_________________
Lollo

I know people who have graduated from university than have successfully applied to adopt a pet from a welfare organisation!

Even here in Korea I wanted to get a rescue cat but the Canadian woman who volunteers told me that I was perfect in everyway except for my nationality. Apparently "the British System kills cats and dogs in quarantine". She knows this because her friend told her.

A friend of mine was thinking of adopting a dog. He's retired, 53 years old, at home all day, takes active walks every day, and already has a dog. The reason - he lives on a narrowboat.

Dogs abound amongst narrowboaters - yet the welfare organisations consider it 'wrong'. It's so infuriating. His solution is to take on a pet privately - like our rehoming section so one dog will benefit. But it does make me query why I donate to animal rescue centres.

I now have two beautiful cats so I didn't lose out. But a cat somewhere did.

_________________

In a way I am really glad that this thread started because it highlights the sort of differences of opinion held by so many in different animal rescue shelters across the country. The whole system needs a really good shake-up and I hope that my campaign (while still a small acorn) will gradually grow and then the Oak tree can sprea it's branches to other organisations.

As far as RSPCA (local level at least) there is about to be a big shake up because of some legal changes which will mean that many of the old-school people will proably stop doing the visiting anyway. Not totally a bad thing. But it also means that we will be losing a few really good visitors.

I'd really like to bring things up to date and will be thinking of starting a poll/petition on here and some other places in order to get a representation of people's views to take back to the Council to see if I can start pushing things through a bit more to improve the current system. Look out for the poll/petition soon.

Also - thank you to those who are thinking of starting to offer help to local charities - this will go a long way to help. Even if you cannot do the home visiting - there are always plenty of other roles to help. THANK YOU

_________________

_________________

_________________

When i started looking for my cats, I had chosen to have two standard moggie kittens.
Because this was my first time of having cats on my own (had a family cat for 18 years when I lived with my parents) I thought I would do my best to try and find two kittens (and i really wanted kittens) from a rescue shelter.

I literally phoned every cat shelter, RSCPA, CPL everyone and out of about 7 different places only one place called me back - she was sweet, had a very elderly cat with one eye and another with only 3 legs. I felt so sad for these little cats but i needed to stick to my original plan and have two kittens/young cats.

Bear in mind I live in a good sized house, no children or other pets, in a quiet residential estate, away from any busy main roads, was willing to install a cat-flap, had past experience of looking after cats and yet I was clearly deemed not suitable for a telephone call back.

Eventually I found Nismo and his brother advertised privately, as he is a cross bengal (and I love bengals) i instantly picked up the phone. Two days later I went to visit my reserved cats, unfortunately someone beat me to his brother but for their mistake in letting him go I was offered Evo, a full bengal instead - the rest is history.

I do wish I would have been able to adopt from a rescue shelter but they really do make it impossible to do so. I know I was being fussy by wanting kittens but i was willing to take up to a 6 month old cat too.
Shame.

_________________



Miki & My Beloved Bengals http://mybelovedbengals.blogspot.com/

Shiloh, Darcy, Rudy The Roodster & Ozzy...

_________________