Paws for hope foundation paws for hope better together program passed deadline no care for people or animals or disabled.

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Expiration of Notice Period & Executive Silence

​As of 12:37pmPM on July 21, 2026, the formal deadline provided to Paws for Hope Animal Foundation and the Better Together Program has officially passed.

​Despite written legal notice delivered directly to leadership, Acting President Katelynn Denny and the Board of Directors have failed to offer a single response written or verbal.

​The Law Applies to Non-Profits: Non-profit status does not place an organization above the law, nor does it exempt leadership from fulfilling binding contractual obligations.

​The Core Contractual & Ethical Breaches

​Unlawful Double Termination (Res Judicata): Under Canadian contract law, an organization cannot repeatedly attempt to terminate a participant after an initial termination attempt has been challenged and defeated. Successive terminations based on fabricated or shifting rationales violate procedural fairness and contract law.

​Duty to Community Donors: The public donates to Paws for Hope with the clear expectation that funds are used to assist disabled individuals and cover essential care for certified service animals. Using participant histories and photos from 2021 through 2026 to encourage public giving, while simultaneously denying contractually guaranteed care, breaches public trust.

​Real-World Impact on Service Animals: This is not a theoretical dispute. At stake is essential medical care for a 13-year-old senior certified service dog and a puppy, both of whom are entitled to support under the program agreement.

​Next Steps & Escalation

​Silence does not erase a contractual breach. Acting leadership must step up, acknowledge governing laws, and fulfill their written agreements.

​Because Paws for Hope leadership has refused to engage civilly or respect contractual deadlines, this matter is moving forward to formal external avenues, including engagement with pro bono legal counsel and reporting to non-profit regulatory bodies I'm trying to be civil here and you just keep pushing me to have to escalate this matter.

Actions speak louder than words.

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Res Judicata: Why Finality and Preclusion Govern Contract Disputes

At the foundation of contract law and fair dispute resolution sits one vital legal doctrine: Res Judicata and its companion principle, issue preclusion.

At its core, res judicata means a matter once decided cannot be relitigated or retroactively reframed . When an organization issues a formal decision, receives a challenge regarding its contractual scope, and then attempts to alter its grounds or issue a secondary termination days later, it directly violates this core principle of legal finality.

Res judicata and procedural preclusion dictate how contract disputes must be handled:

1. Res Judicata Bars Rolling Terminations and Shifted Grounds

Under res judicata, a claim or decision stands or falls on the original facts and jurisdiction established when it was issued.

When an initial termination is issued on grounds outside the defined scope of a contract, and that scope defect is formally pointed out:

 The Bar of Preclusion: The issuing party is barred from pivoting shortly after, such as 10 days later, to produce a secondary termination letter with revised, stacked, or altered rationales.

No Relitigating Settled Scope: An organization cannot treat a formal dispute as an ongoing draft, continually issuing new decisions to shield an original jurisdictional error.

2. Failure to Maintain Required Contractual Roles

A fundamental principle of contract execution is that an organization must maintain the infrastructure and roles explicitly mandated in its own agreement:

Mandated Positions: The *Better Together Enrollment Agreement* repeatedly specifies that key procedures, notifications, and emergency care must be handled in coordination with a designated Human Support Coordinator.

 Contractual Defect: If the organization does not actually employ or provide a Human Support Coordinator, it is operating in breach of its own contract structure.

Unenforceable Requirements: An organization cannot penalize a client for procedural noncompliance or communication issues when the specific role designated by contract to manage those processes does not exist.

3. Res Judicata Precludes Unsubstantiated, Retroactive Allegations

*Res judicata* requires that any claim rely on the established record, not on retroactively manufactured assertions.

Required Factual Specificity: Any legitimate breach claim must include verifiable facts, such as exact dates, times, specific locations, and named individuals.

Threats Are Not Warnings: Retroactively recharacterizing past coercive threats as formal written warnings in a subsequent termination letter violates procedural fairness. If no formal, factual warnings exist in the email history or record, asserting their existence after the fact fails basic legal standards of evidence.

Preclusion of Vague Claims: Bringing up unverified, generic claims days after an initial scope challenge is precluded under rules of finality.

4. Financial Coercion and Contractual Boundaries

Beyond res judicata , contract performance requires good faith adherence to agreed upon terms:

Unauthorized Demands: Conditioning program enrollment or continuation on paying costs outside defined program terms is contractually impermissible.

Economic Coercion: Threatening termination or nonenrollment to force payment for unauthorized costs violates the core purpose of the agreement.

