for dogs that are not in her care and is NOT registered as a 501c3 to solicit donations - she only has been registered with dept of agriculture.
Death row dog rescue is not a legal rescue in florida, it states that death row dog rescue is a non profit organization but most of the money that is donated is used not on the dogs but for personal reasons.
She is living of Donations and admitted that on her page.
Here is the TRUTH where she spends funds collected, to support herself.
(see the last sentence)
You may assume then she takes a paycheck, but according to her application sent to the Florida Dept. of Agriculture no one takes a paycheck. Ethical, legally operating non-profits just DO NOT take the funds and spend with no accounting for them. The fact Diana Peters lives off of donations - the business is not paying anyone payroll is FRAUDULENT! If only the kind caring donors knew where their donations go to. (and to boot she doesn't pay taxes like the rest of us on her income)
Many dogs have died under the care of Diana Peters and buried in numerous locations such as in Miami-Dade County and a couple of locations in Broward County Florida..
Diana Peters is NOT allowed to rescue any dogs from several Shelters.
But she states she would - what a LIAR!
Apropos LIAR:
Diana Peters of Death Row Dog Rescue claimed to be a Playboy Model !
NO, Diana Peters - from Death Row Dog Rescue - is not the 1972 cover of Playboy as she claimed.
This Playboy cover is March 1974 - Debbie Shelton.
Why lie and pretend you are a famous actress/model/Miss USA
Where this does not have to do with dogs, it does have to do with her character .
She lies to con others into thinking she is something she is not.
HERE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THEIR SCAM:
Pat Dunaway wrote on Fri, October 19, 2012
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Here is a good example of how No Kill is calling the kettle black. This particular picture was posted in Miami recently. This was posted on October 8, 2012, remember this date for later.
Upon reading this, would your impression be that this dog has only bread to eat? And would that impression include that this dog was in Homestead Florida? Probably. Then look at this picture and you realize that this dog isn't in Florida. The date of this picture is August 17, 2012. The date of the prior picture is in October.
Another example is a dog not even in a Florida shelter being used to raise donations for No Kill in Miami from the same No Kill group. It was accompanied by a lengthy story of how this No Kill rescue saved this poor doggy when it was at death's door.
Had there not been a very astute observer, this could have gone unnoticed. This observer saw that the collar around this dog was not the same collar given to the dogs at the shelter the rescuer claims to have gotten the dog. This observer managed to find this original picture of the dog in a Georgia shelter and it had already been adopted.
Please remember that most organizations and movements want to be recognized for what they have accomplished, what they do and what they have done. “No-Kill” is the only movement that focuses its entire philosophy on being recognized for “Not-Killing.” Just turn your back on those pets who are in need and you can be a leader in the “No-Kill” movement.
Before you consider contributing to any “No-Kill” organization ask the organization what it has actually done to help the animals in their community? How have they reduced the euthanasia rates at their surrounding open admission shelters? Again, donors should focus their giving on what is actually being accomplished and not the fact that the “No-Kill” movement is wanting to be recognized for what it is not doing?
ANOTHER SCAM CASE: JEZIBEL FROM BROWARD COUNTY
Back in September Diana posted one of their dogs Jezebel on her DRDR facebook page and asked for donations so she could SAVE Jezebel.
(see the screenshots below, and carefully READ Diana's comments)
She is collecting funds WITHOUT any access to this dog - she is even lying that the dog is adopted, while it is still at the Shelter and
not even adoptable!!!
Please see the complete thread here - and don't miss the last comment!
Apparently Diana doesn't even KNOW where the dogs was because she tells people to call Broward County. The Broward Humane Society is NOT a government agency. She wrote the dog is at the Broward Pound. UNTRUE, Jezebel was not at BCAC - the pound.
Diana then says she has room for her but no money to get her out. Can someone sponsor to pay to get her out.
She then goes on to LIE and say how much the pull fee is.
The truth is Diana can't pull a dog from the Humane Society !
Their policy is NO rescue can pull dogs from them - they are a shelter. Their dogs are adopted by individuals not permitted by groups.
She is being quite deceitful to get donations. This is called, Charity Fraud.
After receiving donations, and there were many more posts where she said she was getting the dog,
but unfortunately either I have misfiled the screenshots, or I did not have a chance to get them.
