Team Cat Rescue - Rant

bluenose2 wrote: ↑what did you say to offend them?

Blanche123 wrote: ↑ OP - Rescues are very funny and as to your point about meeting the kittens, well good luck with that. Some rescues won't even allow that. I know of a woman who wants a kitten but wants to meet the kitten in person. She, like us, wants the kitten to pick her.

Was your only mistake on the application stating that you wanted to discuss the kittens with them or was there something else?

I know that for a dog you need a completely fenced back yard (in most cases - even though you might never, ever let your dog off the leash (think us) and then there the matter of our ages). A person on our street was told she was too old at 64 to adopt a senior dog. Really! But we absolutely do not want our pet to outlive us. And we are older than 64.

I don't understand why rescues want 3 personal references and 1 from a vet. I would think that it would be the other way around - at least in our case.

It is a lot easier though to adopt a cat from a rescue than a dog. I browse the rescues etc. since our dog passed at 16.5 years of age in April of 2020.

I would suggest going through your vet if it were not for the pandemic. Our vet used to put kittens and cats that were surrendered/found in crates in the lobby. 100% success rate.

coriolis wrote: ↑ From his post it sounds like he didn't want to give out references.

Blanche123 wrote: ↑ djfunk - Happy to hear that you managed to find your kittens elsewhere.

I can tell you though that other rescues want 3 personal references too and "maybe" one from your vet! I would think that it would be the other way around. My previous vet clinic had 4 vets each of whom would have given great references for us, and 2 specialists the same.

We would need a senior dog at this point in our lives and preferably one that had been cared for by our vet clinic for many years. Don't want much do we? The chances these days are slim to non-existent. Well maybe in 2 years time when I fear for all of the "pandemic puppies". But we will be too old by then and we absolutely cannot outlive our dog. Fostering is not an option since we would "fail" - unless of course our previous vet clinic asked us to take care of a pup temporarily!

djfunk wrote: ↑ maybe thats an option for your to become a foster parent! i know quite a few people do it and they end up finding their perfect pet through that method. I hope you can find your pet companion as it definitely brings a different level of happiness in a house.

getting references wasn't an issue, it was the absolute disqualification for life based on a web intake form. I did talk to the volunteer at the rescue where i got my new kittens from and asked where they came from, whats their journey been like etc but there never truly is a way of knowing. All we can do is offer a loving house going forwards and give eachother a happy life.

djfunk wrote: ↑ so very disappointed with them. I made a mistake on my application with references saying i wanted 'to discuss' with them and got a very cold response saying that my application was rejected. I said "oops, i'll re-do it and do it right" and their response was 'theres only one application allowed and your file is permanently closed'

I'm in shock that a registered charity/cat rescue would take this approach. I've had a cat for nearly 17 years and she recently passed, found the cutest bonded pair of kittens and really annoyed that a simple mistake would forbid me from even meeting them. **** childish/stupidy.

/rant

SkynyrdsInyrds wrote: ↑ Rescues can be weird, as can outfits like the Humane Society.

Several years ago John Downing of the Toronto Sun wrote a column explaining that he had been turned down by the Toronto Humane Society when he tried to adopt a dog after his previous one had passed, and the denial was despite him living on a nice farm and sitting on the Board of the Toronto Humane Society!!!

SkynyrdsInyrds wrote: ↑ Rescues can be weird, as can outfits like the Humane Society.

Several years ago John Downing of the Toronto Sun wrote a column explaining that he had been turned down by the Toronto Humane Society when he tried to adopt a dog after his previous one had passed, and the denial was despite him living on a nice farm and sitting on the Board of the Toronto Humane Society!!!