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Sharon Talbert wrote in message . washington.edu...
Shy or feral "strays" rarely see the adoption room. Institutional shelters may keep the animal for a few days (depending on local laws) and then euthanize. "No-Kill" shelters simply won't take them. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus (feral) Cats It depends on the no-kill shelter. If it's a kitten, as this one is, some no-kill shelters will take them. Some won't, of course : |
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Sharon Talbert wrote in message . washington.edu...
Shy or feral "strays" rarely see the adoption room. Institutional shelters may keep the animal for a few days (depending on local laws) and then euthanize. "No-Kill" shelters simply won't take them. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus (feral) Cats It depends on the no-kill shelter. If it's a kitten, as this one is, some no-kill shelters will take them. Some won't, of course : |
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It depends on the no-kill shelter. If it's a kitten, as this one is, some no-kill shelters will take them. Some won't, of course : It is true that some nonprofit shelters (I really don't like the term non-kill, which is undefined at best and misleading at worst) will take underage kittens or unsocialized small kittens into foster care if they have such a program. Some conventional (city and county) shelters will take such kittens into foster care for that matter, City of Seattle among them. I seem to recall the kitten in question was at least a juvenile, though. The nonprofits won't take an older kitten because they have a choice, and the conventional shelters take them because they must and then euthanize. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats |
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It depends on the no-kill shelter. If it's a kitten, as this one is, some no-kill shelters will take them. Some won't, of course : It is true that some nonprofit shelters (I really don't like the term non-kill, which is undefined at best and misleading at worst) will take underage kittens or unsocialized small kittens into foster care if they have such a program. Some conventional (city and county) shelters will take such kittens into foster care for that matter, City of Seattle among them. I seem to recall the kitten in question was at least a juvenile, though. The nonprofits won't take an older kitten because they have a choice, and the conventional shelters take them because they must and then euthanize. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats |
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"Sharon Talbert" wrote in message ashington.edu... On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 wrote: Best advice would be to contact the local cat or animal welfare centre. They are fully trained to take in strays and rehome them properly. Shy or feral "strays" rarely see the adoption room. Institutional shelters may keep the animal for a few days (depending on local laws) and then euthanize. "No-Kill" shelters simply won't take them. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus (feral) Cats But some rescuers will take them home to be indoor ferals. It's quit the one way street where the rescuer provides shelter, food, medical care, and a long comfortable life free from want and harm, in exchange for hissing, growling, aloofness, and a total lack of anything even vaugely resembling gratitude. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Ron |
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"Sharon Talbert" wrote in message ashington.edu... On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 wrote: Best advice would be to contact the local cat or animal welfare centre. They are fully trained to take in strays and rehome them properly. Shy or feral "strays" rarely see the adoption room. Institutional shelters may keep the animal for a few days (depending on local laws) and then euthanize. "No-Kill" shelters simply won't take them. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus (feral) Cats But some rescuers will take them home to be indoor ferals. It's quit the one way street where the rescuer provides shelter, food, medical care, and a long comfortable life free from want and harm, in exchange for hissing, growling, aloofness, and a total lack of anything even vaugely resembling gratitude. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Ron |
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But some rescuers will take them home to be indoor ferals. It's quit the one way street where the rescuer provides shelter, food, medical care, and a long comfortable life free from want and harm, in exchange for hissing, growling, aloofness, and a total lack of anything even vaugely resembling gratitude. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Ron, if you are suggesting that I take home feral kittens, I've not only tried it, I've modeled my life around it! In my message, I was responding to a suggestion that a feral kitten be taken to a shelter. The point of my message was that an unsocialized cat or kitten is not a likely candidate for a shelter. The city/county shelters accept them and euthanize, while the nonprofits (so-called "no-kills") simply won't take them. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus (feral) Cats Seattle |
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But some rescuers will take them home to be indoor ferals. It's quit the one way street where the rescuer provides shelter, food, medical care, and a long comfortable life free from want and harm, in exchange for hissing, growling, aloofness, and a total lack of anything even vaugely resembling gratitude. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Ron, if you are suggesting that I take home feral kittens, I've not only tried it, I've modeled my life around it! In my message, I was responding to a suggestion that a feral kitten be taken to a shelter. The point of my message was that an unsocialized cat or kitten is not a likely candidate for a shelter. The city/county shelters accept them and euthanize, while the nonprofits (so-called "no-kills") simply won't take them. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus (feral) Cats Seattle |
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