Queenie

‼️We are offering $100 for proof of Queenie’s whereabouts today. Have you seen her? If you fostered or adopted her, or if you know something, please reach out.‼️ Please share this post!

Queenie was “rescued” by Humane Society of the Dunes on March 4, 2020. She was originally at IACS Shelter Rescue Team (formerly called IACS Rescue) and Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS) before HSotD pulled her. The founder of the rescue is Jane Hullsiek and the rescue is based out of Chesterton in Northwest Indiana (NWI).

Queenie was “rescue only” at the Indy shelter because in addition to having heartworm disease, she also had luxating patella in both legs which the shelter stated would require surgery. Although she was described as a “silly, happy girl who loves people,” Queenie did not pass her temperament test with other dogs and her IACS post stated she needed to be the only dog in the home. She was becoming kennel-stressed and urgently needed out. Her IACS Shelter Rescue Team post stated, “We know it is going to take a very special rescue to find a spot for Queenie, but we believe there must be someone who can help.”

That special rescue was apparently Humane Society of the Dunes. Indy’s Voice 4 Animals had pledged $500 for Queenie to be paid directly to the rescue’s vet when pulled. A week after she was pulled, they posted about Queenie on their page as shown in the photos, as they did for a few other IACS animals they donated to Humane Society of the Dunes for around the same time. They stated in their post that Queenie had her first vet visit and would be starting heartworm treatment soon. Although heartworm treatment can take several months and she would still need bilateral knee surgeries and so hypothetically she would have been with the rescue quite a while, Humane Society of the Dunes never posted anything on the rescue’s Facebook page about Queenie. The only thing Jane posted was a comment (from her personal account) on Queenie’s IACS Shelter Rescue Team page stating she’d be starting heartworm treatment soon and asking people who had pledged to make their donations.

We continue to be in awe that Humane Society of the Dunes was able to pull dogs like Queenie, a pitbull who couldn’t live with other dogs, who would require months of medical treatment, who would require thousands of dollars in care, and find fosters and adopters for them with almost no social media presence.

Once again, we will pay $100 for proof of Queenie’s whereabouts. She would be about 7 years old now. If you fostered her, adopted her, or know something about what happened to her, please reach out.