She Made A Lady At Her Local Animal Shelter Cry After She Was Denied From Adopting A Cat Due To How She Answered A Question On The Application
This 24-year-old girl has been attempting to adopt a cat from one of her local shelters for some time now, and she’s hardly new to owning cats.
In fact, she has always had cats when she was little, and when she moved out of her mom and dad’s home, she knew she could not take any of the family cats with her, as they are all super bonded to her mom and dad, as well as their family dog.
She knew it would have been mean of her to take one of the family cats away from the home that they know and love, so she moved out without any pets.
She ended up moving several hours away from home so she could be nearby to her college she’s currently going to, and she’s finding herself incredibly homesick.
“Like many, I deal with anxiety and depression, and it feels very heavy lately, even with my partner living with me,” she explained.
“I always feel better when I’m around animals, and my partner and I are big cat lovers, so we decided to look at a shelter that specializes in senior cats for one to adopt.”
“I never got any positive answer back, so I decided to go in person and ask the lady in charge of accepting or refusing applications if there was something more I could add to the applications in the future that would higher my chances of being accepted since the shelter is at max capacity, but we keep getting rejected.”
This woman actually pointed to one particular section of the form she had filled out, where it asked what would make her ever give up a pet, and said her answer was the issue.
How she answered this question is that she would never, ever give a pet up unless she passed away and none of her loved ones could take her pet in. She then added that under no voluntary circumstances would she give up her pet.
Mila Supinskaya – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person or cats
She was still confused as to how her answer was an issue, and the woman clarified that she’s clearly not responsible enough to own a cat if she does not have any loved ones available to take her cat in the event of her hypothetical death.
“I was baffled because I have my partner and my parents who would take my pet in if I died, and in this scenario, I painted an extreme situation to say I would never willingly give a pet away,” she said.
“I explained this to the lady and pointed out that she was being a little nitpicky on this one, but she insisted that if I was a good candidate, I would have a better plan than letting my family or friends house the cat in a case of death.”
Now, in the first part of the adoption application she had filled out, it asked for all of her emergency contacts for anyone who could take her specific adopted cat in the event of any emergencies.
She filled all of that out, and that’s why she wrote her answer the way that she did in regards to the question of what would make her ever give up a pet.
She already made it clear in the first part of the form that she had many loved ones who could take care of her cat in case something happened to her.
Additionally, she provided vet references and an official letter from her rental company that was signed and stamped, which stated she could have a cat in her building and that they would not change any of their policies related to pets their tenants own.
So, it was confusing to her as to how she could be denied adopting a cat due to how she answered that one particular question.
“I was feeling really upset by the way she was speaking to me and the attitude, so I told her, “You know, if you weren’t being so unreasonable, maybe the shelter wouldn’t be so packed right now. Yes, animals need good homes, and it should be monitored, but you are actively harming the chances of them being adopted into homes. They are already in the later stages of life, don’t they deserve to live as many days [as] possible in a warm home instead of a cage?”
“…The lady started crying and called her coworker over to escort us out, telling her coworker that we said she was making sure the cats died alone. I wasn’t intending to make her feel that way, I was just trying to point out a flaw in the choice processes.”
“The shelter lady said we were not welcome to adopt as we are [jerks]. I’m uncertain and feel really confused by it all. My fiancé says that they are extremely fishy, and I shouldn’t let their dramatics get to me.”
She’s left wondering if it was rude of her to have told the woman at the shelter that she is hurting the chances of their cats being adopted.
What do you think?
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