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On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 02:05:13 GMT, Dave Lister
<retsildivad33@hotmail.com> wrote:

>It seems in this land of nuts and fruits that buying a pet or rescuing one 
>from the animal shelter is now "adopting" a pet, and boy do they mean it. 
>
>These loons have prospective owners fill out long detailed forms, asking 
>such relevant things as : 
>
>1. Occupation
>2. do you own your home?
>3. would you mind us inspecting your home?
>4. your pet history
>5. for cats, have you ever declawed them?
>
>This is just a sample of the stupidity that seems to abound in the local 
>Humane Societies and such enclaves of rich misplaced priorities as Helen 
>Woodward Center in Fairbanks Ranch. Better a cat get old in their cages or 
>put to sleep than god forbid that it should live with a poor family or get 
>declawed.

	The rescue agencies that have started using adoption contracts
are simply following the lead of responsible purebred breeders, who
have been using legally enforcable sales contracts for decades now.
Using contracts lowers the rate of return, ensures better homes for
animals that the people care deeply foor, lowers the rate of
neglect/abuse cases, and in general means a better life for the animal
adopted.
	As for declawing, there are plenty of cats already in the
shelter systems who have been mutilated already.  If you must have a
cat with no toes, then adopt one who has already had this cruel
surgery done to it.
	I am sure that someone will tell you to lie -- it's not in
your best interest to do so.  Sales and adoption contracts are drawn
up to be fully legally enforcable, and breeders and rescue groups
*will* come after you.


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