Conclusion: Finality Is Essential

Res judicata exists to ensure predictability, fairness, and finality. In any contractual agreement:

 1. Initial Scope Governs: A decision based on actions outside program scope is invalid on its face.

 2. Preclusion Enforces Finality: An organization cannot issue a termination, face a scope challenge, and then retroactively stack new allegations, manufacture past warnings, or shift grounds.

 3. Contractual Compliance Required: An organization cannot enforce obligations while failing to maintain the mandatory roles, such as the Human Support Coordinator, set out in its own agreement.

Disputes under this contract must be evaluated strictly on the valid, established record at the time the decision was made, not through continuous reinterpretations designed to circumvent res judicata.

Paws for hope animal foundation paws for hope better together program Formal Notice Regarding Unlawful Successive Termination and Legal Finality

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​Please be advised that under Canadian contract law and the legal principles of res judicata and administrative finality, the Foundation is legally barred from issuing a second termination notice.

​The initial termination attempt was formally contested and defeated on the grounds that it fell completely outside the scope of the Better Together program and the governing contract. Under Canadian law, once a dispute or disciplinary notice is issued, challenged, and successfully defended against, an organization cannot turn around a week later and issue a second termination notice based on a different or newly manufactured rationale. You do not get to issue successive terminations or take multiple bites at the apple just because your first attempt failed. This constitutes a breach of good faith and an unlawful abuse of process.

​Furthermore, my personal blog operates entirely outside the scope of the Better Together program. I possess the full legal right to discuss my personal experiences publicly, and doing so does not violate any terms of our agreement. What I do outside the scope of this program is not the Foundation's business. The Board must stop bringing up my blog and stop issuing invalid termination notices based on my personal activities.

​Additionally, it must be officially recorded that both Zoe and my puppy are certified service dogs, not pets, which governs their required status and care under the program.

​This situation has gone on long enough, and it will not continue. To resolve this matter immediately in accordance with the law, I expect Zoe to be reinstated into the program and for the puppy's enrollment to be formally processed.

​You have until tomorrow morning to respond in writing confirming that these steps have been taken and that the Foundation's unlawful secondary termination notice has been entirely rescinded.

​Sincerely,

​Laura.

Prayers needed please pray for these 2 to get the medical care they desperately need the community thats donating to Paws for hope animal foundation and paws for hope better together program please help us get the support we need

 

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I asked my community to pray 🙏 and send prayers for these 2 my 13 year old papillon that's medically necessary and protected under the bc humans rights with a doctors note and my papillon puppy in training to get certified as a service dog the ministry is helping with training and the public access test to get certified these 2 need serious medical support Paws for hope animal foundation paws for hope better together program is denying them medical care and support and any donors, or anyone that is donating to paws for hope animal foundation or paws for hope better together program. Katelynn Denny Acting President is the one that is preventing them from getting the medical care. That they need, as you can see from my blog posts. So please just send out prayers for them. Please pray for them and just hope to God that you know, something works out or something. Gets worked out, or you know, they end up getting the medical care that the community has donated to them. And that your donations go to them because they are part of the community and part of the community that, you know, you donors youre donations aren't making it to us and I don't know where the donations are going, but they definitely are not going towards helping them with their medical care.That they desperately need and deserve they are being deprived from community resources, which we are part of the community. 

Paws for hope animal foundation hope for paws better together program contract breached

1. Breach of Financial Responsibility

The Contractual Obligation: The "Overview of Services" section states: "Paws for Hope pays 80% of the veterinary charges for initial examinations and ongoing treatment, including prescription medications".

The Breach: Any communication attempting to transition you to a 20% discount arrangement at a private clinic is a direct attempt to abandon the 80% funding model established in the agreement. This is not a "discount" it is a contractually mandated subsidy that they are attempting to withhold.

2. Failure to Provide Essential Support

 The Contractual Obligation: The agreement mandates that after-hours emergency care "must be done in coordination with the Human Support Coordinator".

The Breach: By operating without an active Human Support Coordinator, the organization is failing to provide a role that is contractually required to facilitate your care. They cannot claim you have failed to comply with protocols when they have removed the very staff member required to execute those protocols.

3. Misrepresentation and Bad Faith

The Contractual Obligation: The agreement requires all parties to maintain an environment where everyone is "treated with respect and dignity".

The Breach: Termination based on fabricated dates (e.g., the February 25th falsehood when your evidence proves only February 24th correspondence existed) is a direct violation of the "respect and dignity" clause. Using falsified disciplinary timelines to strip a vulnerable client of necessary medical support is the definition of bad-faith conduct.

4. Failure of Informed Consent and Documentation

The Contractual Obligation: The program is required to maintain thorough records to "protect the public and Veterinary Service Provider".

