Re: a mixed reply to the entire thread

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Posted by Travis on March 09, 2002 at 18:11:17:

In Reply to: a mixed reply to the entire thread posted by Ig Chick on March 09, 2002 at 12:20:38:

: Please forgive the format I am going to use, there is a lot of information I want to cover in my reply post.

: 1.) It is not appropriate for a rescue to adopt out animals in need of immediate medical care. If an animal needs immediate medical care then the rescue should be getting it for the animal, not waiting for someone to come along who is going to do that. In our state (NH), whomever has care and & custody of an animal needing medical care is LEGALLY responsible to get it that medical attention or face criminal cruelty charges. If an animal has ongoing medical issues that is one thing (and in those cases our rescue only adopts out to well qualified individuals) but to have an animal you know needs medical care and to sit and wait for someone to come along to adopt it is wrong. It may sound harsh BUT if you can't afford to pay for the medical care as a rescue then you should not be taking in animals.

True . With exceptions .

: 2.) I've seen quite a few comments on the application. We use an extensive application for the purposes of screening out the people who should not own a reptile. Even mammal shelters have an in depth application and most (but not all) mammal shelters conduct home visits. Sitting on the other side you may not see the point in this and you may even find having to fill out a long application a pain HOWEVER from a rescue stand point I can tell you first hand that a comprehensive application has weeded out more than one person who shouldn't own a reptile, let alone a mammal.

Yes I see your point . But if they dont get the animal from you they are just going to buy one so what have you saved ?

: 3.) Fees -Why should people get something of value for nothing? A.) On the adoptions side of things, even if the person went to the pet store to purchase an animal they would have to pay for it. $25.00 is NOTHING in the grand scheme things for the rescue and not a huge price to pay on the part of the adoptor. B.) When it comes to surrender I like how Jiff worded it -the rescue is providing a service just like a plumber, electrian or mechanic and should be paid for that service. The rescue has to pay for medical care, food, lights, fixtures, electricity, home heating fuel and in many cases a proper enclosure.

This is my personal view . I do this because I love the animals . I feel that charging for it would cheapen my personal satisfaction .

: 4.) There is a big difference between a person willing to surrender their animal and someone who needs to have that animal taken away due to abuse/neglect. I have yet to encounter a person that is willingly surrendering an animal who balks at the fees we charge (and ours are much higher than the ones listed here)because they know their animal is going to be getting top notch care. Someone who needs to have than animal removed is most likely NOT going to call a rescue to willingly surrender their animal in the first place and should they, if they don't like the fees, they are free to call another rescue.

If you charge for an incomming animal they will dump it elswhere ! Dump meaning the pound or the side of the road .

Travis

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: : Please forgive the format I am going to use, there is a lot of information I want to cover in my reply post. : : 1.) It is not appropriate for a rescue to adopt out animals in need of immediate medical care. If an animal needs immediate medical care then the rescue should be getting it for the animal, not waiting for someone to come along who is going to do that. In our state (NH), whomever has care and & custody of an animal needing medical care is LEGALLY responsible to get it that medical attention or face criminal cruelty charges. If an animal has ongoing medical issues that is one thing (and in those cases our rescue only adopts out to well qualified individuals) but to have an animal you know needs medical care and to sit and wait for someone to come along to adopt it is wrong. It may sound harsh BUT if you can't afford to pay for the medical care as a rescue then you should not be taking in animals. : True . With exceptions . : : 2.) I've seen quite a few comments on the application. We use an extensive application for the purposes of screening out the people who should not own a reptile. Even mammal shelters have an in depth application and most (but not all) mammal shelters conduct home visits. Sitting on the other side you may not see the point in this and you may even find having to fill out a long application a pain HOWEVER from a rescue stand point I can tell you first hand that a comprehensive application has weeded out more than one person who shouldn't own a reptile, let alone a mammal. : Yes I see your point . But if they dont get the animal from you they are just going to buy one so what have you saved ? : : 3.) Fees -Why should people get something of value for nothing? A.) On the adoptions side of things, even if the person went to the pet store to purchase an animal they would have to pay for it. $25.00 is NOTHING in the grand scheme things for the rescue and not a huge price to pay on the part of the adoptor. B.) When it comes to surrender I like how Jiff worded it -the rescue is providing a service just like a plumber, electrian or mechanic and should be paid for that service. The rescue has to pay for medical care, food, lights, fixtures, electricity, home heating fuel and in many cases a proper enclosure. : This is my personal view . I do this because I love the animals . I feel that charging for it would cheapen my personal satisfaction . : : : 4.) There is a big difference between a person willing to surrender their animal and someone who needs to have that animal taken away due to abuse/neglect. I have yet to encounter a person that is willingly surrendering an animal who balks at the fees we charge (and ours are much higher than the ones listed here)because they know their animal is going to be getting top notch care. Someone who needs to have than animal removed is most likely NOT going to call a rescue to willingly surrender their animal in the first place and should they, if they don't like the fees, they are free to call another rescue. : If you charge for an incomming animal they will dump it elswhere ! Dump meaning the pound or the side of the road . : Travis

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