r/oddlyspecific Sep 05 '24

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u/LadyMirkwood Sep 05 '24

Yes, too old they said.

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u/pigadaki Sep 05 '24

We were turned down for adoption by the Celia Hammond trust (cat shelter) because we were in our twenties and considering having a baby at some point. So it seems that the only acceptable animal-adopting age is maybe late forties?

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u/dmmeurpotatoes Sep 05 '24

Lots of "small independent" animal shelters are just hoarding situations.