How many requests to your shelter?

[catmandu]

Its Sad To Sasy But I Think That A Lot Of People In North America Have Jsur Forgotten How To Care For Anythhing But Thier Cars, Video Games And Stereos.
Those Are Creations Of Man, And You Can Buy Them Anywhere.
Our Pets Are Creations Of Our Lord God And Are Irreplaceable.

[cassiesmom]

The shelter from which I adopted Cassie is a former three-flat with a small back yard, so sometimes people don't even call but literally drop cats off at the back door. They are almost always at (or over) capacity. When a cat is dropped off, though, there's really nothing they can do except start the admitting process. They ask for a donation when a cat is placed with the shelter to help with the admitting expenses - I think sometimes people drop cats off when they can't afford to make a donation.

[Lizzie]

The shelter from which I adopted Cassie is a former three-flat with a small back yard, so sometimes people don't even call but literally drop cats off at the back door. They are almost always at (or over) capacity. When a cat is dropped off, though, there's really nothing they can do except start the admitting process. They ask for a donation when a cat is placed with the shelter to help with the admitting expenses - I think sometimes people drop cats off when they can't afford to make a donation.

The shelter I foster for is in a fairly rural area so they have quite a bit of land around them with trees behind, no fence. Sometimes people simply leave the carrier in the driveway. Much worse, some of them open the carrier and make the cat get out. Of course, the cat panics and bolts into the undergrowth forcing the shelter staff to spend many hours, sometimes days, trying to catch the cat. I think the people who do this are punishing the cat for being a nuisance to them and the shelter for saying no. They are oblivious to the fact that they are the bad guy in this scenario.

[phesina]

Oh.... my.... God....

I HATE PEOPLE!

The shelter I foster for is in a fairly rural area so they have quite a bit of land around them with trees behind, no fence. Sometimes people simply leave the carrier in the driveway. Much worse, some of them open the carrier and make the cat get out. Of course, the cat panics and bolts into the undergrowth forcing the shelter staff to spend many hours, sometimes days, trying to catch the cat. I think the people who do this are punishing the cat for being a nuisance to them and the shelter for saying no. They are oblivious to the fact that they are the bad guy in this scenario.

[jennielynn1970]

The shelter I foster for is in a fairly rural area so they have quite a bit of land around them with trees behind, no fence. Sometimes people simply leave the carrier in the driveway. Much worse, some of them open the carrier and make the cat get out. Of course, the cat panics and bolts into the undergrowth forcing the shelter staff to spend many hours, sometimes days, trying to catch the cat. I think the people who do this are punishing the cat for being a nuisance to them and the shelter for saying no. They are oblivious to the fact that they are the bad guy in this scenario.

This happens at the one shelter I volunteer at as well. It's located on a Mennonite farm, and it's pretty far off the main road, but people find it. They drop cats off in the carriers, in boxes, or just dump them without any shelter and leave. The farm dogs are not the most tolerant either (although they can be very sweet... they're just way over-bred by the farmer... sigh).

We really need a new shelter, and a new site. I just don't know when that will happen since our medical expenditures are just so high. I know the vet we use for the dire cases really discounts, but it's still a lot of cash for a small non-profit to come up with.

If only people would think before they adopt animals. So many are just treated like material possessions.