The Breach: Your strict adherence to record-keeping driven by your OCD and attention to detail has revealed that they are not keeping the records they are legally and contractually obligated to maintain. Their inability to produce accurate correspondence for the dates they cited proves that their "termination" decision is built on falsified evidence, not program compliance.

Paws for hope animal foundation Comprehensive Rebuttal to the July 16, 2026 Termination Letter: Violations of the Better Together Program Manual

 

Comprehensive Rebuttal to the July 16, 2026 Termination Letter: Violations of the Better Together Program Manual

 Comprehensive Rebuttal to the July 16, 2026 Termination Letter: Violations of the Better Together Program Manual

This document serves as a complete factual dismantling of the July 16, 2026 termination letter. The Board’s position is not only built on fabricated disciplinary dates and undeniable conflicts of interest, but it also represents a systemic violation of the organization's own published policies, financial mandates, and ethical guidelines.

The 80% Coverage Mandate and the "Economic Euthanasia" Contradiction

The organization’s attempt to negotiate a private 20% discount directly with a veterinary clinic is a blatant violation of the Better Together Agreement and the program’s manual.

The Policy:** Under the ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, the manual dictates: "Paws for Hope pays 80% of the veterinary charges for initial examinations and ongoing treatment, including prescription medications." Furthermore, the PAYMENTS AND PRICING section caps the client copayment at exactly 20%.

 The Violation: The 20% discount offered by Dr. Llewellyn is actually the discount the VSP is required to provide to the program itself for sick care. Passing this clinic discount onto a client on a fixed disability income while withdrawing the 80% fund subsidy is a functional breach of contract.

The Impact: By demanding mathematically impossible out of pocket costs, the Board is actively forcing a scenario of "economic euthanasia." This directly violates the program’s EXPECTED OUTCOMES (Page 5), which explicitly state the program exists to reduce "economic euthanasia and surrendering to shelters and rescues due to a treatable medical condition."

The Complete Absence of the Human Support Coordinator

The Board bypassed mandatory conflict resolution protocols to issue a sudden termination, a procedural failure rooted in the organization's lack of required staff.

The Policy: Page 7 of the manual dictates: "The Better Together program is run by a Human Support Coordinator (HSC)." This role is specifically required under POTENTIAL LIABILITIES to "help resolve conflicts" and mitigate client dissatisfaction.

The Violation: Paws for Hope does not currently employ a Human Support Coordinator.

The Impact: Because this role does not exist, the organization is functionally incapable of operating its own program. You cannot legally penalize a client or push a termination for a financial dispute when the organization has failed to provide the very staff member designated to negotiate those barriers and mediate those conflicts.

Hypocrisy Regarding Mental Health, Disability, and Trauma-Informed Practice.

The administrative tactics used in this termination process weaponize the exact systemic barriers the organization claims to dismantle.

The Policy: On Page 3, the organization claims to acknowledge the barriers created by "disability" and "mental health," committing to equitable support. Furthermore, Page 5 promises a "Trauma Informed Practice" that emphasizes "physical, psychological, and emotional safety" to create empowerment and control.

The Violation: Utilizing fabricated disciplinary dates, bypassing mediation, and threatening immediate financial ruin is the antithesis of psychological safety. For an individual managing severe complex PTSD and severe OCD, routine, strict documentation, and predictability are vital.

The Impact: Attempting to strip a disabled individual of their financial support through administrative deception is inherently punitive and destabilizing. The Board’s actions completely obliterate their "Trauma Informed" claims, exposing them as purely performative.

Chronic Care and Palliative Guarantees.

If the Board attempts to justify the withdrawal of support based on the ongoing needs of a 13-year-old senior dog, their own coverage definitions prevent this.

The Policy: Under SICK CARE COVERAGE , the manual explicitly includes "acute and chronic illness" and "prescriptions." It further guarantees that in cases of projected high costs or grave prognosis, coverage is maintained for "palliative care to maintain quality of life."

The Violation: Zoe’s need for urinary SOS food and treats to provent bladderstones, and chronic care falls strictly under the covered definitions of this manual. There is no policy loophole that allows the organization to abandon coverage for an aging, medically necessary dog developing chronic conditions.

Fabricated Disciplinary Dates and Record-Keeping Failures.

The termination letter attempts to justify removal by citing non existent conduct warnings, violating the organization's strict documentation rules.

The Policy: The manual requires "thorough record keeping to document the communication" to mitigate liabilities and demands strict "Informed Consent" regarding financial estimates.

The Violation: As previously documented, there is absolutely no email or record of an incident on February 24th, 2025. Furthermore, the June 1, 2025 date has been falsely classified; timestamped emails prove this was a discussion regarding health impacts and financial capacity, not a disciplinary issue.