( If I find them I will show that proof, but for now that part is just hearsay)
She goes on to state the pull fee amount - when it is IMPOSSIBLE to pull a dog from this private shelter.
They only adopt.
She then goes on to state Jezebel was adopted.
Yet- another LIE.look below at the last comment!
Jezebel was still there as she wasn't even yet available to be adopted until September 26th.
Diana Peters and The Humane Society:
Here is a screenshot from the DRDR facebook page. Please read through the comments made about The Humane Society. Great suggestion made,
I am not understanding why Diana would say the Humane Society sends dogs to BCAC (Broward County Animal Care) ?
From their website :
Is the Humane Society of Broward County a "no-kill" shelter?
"The Humane Society of Broward County is an open admission shelter. This means we accept all owned animals regardless of their condition. Animals must be friendly and healthy to go up for adoption. Those not meeting this criteria are euthanized. Many "no-kill" shelters will only take in pets they know they can find homes for or turn people away when they are full. So where is the pet to go then?"
Do I have to make an appointment to drop off my pet?
"No, the shelter is open seven days a week and the receiving department opens at 8:00 AM everyday. "
Is there a time limit for animals?
"Once an animal is evaluated and goes up for adoption, there is not a time limit, as long as the pet stays friendly and healthy."
No where does the Humane Society say they send animals to BCAC , and no where does it say they are selective and refuse animals.
Frankly, what Diana Peters is doing is, spreading libel against them.
Now Diana has her followers believing that the workers LIE. They do not lie. When they take in an animal that may NOT be adoptable and may face euthanasia THEY are very clear. People sign paperwork, it is not a dirty dark secret!
My pet is old and I can't afford to take it to the vet to have it put to sleep (euthanized). Can I bring my pet to the shelter?
"Yes, the Humane Society of Broward County does this as free service, we do however ask for a donation. If you would like the pet's remains returned, there is a set fee for the cremation process and this is based on the size of the pet. We are open seven days a week for your convenience and receiving opens at 8:00 AM everyday. Please go to the west side of the building to the receiving department and the associate there will be able to assist you"
The Humane Society of Broward County is a 501c3 non profit animal shelter.
They are not supported by government funds. They take in unwanted animals .
>>> Isn't this what Diana claims to do on a much smaller scale?
I urge people who think Diana Peters is just avoiding The Humane Society as someone to take in animals from to contact them directly.
I have been told that they know all about Diana Peters...
TESTIMONIALS:
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Testimonial From Kelly Raia - Davie
I am writing this letter to educate you about something happening in your very own community that needs to end immediately. Fairwarning the content herein may stir your emotions and may even make you a little ill, it certainly turned my stomach. Now operating in Fort Lauderdale, a dog rescue “group”, or rather, its owner Diana Peters, is keeping dogs in deplorable conditons. There are neumerous code violations, the dogs are infested with ticks and worms, she adopts them out without proper vetting, and there are just a few of the claims we have received from former volunteers or good people like us who only wanted to help. I decided it was time to write this when I found out that dogs are dying on her watch, and then she buries them in the back yard.I became interested in this group when looking to adopt a dog last year- I searched for local rescue groups and found ‘Death Row Dog Rescue” on facebook with a rather large following. I wanted a pit bull or some type of pit mix, and thought given the title, this group may have a few. I went out to one of their adoption events, and just started to get familiar with what they were doing. I was also looking for a cause to lend my time to as I missed volunteering, I was thinking this would be a great way to get involved. Not long after, I noticed a post on craigslist about this organization and how they were collecting money for dogs not in their posession. I did not really understand and blew it off as internet chatter. In March, Diana Peters posted that she needed fosters, urgently, because her property was being sprayed routinely for pesticides and needed the dogs off site. We decided this was a commitment we could make, as she was asking volunteers to take dogs for a week only. We went to pick up a brindle mix but when we got there she would not come near us or Diana. I’ve been around animals a very long time and it was clear that the pup had not been socialized with other dogs or people properly. We noticed a beautiful bull terrier in a yard all by herself. That was a signal to me that the dog may have some issues, but I wanted to inqure about her. Diana seemed to know nothing about the dog. She assured me the dog was fully vetted as all her animals were but that she needed a bath. We took Lady for a walk around the block and we were on our way home. As I gave her a bath I noticed a multitude of ticks, and proceeded to groom her appropriately. I then noticed that her skin was in terrible condition. It wasn’t just dirt- we aren’t sure what it was but it looked like she had