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Originally Posted by Buc23  When I was looking to rescue I discovered there are more than 200 rescue organizations in Florida alone. Certainly the supply of needed pets is endless compare to the number of humans willing to adopt. This last fact makes me think we need a different approach, from rescuers, as for the needed pets to benefit more from the "not approved to adopt" list of applicants. Lets face it these candidates will, in most cases, adquire a dog anyways!
We may need more eucation or maybe even more involvement from the Industry's big players as to create bigger awareness. I. D. K.
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It is true, there will always be more pets in need than there are good homes to adopt them. But we as rescuers do all this as volunteers. This is not something we get paid to do. In fact we use out own money many times to help out other people's dogs in need. I certainly am not going to waste my time and money by allowing the wrong person or family to adopt. You can't take that chance to let the dog go back into the system, rescue, shelter or what have you. If the dog goes back, that's wasted time and money that could have been used to save another. However, I don't think it's right to say that it's rescuers that are causing the problem of not allowing people to adopt! It's not bc of us that are too many pets in need in the first place!
And yes, some of these people who are not approved will acquire a dog anyway. But not all of these people
should have a dog in the first place. So how are these people getting their dogs? And what happens when it doesn't work out with the dog?
The reason why there are too many pets is bc there are too many people not spaying and neutering, too many bybs, mills, etc. We as rescue people cannot clean up the mess made by others. We try, but you have to consider why there are too many pets in the first place. So I urge everyone once again, please spay and neuter your pets!