Conclusion:

By falsifying timelines, operating with undeniable conflicts of interest, abandoning the 80% coverage mandate, and failing to staff their required Human Support Coordinator, this termination process is exposed as an illegitimate, bad faith action. I expect my medically necessary dog’s veterinary coverage to remain fully intact under the explicitly defined terms of the Better Together Agreement.

Laura.

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The Reality of "Transportation Funding": Nine Months of Out-of-Pocket Costs

Paws for hope animal foundation website claims they are committed to removing barriers for those who lack vehicles, specifically boasting that they provide "funding for transportation and transfers." But their public marketing is a far cry from the reality I experienced.

​For nine months straight, I was forced to travel back and forth to the Scottsdale Veterinary Clinic to ensure my senior dog received the care she needed. During that entire nine-month period, I never received a single cent of transportation support from Paws for hope animal foundation. Instead, I was forced to pay out-of-pocket for Ubers and cabs every single time, depleting my own limited funds to get to and from appointments.

​The "Pressure" Narrative: A Tool for Denial

​The hypocrisy runs even deeper than their public marketing. When I reached out to Paws for hope animal foundation representative Kathy Palason for helpnoting the immense burden of these trips and requesting assistance with my senior dog's medical food I was met with hostility. Kathy Powelson Executive Director explicitly told me that by asking for help, I was "putting pressure on the program." Kathy Powelson Executive Director dismissed my request entirely, claiming that they "don't deliver food" and that "that's not what they're about."

​Let’s be clear: they advertise a service to the public to secure donations, but when a disabled client actually needs that service, they claim it’s "not what they’re about" and accuse the client of being a burden.

​A Pattern of Deception

​The more I dig into this organization, the more lies I uncover. For nine months of constant trips to Scottsdale Veterinary Clinic, I bore the entire financial and logistical load while they sat on hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual donations.

​As a permanent HandyDart client, I have no other accessible transportation, made it impossible for me to navigate this system without the support the organization refuses to give. They didn't just fail to provide the transportation funding they promise; they actively shamed me for asking for it.

​When you strip away the marketing, the reality is a foundation that forces disabled clients to fund their own care, strings them along for weeks under the guise of finding "volunteers," and then gaslights them when they ask for the support they are entitled to. I have the screenshots, the recorded conversations, and the email evidence.

​Looking back at my time in the program from 2021 to 2026, the pattern of neglect is undeniable. In those five years, I have not once received the transportation support they claim to provide. As I continue to dig, I am discovering more and more resources that they have intentionally cut me out of resources that were meant for the community, but we're being deliberately withheld from me. This is not just a failure of a program; it is a systematic denial of the support I am entitled to, and I will continue to expose these lies until I receive the support I am owed and deserve.

My community donates to people like me, and i'm part of the community that is part of the community that is supposed to be entitled to these resources from Paws for hope animal foundation but instead

They are making excuses and reasons to not provide me with the resources that I need for my medically necessary, 13-year-old senior girl, and also my puppy that is going to have to go through training. And then get the public access test done and get certified as a service. Dog, it is disheartening that my community doesn't even know that I am being strepped away from these resources that are completely donated to people like me. And I hope that people see the truth and the reality of the situation. And

I'm a strong believer that the truth will always prevail. And it always does, and the truth is coming out slowly. But surely I'm finding more and more things that I didn't know or was aware of and I'm finding these things out now, and that's why I'm letting my community know that this is what happened to me. And this is what is happening to me. And again, this isn't about me. This is about 2 dogs. Okay? A puppy that is gonna be getting trained to get certified. As a service dog and a 13-year-old senior dog, it's about the animals. Okay, this is not about the people.There are gonna people, that don't like each other. It's just like when me and Dr. Lowland had a conversation.You know, there's people you know, that, you know, we're not gonna like, and we both agreed on that.And that's okay, but that doesn't mean you strip resources away from someone that is entitled to those resources. As part of the community and the community is to people like me, so I hope that, you know, the people that are nigging and making donations. You know, just please beware and please be cautious. Because look at what I'm going through and look at what they're putting me through. And the lies, the manipulation, the gaslighting, you know, trying to get me to, you know, stay with my vet, and then me pay eighty percent, and they pay twenty percent.But then when I was in the better together program that is connected toPaws for hope animal foundation they were paying 80%, and I was paying 20%. You know, that's in my previous post. And that just that absolutely makes no sense to do that. To somebody that is disabled on disability and on a strictcome. There's no way that I would be able to afford a puppy. And a dog paying 20% with me paying eighty percent, there is no way even a person that has a full time job still wouldn't even be able to afford that.And you think somebody on disability is gonna be able to do that.