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Originally Posted by Patti  That's great helping out. I volunteer at the no kill shelter every week and it is so rewarding if not heart breaking at times. The shelter I help makes sure all their animals are in the best health. I work in the animal health area updating health records and was amazed at how much they do for these babies. The shelter had full time vet techs that run many of the tests and always take the dogs and cats to vets and specialists if needed. They want to make sure the animal has the best chance of adopting to it's forever home. Any with chronic conditions are either in permanent foster homes or adopted out as special needs. Also there highest fee is 175.00 for a puppy and less for older dogs/casts and a special adoption rate for seniors. So there are good shelters out there too. I hope you have a great experience today!!! |
That would make sense. I adopted mine from a kill shelter. Big difference. But I do have to give them some credit.... I don't totally know their system, but I do know of a few questionable (for adoption) dogs that they had their volunteers work with extensively to make them more adoptable, and many that they allow to stay way beyond their 'time limit'.
And they do have you sign an agreement that their adoptees be returned to them should unforeseen circumstances occur and you can no longer care for them. Just thought this was odd for a kill shelter.
And I can't say how far they go on the medical end. Spay and neuters for sure, and I know of some other procedures were done on some.... could be they just missed LS on mine?