Hmm...this person seems to be doing the rounds of forums, trying to beg good reviews for Google:
See http://boards.4chan.org/an/thread/244366...-some-help
The language there includes the F word. He didn't put it on the forum here - perhaps he didn't want it auto-censored by the software.
What troubles me more, after a second look at the reviews, is that there are a few with five stars - but no comments at all. That suggests that his campaign to get five star reviews by just asking for them may be persuading some gullible people to give good reviews without knowing the place. I am more inclined to believe the reviews which have detailed comments than five stars with no comment at all.
I found the website which he didn't cite in his first post. Here it is:
http://www.aylmer-hull-spca.qc.ca/main_e.html
Quote from that website:
"We are not affiliated with any other SPCA's."
As that that is the case, I agree with Catherine: why are they using the name, if not affiliated?
Even more bizarrely, there appear to be two SPCAs in Gatineau! Here is the Facebook of the other:
https://www.facebook.com/SPCAOutaouais.
The latter appears to be the official one. I searched on the website of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, which lists official SPCAs (as well as other members of the Federation). Here is the page:
http://www.cfhs.ca/find_a_member
If one clicks on Quebec area, the other SPCA is listed, but not the one mentioned by the original poster on this forum. So it appears to be completely independent.
I hadn't looked at their high adoption fees, Catherine. All shelters charge fees, partly to cover expenses and partly to discourage animals being bought for a low price by dubious people. But it is indeed strange that this shelter chooses to charge much, much more than others.
All in all, extreme caution is advised.
See http://boards.4chan.org/an/thread/244366...-some-help
The language there includes the F word. He didn't put it on the forum here - perhaps he didn't want it auto-censored by the software.
What troubles me more, after a second look at the reviews, is that there are a few with five stars - but no comments at all. That suggests that his campaign to get five star reviews by just asking for them may be persuading some gullible people to give good reviews without knowing the place. I am more inclined to believe the reviews which have detailed comments than five stars with no comment at all.
I found the website which he didn't cite in his first post. Here it is:
http://www.aylmer-hull-spca.qc.ca/main_e.html
Quote from that website:
"We are not affiliated with any other SPCA's."
As that that is the case, I agree with Catherine: why are they using the name, if not affiliated?
Even more bizarrely, there appear to be two SPCAs in Gatineau! Here is the Facebook of the other:
https://www.facebook.com/SPCAOutaouais.
The latter appears to be the official one. I searched on the website of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, which lists official SPCAs (as well as other members of the Federation). Here is the page:
http://www.cfhs.ca/find_a_member
If one clicks on Quebec area, the other SPCA is listed, but not the one mentioned by the original poster on this forum. So it appears to be completely independent.
I hadn't looked at their high adoption fees, Catherine. All shelters charge fees, partly to cover expenses and partly to discourage animals being bought for a low price by dubious people. But it is indeed strange that this shelter chooses to charge much, much more than others.
All in all, extreme caution is advised.
