Wednesday, 8 July 2026
This picture says it all ❤️🐾🐕🦺
Paws for hope better together program how could you deny me enrollment and medical care 🐕🦺🐾❤️
Paws for hope how could you terminate me ? My 13 year old senior Papillon ❤️🐕🦺🐾
Paws for hope better together program The Human Toll: How a Retaliatory Power Play Breaks a Person and an Innocent Senior Dog
The Human Toll: How a Retaliatory Power Play Breaks a Person and an Innocent Senior Dog
I am sitting here right now writing this in severe physical pain. The intense stress, anxiety, and shock that this entirel situation has caused has sent my nervous system into complete overload. My mind is dissociating situation badly, I am struggling to catch my words, I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, and I am in a constant state of hypervigilance and fear. I sit up at night with tears streaming down my face, crying so hard that my ribs physically hurt and I can barely even breathe.
I am a person with severe complex PTSD, severe OCD, and severe fibromyalgia. I have no family. I have no support system. I am not writing this for pity or to make anyone feel guilty; I am simply speaking my absolute, raw truth. This situation is literally taking the life out of me and severely affecting my mental health.
My dogs are not pets. They are my medical necessity. They are my medication and my source of survival. My 13-year-old senior Papillon is medically necessary and has a doctor's note proving it. My new puppy is meant to be certified as a service dog to help me navigate my conditions. Yet, a program whose website explicitly claims to keep pets and owners together has completely stripped away my senior Papillon's medical support over a single, raw rant post. This was a post where I didn't use a single vulgarity, curse word, or malicious attack. It was an unfiltered emotional pressure valve, and it has been completely twisted out of context.
I have been systematically bullied, intimidated, and filled with fear by Executive Director Kathy Powelson since 2024. I have the emails and the documentation to prove the drastic, mean, and aggressive shift in her attitude toward me. But what is truly evil is that when you cannot break me, you go after an innocent, defenseless 13-year-old senior dog who has done absolutely nothing wrong. This organization used my senior Papillon’s photos from 2021 to 2026 to bring in public donations because she was cute enough for that, but now, her medical care is stripped away.
To understand how backward this termination is, people need to understand the structural definitions of how an organization like Paws for Hope is supposed to function. The Board of Directors is a group of individuals who hold the ultimate governing authority over an organization. They are responsible for high-level policy, legal compliance, and final organizational decisions. The Board President, Dr. Shawn Llewellyn, is the highest leader of this governing body, whose authority and specific management of a case should never be bypassed. The Executive Director is Kathy Powelson an employee hired by the board to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity. The Executive Director, Kathy Powelson, reports directly to the board and does not have the legal or structural authority to go over the Board President's head to unilaterally terminate a contract, especially on a case the President was personally overseeing.
Kathy Powelson is completely overstepping her boundaries. Dr. Llewellyn has been my senior Papillon's vet and has handled her care for a couple of years now. He knows about my puppy, he knows about the vaccine inquiries, and he cares about my senior girl deeply. The moment he left for a three-week vacation, Kathy Powelson seized the opportunity. It is incredibly clear to anyone looking at the full picture that she had to have been watching, policing, and monitoring my personal journal. There is no other way. The timing of how fast this termination happened proves intent. She literally sat there, watched, and waited for the exact moment I wrote a raw emotional vent that she thought she could use against me. Whenever anything has ever happened, she has never once called me to speak to me like a human being. Since they do not have a human resource coordinator, she is apparently trying to act like one now, blindly taking sides and issuing final warnings based on fabricated stories. It is completely weird, creepy, and shows a total lack of character.
I have worked incredibly hard in the last eight months to change my life and I have made some drastic, positive changes. This situation has caused a huge step back. I and my stability, and now it feels like that hard work is being compromised by this chaos.
I want to be clear that this is not a personal attack on Kathy. It is me speaking my truth. Everything that I have said is nothing but the truth. I have never lied, I have never fabricated stories, and I have never bullied anyone. I am a loud, passionate Irish Sagittarius. I talk loudly, and I will fight and advocate for my dogs until my last breath because I am their only voice. Kathy Powelson can attack me all she wants, but making a medical senior animal pay the price for a personal grudge is abhorrent. The contract and policies of this program have been broken repeatedly, not by me, but by staff and by Kathy Powelson herself.
