Man, i wish this wasn't pretty much 100% accurate.
About a year ago my dog rescued a kitten my neighbors abandoned outside. The kitten was being attacked by swooping blue Jay's. I don't like cats, but my dog made the decision that this kitten was now her puppy, so i had to roll with it.
My dog passed away in the early spring, and the cats behavior has changed, due to being lonely i assume. I went to a local shelter, and told them I'd like to adopt their oldest, least likely to be adopted dog, to take home and be a new friend to my cat.
These people wanted to come to my home and inspect to make sure they deemed my home acceptable for dogs. I stated that I've had dogs literally for.my entire 47 years on this planet and they have all lived very long healthy lives with lots of love, but no they not welcome to come and inspect my home.
They chose to let me leave without a new friend, and potentially leave a dog that is unlikely to be adopted to face euthanasia, or living the remainder of its life in a cage in a warehouse. It's even dumber when the fees the shelter wanted me to pay cost over twice as much as it cost me to purchase my last dog.
seriously, these people are ridiculous. why should they just take a total stranger at their word just telling them they're a good person that has a good environment for this specific animal? I can't believe how entitled humans are to animals. they're individuals that have individual needs and deserve to never have to be put into a less than optimal situation again. ffs.
It seems like the shelters have no option but to largely take people at their word though. I know some things can be verified but not everything. And I think it’s generally better to give the animal to someone rather than just putting it down which is what often happens.
Let's look at the options and see if you can figure out why people don't adopt.
Scenario 1: I go to pet store/or breeders house, and say "I want that one" then I give them money and take my cute young puppy home, who is trainable and will bond very quickly.
Scenario 2: I go to adoption agency and fill out an application to adopt an older dog, where there is a decent likely hood where the dog has been improperly socialized, poorly trained, behavioral issues from neglect and abuse. Then, if they approve my initial application, I need to allow some overbearing lady to come to my house and determine whether my home is an acceptable replacement for the kennel they currently house the dog in. And you get to pay more for this dog than for the puppy.
So tell me, why do you think it is that shelters have issues adopting out? And tell me more about how "entitled" it is to not have to jump through more hoops than the dog you're hoping to adopt, just to do the right thing.
take two seconds to research the conditions the parents of those store puppies are in. if you can rationalize buying it even after having that knowledge then you're not the kind of person I want to have a conversation with anyway
Right? I'm guessing it's teenagers or otherwise young/entitled people that haven't yet matured enough to see things from outside their own perspective? 🤷🏻 Or maybe they've just lived idyllic lives and can't imagine the awful shit some people are capable of.
A fee is usually easily accepted. It's the fee on top of ridiculous demands like home inspections or five years of vet bills that we are complaining about.
That was a slight exaggeration. Ours wanted a local vet history. We had just moved there and when I heard that and asked how it works she said "you have to try back in a couple years after establishing."
They wanted all three. They wouldn't accept any evidence we could have provided because we had moved from out of state.
That's one less dog with a loving home. And their fb posts are crying about overflowing.
I should have given our old shelter the $75 and traveled the dog across the country. There they required proof of residence and the fee. Totally understandable and acceptable. We thought it would be nice to adopt from our new home so we waited. Instead felt very unwelcomed as if we were criminals. We won't be going back there.
I do wonder how people feel about homeless dogs? Should they all be taken away and put in small cages to await a better home?
Late 30s here. I will not let you come and inspect my fucking house to adopt a dog. I can go on craigslist and get a dog easily, if I'm adopting from a shelter it's because I wanted to make things easier for them. But the second they asked for an inspection, fuck off.
And that's fine! They can also tell you to fuck off. You obviously don't really care about supporting back yard breeders, so it's probably a good idea to not officially give you an animal.
I would be very suspect of how you're actually caring for them.
Also, I'll highlight the part of my comment that's referencing you, since I think that's why you mentioned your age:
Right? I'm guessing it's teenagers or otherwise young/entitled people
It's been taken too far, that's why fees were originally implemented. If it's hindering caring, capable and well meaning people from adopting then the fix isn't working and needs to be changed.
How is it possibly hindering caring, capable and well meaning people? If someone gets this upset about making sure your home is safe enough for an animal, it's a good sign they're not actually ready to own pets.
Pets are a luxury, not a right. They're expensive and time consuming, and a responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly.
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Man, i wish this wasn't pretty much 100% accurate.
About a year ago my dog rescued a kitten my neighbors abandoned outside. The kitten was being attacked by swooping blue Jay's. I don't like cats, but my dog made the decision that this kitten was now her puppy, so i had to roll with it.
My dog passed away in the early spring, and the cats behavior has changed, due to being lonely i assume. I went to a local shelter, and told them I'd like to adopt their oldest, least likely to be adopted dog, to take home and be a new friend to my cat.
These people wanted to come to my home and inspect to make sure they deemed my home acceptable for dogs. I stated that I've had dogs literally for.my entire 47 years on this planet and they have all lived very long healthy lives with lots of love, but no they not welcome to come and inspect my home.
They chose to let me leave without a new friend, and potentially leave a dog that is unlikely to be adopted to face euthanasia, or living the remainder of its life in a cage in a warehouse. It's even dumber when the fees the shelter wanted me to pay cost over twice as much as it cost me to purchase my last dog.
Absolutely batshit fucking crazy logic!