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Originally Posted by megansmomma  With YHR each foster mom has the final say over who adopts. I of course only have Truman who it seems will be a forever foster  But I would look at each application with an open mind. The idea that only rescue would not adopt to a home with small children seems a little one sided. Many of the dogs in rescue come from home that had children or were from couples having children so they no longer wanted to keep their pets. It IS one of the leading reason to give up your pet. I am sorry that there are some that feel it is unfair that you are turned down because of having small children~I was too when my daughter was under 10 but that didn't stop me from trying and finally succeeding to have a rescue AND a puppy. It should be difficult to rescue because it is very easy to give up a pet. A rescue wants to make sure that you have impeccable vet references and will be a very stable loving FOREVER home. Rescues are all volunteers and give so much of their time to what they do that it would make your head spin. It is something that I am very passionate about.
It really bothers me when threads turn into "rescues are bad" because we work very hard at what we do. We try to do the best that we possibly can to make sure that those that are fortunate enough to have been saved will have the very best home. I would never disqualify someone because they had children if I had an appropriate foster looking for a home. I can tell you that Truman would never do well this kids. He is old and cannot see, gets underfoot and loud noises scare him to death. But if I had a younger pup I would consider anyone that was reasonable and a good match. All rescues are not the same. But good rescues will hold that bar HIGH!  |
Such a good point...its so easy for people to bash rescues because they were turned down at some point. People really need to consider what these dogs have already gone through and there next home needs to be the last home.