The full picture of this puzzle is right here. I will be compiling every unedited audio recording, transcript, and email that shows the disrespect, the shouting, and the bullying I have endured. For whoever happens to be reading this blog, please be patient with me as I navigate my severe health problems and figure out how to get these vital recordings up, because the truth will be documented.
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Paws for hope better together program letter received in the mail lets talk about the definition of a rant
I want to add some clarity about the reality of what a rant actually is, and why the reaction to this one has been blown completely out of proportion. As the definition below state's a rant is simply a release of high emotion. It is not a crime, and it is not an attack.
Here are the facts regarding why this post exists and why the resulting termination is unjust:
Raw Emotion, Not Malice: This post was written from a place of intense stress, anxiety, and raw emotion. I did not go on a vulgar tirade. I did not hurl nasty insults, swear at anyone, or call anyone horrible names. I simply expressed my genuine, unfiltered frustration about a situation that felt incredibly unjust.
The Reality of My Situation: Navigating daily life with complex PTSD, severe OCD, and severe fibromyalgia takes an immense toll. When you combine those daily battles with the stress of bringing home a new puppy to be certified as a service dog only to be denied help and support by a program that is literally supposed to be there for that exact reason the pressure becomes overwhelming. Of course, I am going to react. Of course, I am going to rant. Anyone would.
My Intent Was Just to Vent: The intent of this post was never to hurt anyone’s feelings, and it was certainly never intended to get my dog terminated from a program. The sole purpose was to let my emotions and feelings out so I didn't have to carry them inside.
This Blog is My Therapy Tool : I have had this blog since 2018. I have used it on and off for years, covering everything from crime stories to my own mental health. Most importantly, I use this platform for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques. It is my dedicated space to process my thoughts and cope with my environment. I have every right to express my feelings on my own established platform without having to censor myself or start a brand-new, hidden account somewhere else just to avoid retaliation.
An Innocent Dog Should Not Pay the Price: It is not my fault that the executive director reacted to my coping mechanism the way she did. But what is truly harsh and entirely unacceptable is that a 13-year-old senior dog is being forced to suffer the consequences of a human being's rant. A rant is a rant. Terminating a senior dog’s support over a blog post is completely blown out of proportion.
I am a human being who was stressed, backed into a corner, and needed an outlet. I used my own blog to do exactly that, and my senior dog should not be the one punished for it.
Definition of a rant/A rant is a long, loud, and often angry or overly emotional speech, message, or piece of writing. As a verb, it means to express strong opinions at length in an uncontrolled or impassioned manner.Key Aspects of a RantTone: It is typically fueled by passion, frustration, or anger rather than calm, structured logic.Delivery: Rants can be verbal outbursts or written texts (like long, angry social media posts or op-eds).Exaggeration: The speaker or writer may use bombastic, repetitive, or extreme language to make their point.Common Variations and Usage"Rant and rave": A common idiom that emphasizes the extreme, often unreasonable nature of someone's loud complaining.Ranter: A noun used to describe a person who frequently goes on rants.Real-World Examples"He went on a long rant about how expensive gas has gotten.""She was so frustrated with the software issue that she wrote a 500-word rant on the company's forum.""You can rant and rave all you want, but it isn't going to change the rules."
Paws for hope better together program scott still veterinarian hospital staff Marni lying phone call
These are the emails that I received after receiving my dog food, which I talked about.In my previous post about a staff member Marni that made a false report about me in false allegation about me, which I have the recording of the call because I had a feeling that I should record it. Because I've had issues with her in the past. In person and over the phone. So I made the decision to record the call, which I am going to attach the phone Transcript, the phone call and show you that I was not being disrespectful. I was not being rude if I can attach the recording I will try and do that.I don't know how to do it, but i'm gonna try.And figure it out, but for now, i'm going to attach the phone transcript below.
