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Posted on 4/10/20 at 5:48 am to White Bear
The really crappy thing about these “rescues” is that they often (at least in urban areas) clear the shelters of any somewhat adoptable dog before the public has a chance at them. The founders and volunteers for these “nonprofits” then usually keep the dogs they like and adopt out the fricked up ones while lying about it. I tried to adopt a basset hound this way once— I did not know some basset hounds have a vicious streak. Despite my advice, upon returning the dog, that he would likely fare better with an adult male and a yard, his listing was placed back in the website unchanged. I now have a normal purebreed.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:32 am to Napoleon
We tried to adopt a dog, actually 2 dogs that the shelter wanted to keep together a few years ago. After we decided we liked the pair of the dogs we brought our son, he was 7 or 8 at the time, to make sure he got along with the dogs. Everything went great, so we thought. We had received an email by the time we got home that we were not going to be allowed to adopt a dog from this "rescue". It took some teeth pulling, but they wouldn't let us adopt a dog because we had a kid, fricking bullshite.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:55 am to heatom2
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You'd think living in a small apartment would be better than a shelter
It’s a cat. It’s resilient, and far better than death by shelter.
Maybe it’s just me, but that “forever home” nonsense just irks me to no end. I personally think these people are projecting human emotions and human feelings onto cats, dogs, birds, rodents, and reptiles to avoid something in their lives. Who knows what that is, but it’s really weird.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:18 am to Mike da Tigah
Ok lets see, either stay in the shelter and get euthanized if not chosen by the desired demographic or go live with an older lady who would like come company. Seems like such a hard choice.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:29 am to Mike da Tigah
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I personally think these people are projecting human emotions and human feelings onto cats, dogs, birds, rodents, and reptiles to avoid something in their lives.
Bingo. Screws loose. Human interaction and control issues. They’d rather have a dog or cat euthanized under their control than give it to a home that’s not good enough in their estimation.
Not everyone that works at shelters is this way, obviously, and a lot of good people are out there doing good work. But shelters and rescue agencies do seem to attract folks who have a hard time dealing with other humans and that have control issues.
This post was edited on 4/10/20 at 7:33 am
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:31 am to Napoleon
The day single old women can’t get cats is truly a day of rapture.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:45 am to Oilfieldbiology
My step dad adopted a rescue golden retriever at 89 years of age
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:46 am to MarinaTigerEsq
I should have titled the OP. Animal rescue organizations suck.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:49 am to DownSouthJukin
Ive done work for quite a few shelter workers. They usually have the filthiest most unkempt houses too.
Especially the cat ones. Yuck. Only spo much ammonia smell I can handle.
Especially the cat ones. Yuck. Only spo much ammonia smell I can handle.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 7:54 am to DownSouthJukin
quote:They have shite going on in their own lives where it's out of their control. So they try to make up for it by going way over the line in another area where they actually do have control.
But shelters and rescue agencies do seem to attract folks who have a hard time dealing with other humans and that have control issues.
We were in the search for a family dog last year, and a few of the breeders that I talked to also seemed to be this way - like there were a few screws loose somewhere. Cuckoo.
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