thinking of studding out my yorkie

Myrtle77

Surely the speed with which you can acquire animals isn't the important point here? There are two angles with which to look at taking on an animal. 1 is the wants of the owner, 2 is the needs of the animals. Surely the latter should be the criteria by which one rehomes an animal.

It makes some prospective owners unhappy, but it really isn't all about them. It's about the welfare of the animal.

Myrtle77

gettingready wrote: »

Not just the pet but also on individual and ... ah.. never mind, too late for me to go into the "are they better off in cages for months/years?" mode....

You do have a point there. But the charities are also considering the fact that if they don't rehome correctly, the animal will ultimately end up back with them, and so they must start all over again.

gettingready

Sure - and if they do not rehome at all... the animal has a sad caged life till it gets a needle at the end.

gettingready

In any case - off to bed... this particular topic has been run to death over this part of the forum millions of times.

Nite nite...

Myrtle77

Which is why I'd encourage those that don't have the space or time for an animal to volunteer as a dog walker or cat stroker. Then they don't have such 'sad caged lives'. And there's generally only a needle at the end if they are impossible to rehome either for health or behavioural problems. They usually move them to a different shelter after a while, so that they can try their luck elsewhere.

gettingready

I am very familiar with how those things work both here in UK and abroad, first hand, not from papers etc so pls.... Lets just stop here.

And me for example - I wanted my own dog/cats not just to go and stroke/walk others. There is a big diference.

Nite nite

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I wouldn't be approved by a rescue these days.

I wanted a kitten, not a grown cat that the resident animals would find a threat.
I only wanted one kitten, not a pair, because I already had 3 cats (rescues in their own right).
I baulked at the money they demanded as a measure of capability to look after animals (thus taking away the ability to meet vaccinations, neutering, chipping and insuring).
There is a road at the bottom of my very quiet road.



Tell you what, though, the kitten I did get that needed a home seems to be quite happy with the arrangement.


ETA: as did the dog I rehomed when I lived in a flat and worked part time 3 days a week whilst I had a toddler and a youngish child. The hour walk in the woods before OH went to work then went on to leisurely trot to the school, a nice walk back through the bluebell wood if I was working that morning, a wander round the shops or the park on the other days, a sleep whilst I was out or doing housework, collecting kids from school and then another long walk/run/play in the woods opposite when OH got home, followed by snoring with children until last pee break and then bed.

Myrtle77

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

I wouldn't be approved by a rescue these days.
I wanted a kitten, not a grown cat that the resident animals would find a threat.
I baulked at the money they demanded as a measure of capability to look after animals (thus taking away the ability to meet vaccinations, neutering, chipping and insuring).

Shouldn't be a problem rehoming a kitten, but I guess that depends on which shelter you go to, the time of year etc.

With regards to the fee, it covers the cost of their neutering and chipping, which has already been done. And remember, they are charities, and even with the fee, they run at a loss on each animal. They're entitled to expect some sort of income in order to stay open!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Myrtle77 wrote: »

Shouldn't be a problem rehoming a kitten, but I guess that depends on which shelter you go to, the time of year etc.

With regards to the fee, it covers the cost of their neutering and chipping, which has already been done. And remember, they are charities, and even with the fee, they run at a loss on each animal. They're entitled to expect some sort of income in order to stay open!

No it wasn't. Neutering, vaccinations, chipping and veterinary treatments were all my responsibility, according to the rescues I spoke to. And it certainly doesn't cost around £360 to feed a nursing queen. Or spay her.


If they want people to take on animals, they can't charge more than the local backyard breeder or put lots of conditions upon taking them, as they just end up with an animal too old to be easily rehomed instead.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I'm not all bad though - back in the days long before Many Tears, I was actually given a kitten from a sanctuary, because I was prepared to hand rear her from about 4 weeks. So it was good enough then to see someone had the interests of the animal at heart.