rashes all over her hind legs and near her shoulder area. We wouldn’t even let her on our furniture after that. The next morning, I was totally disgusted at what happened. We had given lady a sheet and a comfortable spot next to our bed on which to sleep. Upon rising to take her out for a morning walk, I noticed a stinging sensation on my toe. I looked down and FREAKED out because there were 200 to 300 worm larvae all over the sheet and my floor. I took the dog out to the back yard and cleaned up my house. Totally grossed out and not sure what to do, I call Diana who assured me someone would call me and bring me some medicine for the dog. That did not happen for another 36 hours. This is when Terry came into the picture- We were supposed to meet up with him to get some medicine, and he was the most impossible person to contact. I proceeded to call around other rescue groups and vets to try to see if someone would see Lady for a reduced fee as I was volunteering, etc. My husband meet up with Terry and got the medicine, like I said 36 hours later. In the meantime, we were enjoying our time with Lady. I was working on teaching her basic obedience commands and getting her to walk on a leash without pulling. I would walk her more often then other dogs because I felt she needed more socialization skills. On day 5 of our week long visit, Lady bit one of our neighbors dogs in the face. My husband was already fed up, I had been a little more patient, but I knew that this was it- it was time for Lady to go back to the rescue. We called Diana to explain that due to the overwhelming health issues and the increasing amount of behavioral issues we would have to bring her back two days early. We live in a very small neighborhood and our neighbors were not happy at all with what happened. Diana flipped out on us saying “I can’t have the dog back here! You agreed to keep her!” on and on. We explained that we signed up to help for a week but feel that this was not the best situtation for us any longer. No matter how much we wanted to help, the reality was we had bitten off more than we could chew. After several back and forth phone calls between Diana, Terry, my fiance and myself we finally said if you can not provide us with the support we need, and you will not take Lady back, we will be forced to bring her to the humane society. Diana started screaming at us and told us if we do she will call the cops and have us arrested and thown in jail. My fiance got on the phone and explained that we were not her family members, we were not long time volunteers, we were not dog handlers, we were simply people who followed her on facebook and knew that we could make a small commitment to help. When we recieved a dog sicker than what we knew what to do with, recieved absolutely NO support from the rescue to help this poor dog, and were then treated with such unprofessionalisim, I knew that this was not a legitimate business operation. Thankfully we recieved a phone call about 10 minutes before both of us had to be at work and we were to drop Lady off at ‘The Dog House’. I took her there, spoke to the owners and felt very comfortable with the help they were going to provide. I tearfully left Lady there- wishing that our financials were in a better place and that we could’ve kept her and got her the help she needed. She needed dog rehabilitation and veterarnary care and we unfortunately were not in a position to provide it at that time. I called to check up on her a week or so later and the owners said she was doing great! I continued to follow up and they said they would get in touch with bull terrier rescue and get her a home. I found out a few months ago she was there for over a year!
When I was frustrated with Death Row Dog Rescue, I tried to reach out for support. I called a few other rescues when I had Lady and their reactions when I told them where she came from surprised me. I started doing research and found one post on Rip Off Report about money that was stolen by Ms. Peters. I tried to contact them to no avail. I started the facebook group in hopes that if anything else happened, someone would be able to find me and we could start to build a case. I started the group in April of 2011, in September 2011 I was contacted by Sheri Manfredi and started to hear things about Death Row Dog Rescue that I WISH were untrue.
I knew pandora’s box had been opened. Here we are today with so many testimonails from others who have had a similiar experience. We have realized this is a National problem, not just isolated to this one organization and we have set out to Stop Diana Peters and Death Row Dog Rescue. We also have members working on an informational website to help people choose reputable organizations to rescue from, donate to, or volunteer their time.
Testimonial From Sandra Dezelan - Davie
Dianna Peters and Terrance Rosenburg are total scam artists.
As soon as I met them. I actually contacted my niece the assistant DA
in Pittsburgh Pa., friend on the Delray Police Dept,paid to run a back
ground check on both.Dianna Peters & Terrance Rosenberg,contacted
the Broward, Dade, & Breverd County Shelters to see what they knew of
them. I took a dog out of her place when she was in Davie with a
broken pelvis. My husband is a veterinarian and we paid for everything
including but not limited to ,digital xrays ,specialist veteranarian visits 2
times, blood work,neuter,yearly vaccines,monthly flea & tick prevention,
heartworm prevention,etc until I adopted him out. Then, I GAVE him to
a friend !!!
