I posted this note on Facebook this evening. I also wanted to share it here because, well, it’s just too important not to share. People need to be made aware!
First off, before I go any further, I’d like to say that I have a lot of friends who cross post for animals in need, and I have the utmost respect for them in trying to save animals from the death penalty. I also have the utmost respect for those who volunteer their time in Shelters to help find new forever homes for the animals that come into their care.
However, our recent experience with adopting an animal wasn’t a happy one like it should have been – because the volunteer gave us the wrong information. This is so so important. If you volunteer in a shelter, or any other place where you are trying to find an animal a new home, PLEASE, make sure you give out the correct information to anyone who is interested in adopting from you!
Last Saturday, my husband and I went to a shelter in a big name pet store (Name of the store and shelter withheld) here in Canada, to adopt a cat. We already have two female cats who get on extremely well together, and they are very social cats who love attention.
We saw a beautiful Orange Tabby cat with what we call rings on his tail and legs. He was a 5 or 6 year old neutered male called Ginger. As soon as we set eyes on Ginger, we knew he was ‘the one’. The volunteer took us inside to meet him, and explained a little bit about his circumstances. Ginger had been with one family all his life. They had recently had to move, and their new apartment complex did not allow pets, so they took Ginger to the Shelter in the hopes that he would find a new home. He had apparently been in the Shelter for 4 weeks when we saw him. Read the rest of this entry »
