Going to try and adopt a pet from an animal rescue group? Get ready for the 3rd degree. And the 4th and 5th also. Seems like to adopt a pet from a rescue group now requires some bizarre hoop jumping.
From the article...
Being an animal rescuer can be a potent source of identity, combining salvation and self-sacrifice. But in recent years the ASPCA has seen that, for some people, this identity crosses over into pathology. Dr. Randall Lockwood, a senior vice president of the ASPCA, says that around 25 percent of the 6,000 animal hoarding cases reported in the United States each year involve purported rescuers, up from less than five percent 20 years ago.
The article also talks about a new trend. You don't actually own the pet. The rescue group retains ownership and can make an unannounced visit at any time (sometimes years after) and reclaim the pet if they don't like how you are providing for your... their pet.
The article goes into a lot more shenanigans these rescue groups are pulling. Read it HERE.
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4 comments:
This is so sad an unproductive, given the fact that there are so many dogs and cats that go unadopted each year and consequently have to be put to sleep.
I won't share our story on this. No sense in making you frustrated.
I hope you find a wonderful loving companion. Or you can dog sit for me, Izzy loves men!
I hope you find a sweetie to adopt
I have worked with several shelters and there are rules they need to follow
also - in this economy shelters are finding that people who can't afford to properly care for an animal are adopting anyway and then the poor creature goes from one bad circumstance to another
most shelters won't allow black cats to be adopted anywhere around Halloween or bunnies to be adopted for Easter - the animals are often abandoned after the holiday or worse
people suck
EPT - They should be careful. Not paranoid.
MPP - I may borrow Izzy sometime for a pet fix for myself.
D - Not really looking right now. But one thing for sure. When I get another dog it will be mine and mine alone.
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