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Originally Posted by Breeze  Also by her publicity, Ellen is hurting rescues out there by all of this, so many people out there now will not be going to rescues for their next pet or want to go through the hassle after seeing this. These people will turn to BYBs and pet stores. |
No disrespect intended, but the practices of most rescue organizations lead to people turning away from them and going out and buying animals from pet stores and breeders, as you can see from some of the posts here. MANY MANY people apply to adopt rescued dogs and MANY MANY people get turned down for ridiculous reasons. Irresponsible people do not make the additional effort to seek out rescues...they just buy a puppy from a petstore without bothering to do the research required. They buy puppies, not 2, 3, 6 year old dogs with issues.
The fact is, rescue organizations are simply too strict for the average household.
I submitted about 5 applications for rescues before bringing Johnny Cash into my home. I have raving reviews from my vet who tells me I bring my pets in too often (if Tahoe "seems" lethargic, I bring him in)...I spend at least $2500 per year on my two yorkies and two cats. I feed them premium food. I have pet insurance for them and get their routine shots, teeth cleaning, grooming, etc. I restrict my leisure activities and leisure time to activities they can do with me. Yet, still, only ONE rescue organization replied to my application (I suspect because I work 9-5...god forbid should a person EARN the money they pay out for their pets care...I guess I must inherit it to be qualified, or be a stay at home mom with no kids under 15 or someone home on disability in order to qualify as suitable). I met with that one rescued dog, insisting that Tahoe come with me to make sure the two dogs got along and they didn't. So I passed on the rescue. That's the actions of a RESPONSIBLE CANDIDATE. Nevertheless, I ended up buying Johnny Cash from local private home breeder because the response from rescue opportunities was essentially non-existent after that, despite several applications.