Rant: pet "adoption" ads - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

OldPokey · #16 09-11-2009, 11:25 PM

All my dogs have been rescues to date. They've always had issues at first, but I've been able to work through most of them with love and kindness - something they may have received very little of from their previous owners.

mpolli · #17 09-12-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by BodhiBenz1987

Disagree. Asking a small adoption fee is a way to ensure that the person adopting is serious about taking on the pet ... and not looking for free "bait" for their fighting dogs. People skim "free to good home" ads looking for exactly that ... which is about as repulsive as it gets.

I do agree that trying to re-home the animal is a lot nicer than just dumping it. I've seen so many cats and dogs dumped on the backroads to die or become feral animals. Either way, they don't face a good fate at all. My cat was a dumpee, at least I'm almost sure. Showed up at my parents house, in a remote area, at 6 months old, and was so friendly it was obvious he wasn't a wild kitten. He was starving and covered in ticks ... but the sweetest cat I've ever known. My parents area is a popular pet-dump place. We've found a handful of really sweet dogs, usually sitting by the road patiently waiting for their owner to come back. It's inexcusable.

I wouldn't be entirely critical of everyone who leaves an animal at a shelter, though. There are some local shelters and programs that can help re-home your pet if you're really hit hard. They do their best not to put down animals and several are "no-kill." That is a FAR better option than dumping the animal somewhere or sending it to a questionable home because you're desperate.

Personally, I'd live under a bridge with my cat if it came down to it.

Well that is an interesting issue. When I worked at a shelter we always tried to get people to rehome their own animals because we were low-kill and always full. This "DIY rehoming fee" did not exist then AFAIK, this was in 2001-2002. I have seen ads for pure breeds with 200-300-400 "rehoming" fees. These are just breeders/mills. As for no-kill, it is technically impossible. I saw heroic and expensive things done to save animals. But you cannot save 100%.

BodhiBenz1987 · #18 09-12-2009, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mpolli

As for no-kill, it is technically impossible. I saw heroic and expensive things done to save animals. But you cannot save 100%.

The "no-kill" usually just refers to healthy, adoptable animals. Very sick or aggressive animals are still euthanized, but they hold onto -- or put in foster homes -- healthy, adoptable animals instead of putting them down. The downside of it is they fill up, and have to stop accepting animals. It's kind of a no-win situation ... I'd have a really hard time working at a shelter, even though they help animals ... it would just overwhelm me after a while.

John Doe · #19 09-12-2009, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

???

If you have one, ask your old lonely androgynous looking neighbor, sheeheel fill you in.

mpolli · #20 09-12-2009, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BodhiBenz1987

The "no-kill" usually just refers to healthy, adoptable animals. Very sick or aggressive animals are still euthanized, but they hold onto -- or put in foster homes -- healthy, adoptable animals instead of putting them down. The downside of it is they fill up, and have to stop accepting animals. It's kind of a no-win situation ... I'd have a really hard time working at a shelter, even though they help animals ... it would just overwhelm me after a while.

We called that low-kill. You get used to it. It was a bit like "ER" some times, people crying, yelling, people telling lies, cops coming and going.