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... for me, anyway. One of the women down at the feed store told me that there are a couple of experienced sleddogs at the SPCA, so I went up there to have a look. They turned out not to be experienced, but they were both awfully sweet and I talked some with the person who's responsible for their dog adoptions. She said that they absolutely would not adopt out a dog to someone who owns an intact dog because it was a sign that the person was an irresponsible pet owner. I asked her what they do about people who have dogs they show and she said that it's never come up. I'm boggled - are there other shelters with this policy? This is the same SPCA that spends who knows how much money sending letters to shelters across the US extolling the virtues of no-kill facilities. I stopped giving them money when they started doing that, but this was the first I'd heard about their no-intact-dogs-in-the-house policy. Crikey. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - The Republican-controlled Senate blocked 114 of Bill Clinton's judicial nominees |
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sighthounds etc. wrote: For many, perhaps most, of the people that the average shelter encounters, failure to neuter is a sign of irresponsible pet ownership; it certainly is in our county, where hundreds of kittens and puppies are brought in from spring through fall. Policies and guidelines are not, IMO, a bad thing, but each case should be taken individually and exceptions made as appropriate. Right, and that was what surprised me. I asked them about vet references, trainer references, home visits, etc. but she wasn't budging. I'm used to rescue groups having somewhat more rigid policies but this was the first time I've encountered a county or municipal animal shelter that was like this. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - The Republican-controlled Senate blocked 114 of Bill Clinton's judicial nominees |
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In article ,
sighthounds etc. wrote: For many, perhaps most, of the people that the average shelter encounters, failure to neuter is a sign of irresponsible pet ownership; it certainly is in our county, where hundreds of kittens and puppies are brought in from spring through fall. Policies and guidelines are not, IMO, a bad thing, but each case should be taken individually and exceptions made as appropriate. Right, and that was what surprised me. I asked them about vet references, trainer references, home visits, etc. but she wasn't budging. I'm used to rescue groups having somewhat more rigid policies but this was the first time I've encountered a county or municipal animal shelter that was like this. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - The Republican-controlled Senate blocked 114 of Bill Clinton's judicial nominees |
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In article ,
sighthounds etc. wrote: For many, perhaps most, of the people that the average shelter encounters, failure to neuter is a sign of irresponsible pet ownership; it certainly is in our county, where hundreds of kittens and puppies are brought in from spring through fall. Policies and guidelines are not, IMO, a bad thing, but each case should be taken individually and exceptions made as appropriate. Right, and that was what surprised me. I asked them about vet references, trainer references, home visits, etc. but she wasn't budging. I'm used to rescue groups having somewhat more rigid policies but this was the first time I've encountered a county or municipal animal shelter that was like this. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - The Republican-controlled Senate blocked 114 of Bill Clinton's judicial nominees |
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