pet adoption questionaire

[aly]

Just wondering why this thread has such a low rating

[Daisylover]

Our sanctuary interviews candidates using a questionnaire rather than having them put something down on paper.....it's amazing how many people we end up screening out due to unusual answers they give..... It also screens out the impulse buyers, who tend to be the people to dump their rabbit when they get bored. Example:

Have you owned a rabbit previously.......yes
Do you still have it......no
If not, what happened to the rabbit.....my boyfirned at the time didn't like it go I got rid of it...

Oookkkkk.....like I'm going to trust that person with a rabbit.......Nope, don't think so.

There are so many unscrupulous/ignorant/uncaring people out there that shelters, reputable breeders and sanctuaries are about the only defense the animals have and all the questionnaires in the world don't stop them much...but it helps and its a start.

[Aspen and Misty]

The only animal who we have adopted from a shelter is Nova, the rest were Pet store or breeder buys.

For Nova we filled out this long Questiner and then we had t go back 24 hours later because they wanted to talk to the vet about us and stuff, so we went one day and then they forced us to come back the next, which I thought was great!


Ash