Why would this 'gentleman' adopting an animal not have a vet for an animal
he already had? Most animal shelters have had too many problems with
adopting animals out, and then having had to deal with their animals babies
being brought in because the promised neuter/spay was not carried out, or
the animal has been brought back because the person did not want to deal
with a perceived medical problem.

I volunteer for my local SPCA and was treasurer for the SPCA Auxiliary for 7
years. Their application forms have become extremely personal in wake of
animal neglect, high animal returns and other such incidences when not
requesting enough information. There were often cases of people renting who
would adopt an animal, only having to return it simply because their
landlord did not allow pets. Now, this approval must be obtained in
advance.

Many questions are asked to ensure they are not handing an animal over to a
potenial abuser or hoarder.

You may find all the questions quite ridiculous, and perhaps, on some of the
shelter forms there are some that are. I had to complete the same form that
everyone who adopts does when I adopted from our SPCA. Everyone is treated
the same, and I take no offense to that.

Why should it be any different, adopting a cat, dog, or human baby? You are
not adopting a stuffed toy, which does not need love, food, attention,
shelter, medical care like a live creature. Try volunteering at an animal
shelter for several months, and you will find out why their rules are so
stringent. Too many human beings are idiots. I think you should have to
take a course and have a license to have children, not to mention a pet. My
friend Connie is trying to get custody of one of her grandchildren because
the mother is a complete idiot who does not bother to feed the 2 year old
regularly.. Her drug habit comes first. The father no longer is with the
mother, and works in Northern Canada.

She neglects her child. You think she should just be able to walk into an
animal shelter, pick out, say, a kitten, and then starve that too? By the
way, pet shops are notorious for extremely poor animal care, so you are just
perpetuating this by purchasing from them.

There are reasons for sticky stipulations. You told the person who was
asking about Heaven to grow up. I suggest you follow your own advice.

Em

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God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help. Each being
(human or creature) has the same right of protection.
-St. Francis of Assisi-

One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking
at how it treats her animals.
-Mahatma Gandhi -
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While I realize most small rescue groups do good work, my experience
with these groups and with shelters is that their rules for adoption
are indicative of people who are at their core distrustful towards
their fellow humans. There is something evil about having to sit down
and fill out an application for an animal which is so nosy. Many
people object to this repressive arrogance of these shelters and then
they turn to pet shops. So, you see, by not allowing people to adopt
you turn them into liars, or you turn them to pet shops. But they WILL
get a pet, and so what purpose have these stupid, evil, long-winded,
nosy applications do? They have done more evil than good.

I find the rescue group people a lot more sincere than the shelter
people, but all too often their applications look like child-adoption
papers also! The very groups that rage against puppy and kitten mills
actually support them by driving customers to the shops. Its
incredibly sad to go to these shelters and see cage after cage filled
with animals who could have a home if not for the stupid application
forms. The saddest thing I ever saw was a man who was turned down
because he didn't have a vet for the animal he already had. For shame!
The animal he wanted was better off with this gentleman than stuck in
a cage and never adopted! But the rich biddies who run the shelter
didn't think so--and so to me, they are the evil, they are animal
abusers, people who would deny a pet a home! Remember, poor people are
just as deserving of pets as anyone else.

I've become so disgusted that although I've adopted from shelters
before, I will never do so again. I've got nothing to hide, but I
object to being made to feel like a child. The people at these
shelters have such contempt for most of us mere mortals, and frankly
I'd rather not play their game anymore.