Luvmypets Journal: A New Season

[luvmypets]

OK... rant time based on your anxiety...

IMHO, most of these "adoption agencies" are a scam/joke/nightmare... They expect you to go through the third degree to "adopt" a pet/animal that would otherwise end up where? They treat you like you're the animal abuser! And then they charge an arm and a leg for mongrels/mutts, most with no ancestral history, when you could go through less hassle and less expense to just go buy a pure bred animal or another animal of your choice without all the hassles. And of course if you run a farm and want to breed the animals, they won't allow it (primarily dogs and cats) and require spay/neuter. I feel bad for all those animals, but I won't go through what most "adoption agencies" require for a questionable animal at twice the price.

I will check into the pyr rescue network (in TX) that has been discussed here in the threads when I get to TX and when the time comes. Only because from what I understand they don't treat potential owners like explained above. However, if they are anything like the ones I've experienced, I won't deal with them either. I refuse to be put through a background investigation to pay twice what an animal is worth and then be restricted in what I can and can't do with it.

OK, rant over... Now, I hope you'll get the animal you're trying for without too much (more) BS...

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OK... rant time based on your anxiety...

IMHO, most of these "adoption agencies" are a scam/joke/nightmare... They expect you to go through the third degree to "adopt" a pet/animal that would otherwise end up where? They treat you like you're the animal abuser! And then they charge an arm and a leg for mongrels/mutts, most with no ancestral history, when you could go through less hassle and less expense to just go buy a pure bred animal or another animal of your choice without all the hassles. And of course if you run a farm and want to breed the animals, they won't allow it (primarily dogs and cats) and require spay/neuter. I feel bad for all those animals, but I won't go through what most "adoption agencies" require for a questionable animal at twice the price.

I will check into the pyr rescue network (in TX) that has been discussed here in the threads when I get to TX and when the time comes. Only because from what I understand they don't treat potential owners like explained above. However, if they are anything like the ones I've experienced, I won't deal with them either. I refuse to be put through a background investigation to pay twice what an animal is worth and then be restricted in what I can and can't do with it.

OK, rant over... Now, I hope you'll get the animal you're trying for without too much (more) BS...

its ridiculous how much information they want! My dad was starting to get verry frustrated.

 

[NH homesteader]

There is a Guinea pig rescue near me that had an 8 page application. Um... Overkill?

I adopted my first dog from a rescue, they were lovely and only asked for basic information and I think went mostly off how I was with the dogs when I went to visit. I get the rescues want to send animals to a better place than where they came from, but it's not fun for most of us!

On the other hand, I do get it for certain animals. My second dog we got from a breeder who, if we hadn't already known him, would have asked us to fill out a 10 page application. Because the breed is highly sought after by dog fighters (hooray so far I haven't heard of any making it into their rotten hands). And I assume, perhaps wrongly, that dogs like pits would need the same protection.

But a sheep? Or Guinea pig? Sheesh!

 

[luvmypets]

There is a Guinea pig rescue near me that had an 8 page application. Um... Overkill?

I adopted my first dog from a rescue, they were lovely and only asked for basic information and I think went mostly off how I was with the dogs when I went to visit. I get the rescues want to send animals to a better place than where they came from, but it's not fun for most of us!

On the other hand, I do get it for certain animals. My second dog we got from a breeder who, if we hadn't already known him, would have asked us to fill out a 10 page application. Because the breed is highly sought after by dog fighters (hooray so far I haven't heard of any making it into their rotten hands). And I assume, perhaps wrongly, that dogs like pits would need the same protection.

But a sheep? Or Guinea pig? Sheesh!

Exactly! They need like a special application for farm animals.. Not the whole 5 pg essay thing.

 

[luvmypets]

Still waiting on a reply and probably will be for a few more days. Leave it to me to forget its a holiday weekend

 

[Green Acres Farm]

I should clarify, I just leveled out the spots where the pigs rooted that could cause injury.

In other news we just sent the adoption application to the rescue.. It was so hard, I was afraid I would say something wrong. The application is more towards dog and cats so it was like

There's this one part on the application where it asked about all the "pets" we have owned in the past 5 years(including deceased ) it was really tough to answer so we just said that these animals are livestock, which isn't a lie. They also are going to call our vet and ask questions, and if anything was told untruthfully it wont be good. I'm really nervous they won't accept the application, buut as always they probably will and that's just my anxiety getting to me.

Don't you hate that?! My grandma was adopting a kitten from the Humane Society, and they ask so many personal questions like that. What animals have you had in the past, what animals do you have now, why don't you have those animals now? They neuter SO young, and I am sure that will cause future problems. My cousin's had a sort of urinary calculi type problem and the vet thought it was probably linked to neutering too early... I mean, its not like you're adopting a person. They act like they don't want you to adopting them. You are providing a good home and getting them off of their hands. They said they "screen" each application...

 

[Shorty]

I knew an older couple that adopted a kitten and they had to have one of their friends say they would take the kitten if something happened to them before they could be approved to get the kitten.

 

[luvmypets]

I knew an older couple that adopted a kitten and they had to have one of their friends say they would take the kitten if something happened to them before they could be approved to get the kitten.

Yea, for that question we said N/A. Like, we arent going anywhere(god forbid). We said n/a for a lot actually that's why I really nervous they won't except it. But where else are these sheep going to go.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

Yea, for that question we said N/A. Like, we arent going anywhere(god forbid). We said n/a for a lot actually that's why I really nervous they won't except it. But where else are these sheep going to go.

I mean come on- they are SHEEP!

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Well, if it's supposed to happen you will get them from the rescue, if not you won't.
Don't stress over it, although we all love our animals they are still livestock and sometimes livestock becomes deadstock. It's never easy but it happens. If they don't want you to adopt these sheep so be it. That is something these so called rescues need to look at.

You will get your sheep soon enough

 

[luvmypets]

This is the best kind of text to get when you have a broody hen. I'm at a family thing and everyone is like "its just chickens". Say what you want but it is still baby animals The mama hen is the same hen who adopted and raised the 7 chicks from my school event, and my dad said her normal pre-hatch fluffup and growl has turned into a vicious peck.