Even though I am a rescue we got nothing back just satisfaction he was
out of Dianna Peters hands!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Testimonial from Sherri Manfredi - Oakland Park(FT Laud) Ex- Volunteer
About Diana Peters Save A Death Row Dog / Death Row Dog Rescue / Death Row Dog Rescue, Inc 9/2/11
My name is Sherri Manfredi and we met Diana Peters in May in a beach motel we are staying in between moves .her room a few doors down from ours. our move date keeps changing but thats another story in its entirty that has nothing to do with this matter . Our daughter quickly fell in love with the puppies Diana Peters had. first 2 lab pups charley and marley ... then it was another dog ....then came Dolly and her puppies. mom a cockerpoo that was tick infested and her white coat black. the pups would come out to eat and romp in the plants. our daughter became the "puppy sitter' and would watch them and play with them. it seemed strange at the time how every couple days Diana would change their age and make them older as they were eating she then began adopting out of motel room. she had no contracts just a receipt book, telling people that came that all her things were in storage she would get to them. even took them to a bar to try and sell. we adopted our girl Lilly from her the runt of the litter that had suffered a head injury before pulled from a homestead home she said. a piece of wood dropped on her head and she had been unconscious and they thought she would not survive. we still have not received the contract which i am thankful for ... the pups were adopted out with no contracts, and the mom went to a local person in the dog rescue community that is using her as a model. a good home. She promised to spay Lilly at 5 months and the past few weeks have been waiting. said planned pethood didn't call her back. 3 dogs were to go, Lilly, Sunshine (a homestead field mother she adopted her pups out ) and Cassie . well no appointment was made. when she rented a house in oakland park she moved in, we helped her. my daughter bonded with her and we looked up to her work of saving dogs. she tells a great story and is a great manipulator. We knew she was a little cooky but thought that was part of her charm. knew she was scattered but thought it was from too many dogs and being overwhelmed. knew her records and non existance books were a mess.. but wanted to help her. All summer long until August 29 I spent endless hours helping this woman. everything ended up in circles and you couldn't sit her down and get her organized. a friend of hers pulled dogs out of MDAS for her and came to care for dogs, (papers in this other womans name) and made med charts etc and told diana we are keeping records where anyone can see then you won't have problems like before. she soon stopped coming. one of the dogs died a slow death. Tino was his name a chihuahua mix. he was neutered and his area red swollen, and splitting open. he soon stopped eating and would lie in one area in the kitchen. she then put him in a cage in spare room and said she was caring for him. never took him to vets. Tino died. she said she paid $65 for a vets to take and cremate. but later when puppies died she said she was burying in yard by Pino she called him. (pino was a chi in foster) she said buried between the fences so other dogs wouldn't get to. we did yardsale fundraisers, adoptions, craigslist posts, got her volunteers. made her an adoption video. on and on. took sick puppies home with us to nurse to health and they died. one Marco i ended up taking to vets. 2 she said she sedated.(dude and dudette) and Marcy i brought to her and she said taking to vets...came back with body and put in her freezer. did Marcy ever make it to the vets..this should be investigated. (she said she took her to Dr Darko's) my gut says somethig different now after hearing her stories. and she ended up saying they died because she vaccinated too young. she adopted out 2 of the puppies that died also. 2 families crushed and stuck with large vet bills. I did it all, and we spent day in day out at her home helping and when i came back i was still working on things we thought of her as family a pseudo grandma for our daughter who is without one. Aug 29 i could not in good conscience continue as alot of facts came to light i was unaware of. I became suspicious after i caught her in a lie on facebook over gas money for dogs coming from GA. we spent all day and night trying to get transporters for these 14 or so dogs and pups. asking for donations for gas. well she got donations in. next morning POOF no dogs coming. first told me on phone the lady i spoke to day before that called my cell from NY took all the dogs ??? ok i believed it relieved these dogs were saved.