Good afternoon, Scottsdale Vet. Marni
speaking. How can I help you? Yes, hi. This is Laura Justice calling back. I just had Uber come there and pick up Zoe's food. You guys gave me the medium-sized bag. She's supposed to have the large bag. Okay, I don't know about that. That was the size that... I don't know. That was put away by someone else. Just one sec, Laura. All right, thank you. Scottsdale Veterinary Hospital, we're working hard to get to your call. Please stay on the line. One of our staff here at Scottsdale... All of our staff here at... Hi, Laura. Thanks for holding. Okay, so apparently it wasn't specified, and apparently Ashley told you she was putting a four kilogram bag aside. So that's what we have, and that's what we gave you. So you need to specify specifically. I did specify. I have it on recording. I specified it. I asked for the large bag, and I have the voicemail from Ashley when I asked her to put this stuff aside for a volunteer, but obviously that didn't happen. And I made sure. I have the voicemail. She called me back and gave me the proper price because she said, oh, I gave you the price of cat food instead of dog food. So I have the voicemail. I asked... What quote? What did she quote you? 30... Hold on one second. I'm just going to double. I think I wrote it down too. Hold on one second. And this is, you're saying this is for a big bag. Yes, because I wanted to last a year and a half, and I just sent Cassie a photo of that. Like, I just spent $17 of my money to make sure that she has a huge bag for the next year and a half so that obviously I'm not bothering hope for pause, and, you know, I don't have to deal with worrying about going back and forth. That's why I asked for a big bag. Not a medium-sized bag, big bag. I confirmed that before I even had Uber. I said, Uber is on the way. I wanna confirm that you have the big bag. Oh no, the medium-sized bag? I said, no, the big bag. Yeah, oh yeah, okay, yep, the big bag. Well, the big bag, that's the one we have. That's the only size you've ever gotten, Laura, so that's what we gave you. No, but I asked for the large bag because we don't wanna go... We don't have the large bag in stock. It's a special order. And we've only ever gotten a two kilogram. We're not talking about previous orders. We're talking about what I wanted this time. Just one moment, Laura. Just one more. Just one moment. Laura, thanks again for holding. Okay, so the four kilogram is the largest bag. It doesn't come in any bigger size. Well, I've been in your guys' clinic and you guys do have bigger bags, like the big size bags, like the ones that are like huge. This is like the medium-sized bag. Laura, the urinary SO small dog, which you got, the largest bag that it comes in is a four kilogram bag. The urinary for large dogs is different, not for small dogs. Four kilo is the biggest bag they have and the biggest bag that they make. We just checked with our supplier company. It doesn't come in any larger bags. Royal Canin does not make a larger bag than four kilos for small dog urinary SO. Yeah, because that's not going to last Zoe a year and a half. That's going to last her probably, I don't even know how long. That just cost me $17 to have that. I could have carried that, you know. Now it's just, I thought there was a big huge bag coming. Well, I'm sorry, that's the largest bag that it comes in. Well, that's not what the conversation was when I had with Ashley last week. Like, I asked specifically. That's not what you had with Ashley? Well, what did Ashley say? I specifically asked her for the largest bag, the biggest bag. That is the largest bag. Okay, all right, thank you. That is the largest bag, Laura, of the one that you've been getting for a Papillon. It's urinary SO small dog. That is the largest bag it comes in. Okay. We can't give you something that they don't make. Okay, thank you. Okay, you're welcome.
Transcript Analysis: Contradictions and Misinformation
I have carefully reviewed the transcript of my phone call with Marni at Scottsdale Veterinary Hospital, and the inconsistencies in her story are clear.
Shifting Explanations: When I first called to resolve the issue of receiving a medium bag instead of the large one I ordered, Marni initially claimed ignorance, stating, "I don't know about that. That was put away by someone else".
Contradictory Inventory Claims: After I explained my reasoning for the large bag, Marni insisted, "That's the only size you've ever gotten, Laura, so that's what we gave you". However, she immediately pivoted and contradicted herself by stating, "We don't have the large bag in stock. It's a special order".
Conflicting Information Regarding the Manufacturer: Marni repeatedly asserted that the 4kg bag was the largest size available, claiming, "We just checked with our supplier company. It doesn't come in any larger bags". This definitive statement directly clashes with her earlier admission that the larger size is simply a "special order".
These contradictions reveal a clear pattern of shifting justifications rather than a consistent or factual explanation regarding the clinic's inventory or supply chain.
The Bigger Picture
As I sit here and analyze all of this, the complaints, the lies, the manipulation, the false allegations, and the threats, the pieces of the puzzle are finally locking into place. I am no longer just seeing isolated incidents; I am seeing the calculated nature of how this was handled and the true objective behind these actions and those actions of others as well involved or that have involved themselves or inserted themselves.
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