animals shelter do good or not?
@Ambitiouslyleiah (591)
United States
December 22, 2009 10:04am CST
i got inspired to start this discussion from a post that i responded to yesterday & the issue is whether or not animal shelters are doing a good job or not? I dont believe that my local animal shelter is doing a good job because the price to "adopt" is too expensive and they are too strict about who they let there animals go to. for example from my own personal experience we couldn't adopt because we had a dog that was not fixed. now i understand that he could go make some puppys that would probably end up in a shelter, if you tell them the dog is old and doesnt even hardly step out the door much that you should be able to take one of there cats or dogs out of there overcrowded kennels and give it a good home! what do you think? how are the shelters where your from? btw... im in alabama, US
5 responses
@nonersays (3329)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I think that a shelter that charges enough, and has strict policies of who can adopt are GOOD things.
If someone is willing to pay a bit much for adoption then you can trust more that they dont think of a pet as a "throw away" item. They also want to make sure the animals are going to good and proper homes who are going to do right by their pets.
There are tons of people who have puppies or kittens every year because they refuse to get their animals fixed. They will then give those puppies and kittens away "Free to a good home". Which means free to anyone. They don't care if the home is GOOD or not.
Not all shelters are good, but some are. I support no-kill shelters, and ones that try their best to make sure their animals are going to go to good and loving forever homes.
@Ambitiouslyleiah (591)
• United States
22 Dec 09
oh i agree, not all shelters are bad at all, but the local ones ive seen in my town and what is in surrounding towns around here arent doing so good in my opinion, i do disagree with them charging high fees anywhere though. In most shelters they will put that animal down if someone doesn't pay a hundred dollars or more for it.
@apgh09 (514)
• United States
22 Dec 09
hi all, my concern as far as animal shelters is how are the animals being treated and if the shelter is killing any animals due to overcrowding. I think it is good that they are strict to make sure that the pet has the best possible home but not to strict that a shelter may overlook a potentially good home for pet, i only am aware of one local pet shelter in my area, and from the times i went in there it was always clean, and smelled clean. I have never adopted a pet so i have no bad experience i got my iguana from the pet store that was always clean and the animals were always feed well and the staff was always very knowledgeable about the animals they carried as for my dog I got her from a direct breeder, and both parents of the my dog were around so I got a good look at them the breeder had all the necessary certifications for all her dogs, and the area was clean and all the puppies looked well feed and healthy and the breeder was well informed and was able to answer all my questions.
@Java09 (3075)
• United States
1 Jan 10
There's an animal shelter by me,I don't care for,I don't think they know anything about the cats and dogs.I'm talking they don't know what to tell you about the animal's back ground,I don't like that.Anyways,a long while back I went to adopt a miniture poodle from them,the dog was pessession possessive.It had my glove one day,I took it away and it bit me,then there was an incident where it was on the bed and it wouldn't move and again it bit me,so I brought it back and they had nerve to act all offended about it.They gave me an agressive dog that obviously had some issues.The name of the shelter is Common Sense for Animals,which they don't have.I ended up buying my dog from someone who had puppies up the street from me.I got a friendly lhasa apso.That shelter did have a very high adoption fee.It was ridiculous,but at the time I wanted to help a dog to have a home.I was interested in a dog.
@Ambitiouslyleiah (591)
• United States
1 Jan 10
So you have had a bad experience with animals shelters too... Im glad you found a good puppy though. Thanks for your input
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
27 Dec 09
It really depends on the individual shelters. And you have to remember that a shelters income comes from the animals that get adopted, and the money they get helps take care of the remaining animals. How much do they charge?
And I understand them being strict with who they allow to adopt their animals, they want them to go to the right homes. But I'm not sure their decision in your situation was right. They could have let you adopt an already fixed animal and it wouldn't really matter if your other pet was fixed or not.
I don't have any problems with the shelters around me. As long as a shelter is providing the care needs to all their animals, then they do a lot of good!
@my_name_is_coco (4334)
• Philippines
16 Jan 10
animals shelters charge a fee because this is the money they use for taking care of these animals.they will need a lot of money,aside from the donations they receive.I think it is still much better to adopt than to buy from pet shops.it is much cheaper.also,the feeling of saving a life feels good.I prefer no-kill shelters.
@Kate1950 (35)
• United States
1 Mar 10
I think that shelters do the best they can under the circumstances. They rely on donations from animal supporters to keep themselves going. There are rules and regulations in place to protect the animals, and also the person adopting. The fees can be a bit high to adopt, but this also prevents the animal from ending up in a home where they will not be cared for properly. The goal of the shelter is to find the best possible home. You are correct about the spaying/neutering. They just don't want to have more animals end up in the shelter. They are over crowded lately, in part due to the fact that a lot of people are having to give up their pets because they can no longer afford to care for them. The shelter in my area does a wonderful job. They have a pet awareness week and sponsor various things to help make the public more aware of what it is they do. All in all, I think that they do a good job.
