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San Diego Cats
I was a few months ago in a pet store in San Diego and we saw a
very pretty cat which we wished to adopt... except as we lived in Winchester... too far away... so we were refused... and then we were also asked where the cat would sleep... are these people idiots... the cat chooses where to sleep sometimes on the bed, sometimes underneath the bed, sometimes on the sofa, sometimes in the sink, sometimes just anywhere. Axel |
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On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:47:54 -0500, Miss Violette's little, agile paws
typed: I have never actually adopted a cat as they always just come but the shelter here, APL is a wonderful clean place with decent workers, as a matter of fact if you ask baby kitty's Mom she can tell you, soft I don't doubt your word, Lee, but that was not my point - or the original poster's. While everyone acknowledges that throwaway and abandoned cats are a problem, and that shelters are overcrowded, no one in the cat community seems to be willing to address the greatest obstacle to placing these poor kitties in loving homes: obsessive and self-righteous shelter workers. I don't go to cat shows often, but when I do invariably I will meet yet another person choosing a kitty from a breeder because they have been treated like crap by local shelters. It's a commonly heard complaint among cat newbies, yet never acknowledged (at least to me) by experienced cat owners... Let's face it - even on this small newsgroup of perhaps 12 regular posters are two individuals who state clearly that they *wanted* to adopt a homeless cat, but were stymied by the shelter - and for no rational reason at all - just a shelter worker's need to be a controlling pain-in-the-ass. That's a rather high percentage... And what did the shelter worker accomplish? Two more homeless cats are still in a shelter, and two more people will never visit a shelter again. Multiply this by those in the real world whose complaints you haven't heard, and you can see the extent of the problem. People in the community need to address this - and shelters need to ask successful breeders teach their workers how to conduct a proper interview, and weed out those shelter workers who simply do not have interpersonal skills. After all, the goal is to find a loving home for a homeless cat, not fulfill the needs of a shelter worker. Y'know, I'd like to see a potential adopter ask to examine a shelter's books and tax returns, the licenses and permits to run the shelter and for their most recent health inspection results. Then take random stool samples and swab areas of the shelter and send them to a lab to be checked for pathogens. Then ask the shelter to provide a random list of past adopter's phone numbers so that the potential adopter can ask about that person's satisfaction. Being treated in the same manner as they treat potential adopters might wake a few of them up.... -- Purrs, Mme. Anaïs 10/9/2005 3:16:25 PM anais+at+electric-ink+dot+com |
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I understand your frustration and what you say is all too common, I was
pointing out there are a few that actually do it right, so there is hope, asking the breeders to train is an excellent idea, soft Mme. Anaïs ^..^ wrote in message ... On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:47:54 -0500, Miss Violette's little, agile paws typed: I have never actually adopted a cat as they always just come but the shelter here, APL is a wonderful clean place with decent workers, as a matter of fact if you ask baby kitty's Mom she can tell you, soft I don't doubt your word, Lee, but that was not my point - or the original poster's. While everyone acknowledges that throwaway and abandoned cats are a problem, and that shelters are overcrowded, no one in the cat community seems to be willing to address the greatest obstacle to placing these poor kitties in loving homes: obsessive and self-righteous shelter workers. I don't go to cat shows often, but when I do invariably I will meet yet another person choosing a kitty from a breeder because they have been treated like crap by local shelters. It's a commonly heard complaint among cat newbies, yet never acknowledged (at least to me) by experienced cat owners... Let's face it - even on this small newsgroup of perhaps 12 regular posters are two individuals who state clearly that they *wanted* to adopt a homeless cat, but were stymied by the shelter - and for no rational reason at all - just a shelter worker's need to be a controlling pain-in-the-ass. That's a rather high percentage... And what did the shelter worker accomplish? Two more homeless cats are still in a shelter, and two more people will never visit a shelter again. Multiply this by those in the real world whose complaints you haven't heard, and you can see the extent of the problem. People in the community need to address this - and shelters need to ask successful breeders teach their workers how to conduct a proper interview, and weed out those shelter workers who simply do not have interpersonal skills. After all, the goal is to find a loving home for a homeless cat, not fulfill the needs of a shelter worker. Y'know, I'd like to see a potential adopter ask to examine a shelter's books and tax returns, the licenses and permits to run the shelter and for their most recent health inspection results. Then take random stool samples and swab areas of the shelter and send them to a lab to be checked for pathogens. Then ask the shelter to provide a random list of past adopter's phone numbers so that the potential adopter can ask about that person's satisfaction. Being treated in the same manner as they treat potential adopters might wake a few of them up.... -- Purrs, Mme. Anaïs 10/9/2005 3:16:25 PM anais+at+electric-ink+dot+com |
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Meowmee gotted me frum un Aminal Rezku groop.
Day wuz nize. Awlzo sum breeders have kitys da ar 'retiring'. Doze ar effurr giffen , ur kozt less. Pitoonya "Miss Violette" wrote in message ... I understand your frustration and what you say is all too common, I was pointing out there are a few that actually do it right, so there is hope, asking the breeders to train is an excellent idea, soft Mme. Anaïs ^..^ wrote in message ... On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:47:54 -0500, Miss Violette's little, agile paws typed: I have never actually adopted a cat as they always just come but the shelter here, APL is a wonderful clean place with decent workers, as a matter of fact if you ask baby kitty's Mom she can tell you, soft I don't doubt your word, Lee, but that was not my point - or the original poster's. While everyone acknowledges that throwaway and abandoned cats are a problem, and that shelters are overcrowded, no one in the cat community seems to be willing to address the greatest obstacle to placing these poor kitties in loving homes: obsessive and self-righteous shelter workers. I don't go to cat shows often, but when I do invariably I will meet yet another person choosing a kitty from a breeder because they have been treated like crap by local shelters. It's a commonly heard complaint among cat newbies, yet never acknowledged (at least to me) by experienced cat owners... Let's face it - even on this small newsgroup of perhaps 12 regular posters are two individuals who state clearly that they *wanted* to adopt a homeless cat, but were stymied by the shelter - and for no rational reason at all - just a shelter worker's need to be a controlling pain-in-the-ass. That's a rather high percentage... And what did the shelter worker accomplish? Two more homeless cats are still in a shelter, and two more people will never visit a shelter again. Multiply this by those in the real world whose complaints you haven't heard, and you can see the extent of the problem. People in the community need to address this - and shelters need to ask successful breeders teach their workers how to conduct a proper interview, and weed out those shelter workers who simply do not have interpersonal skills. After all, the goal is to find a loving home for a homeless cat, not fulfill the needs of a shelter worker. Y'know, I'd like to see a potential adopter ask to examine a shelter's books and tax returns, the licenses and permits to run the shelter and for their most recent health inspection results. Then take random stool samples and swab areas of the shelter and send them to a lab to be checked for pathogens. Then ask the shelter to provide a random list of past adopter's phone numbers so that the potential adopter can ask about that person's satisfaction. Being treated in the same manner as they treat potential adopters might wake a few of them up.... -- Purrs, Mme. Anaïs 10/9/2005 3:16:25 PM anais+at+electric-ink+dot+com |
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