then when i got to Diana's home she said I lied to you. the lady doesn't have the dogs ??? i didn't understand why the lie. i now assume because i had the womans phone number I wish i had kept it. she said the lady hope that we were working with that gets dogs out of there offered to pay $125 to our transporter for gas.. she now said Hope made a mistake none of the dogs we chose were there. but on facebook, she didn't clear that fact up. she didn't tell the ones who donated that we weren't getting the dogs. she acted like we had them. this made me uncomfortable. i didn't agree.... it should be up to the person to decide if they want to let her keep money or not. then she started trying to get dogs from Broward through another person... no one would pull for her. she wanted puppies for the adoption events. i started questioning things like her lack of accountability of funds. we did fundraisers/ sales took in donations and she would take money out and buy cigarettes, groceries pay rent, cable, water, fpl. NOW i told her Diana you have to keep track of what is coming in. as a 501c3 you have to account where funds go. she didn't realize i had past experience with 501c3's. and helped set. she said no bernadette said not to worry about it we don't take in enough money. I said it doesn't matter, people who donate are supposed to be able to see where funds go. as a 501c3 you can pay salaries (to yourself or staff) you can pay bills that fit criteria, you can keep 20% profit, you can use for advertising and fundraising but you have to show where each penny goes. i reserched further... becoming increasingly skeptical of her stories. on the 26th she posted Polly and her Pups and begged for help with their boarding. when she didn't respond to Chipley volunteers about the status ... i got concerned and sent her an emai on 8/28 questioning it. Originally her pal Terrance Rosenberg (Have a heart rescue) was getting on the 20th and then he wasn't anymore. so i questioned was he getting now are they on way? i couldn't post response as i didn't understand. i have her response. calling them idiots and stupid she never said she was boarding Polly. made up a ficticious worker Judy . pulled her facebook post and refused to refund money to those who asked for it. i needed her to respond on facebook and tell the truth how could i help her when she was blatantly taking money under a false pretense, under a dog and her pups on deathrow. she lied. i was crushed. wow i believed in her and my family did. and worse how would i tell my daughter . Diana had been using our computer for 2 months. on the morning of the 29th i told her i needed it back that day as our laptop was going in for repair. she threatened me she needed it. dogs would die without her having it. ??? HOW she hasn't pulled from a death row line in how long? she is banned. she goes on and on with her Tony Robbins empowerment quotes, tells how she saves the dogs, and they die without her. maybe at one time that was true, i don't know. but she was lying now. i watched her lie to two volunteers about Polly and told one that she was in GA... no she wasn't. she sent 2 puppies fresh from Josh Augostinie supposedly from homestead fields, to the Pet Expo at Miami beach, no shots no vet check could carry desease or pick up there from others. she wanted to take the 2 4 week old pups i had at time there too. they were just starting solids/wet food. i said absolutely NOT. they had no shots. had infection on feet and tails and were too young to adopt out their lives would not be put in danger. her big quotes put your big panties on, and if it was easy , everybody would be doing it. i left there in the rain that day with my computer. i sent her emails i had from volunteers i was organizing, send her things i had on emails i meant no ill will. i just wanted out . i was not bashing her i was not hurting her. she left threats on my phone. then the threats started last night from her dirty dog provider Joshua Jose Agostinie.. this lady is nuts i want nothing to do with her or her so called rescue that violates so many regulations and codes. i could not be part of her false pleas on facebook or continue to fundraise for her when the money did not go to dogs. I called the police last night after his threats and I pray this is the end of it. If not.... thats fine I am now in the open and will show proof to anyone who questions it. I will support this group and go public. she hurt me and my family and doesn't do right by the dogs. she doesn't go to any of her own events always backs out of them and hides. now i know why... so many in community know of her and her sickness. do dogs need to be saved, yes. but the right way and with medical attention. her facebook page as well as website quotes how she saves dogs daily from death row lines at MDAS - How i ask i never saw it and she is banned . you can go back on her page how she would thank me for all i did, and see my posts on her page. I am ashamed i helped this woman and i'm sorry for the dogs she lets die in her care. i always thought she was nice but needed help. I was there i helped and she is crazy and takes advantage of others hearts... Thats a con... and i am ashamed i let myself, child and husband be conned by her.
Please note this was written on 9/2/11 and alot has transpired and come to light about Diana Peters and her rescue in the last 2 1/2 months. We have endured 2 1/2 months of harassment from Ms Peters after standing up for the dogs, and the people she scams.
It is an incredibly disheartening situation as I continue to see Ms Peters posts dogs she doesn't have and collect donations illegally.
This will be updated soon. (thank you)
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