Have you ever rescued from a shelter, pound, or rescue group?

**gini** · 11-27-2005, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

Spot was rescued from a shleter in very sense of the word. He was literally on the table to be PTS, when the the girl with him started crying. The shelter manager gave her one more day to find him a home, and long story short, after a 500+ mile round trip, I brought him home and have never regretted it for a minute.

This type of story makes my eyes well up with tears!! God love you for taking in Spot.

**slick** · 11-27-2005, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by gini

This type of story makes my eyes well up with tears!!

Me too! A mixture of sad and happy tears.

All of these stories are so touching. Thanks for sharing them. My two didn't come from a shelter but from couple who were moving and because of the travelling they were doing thought it best that they go to another home. I got them at the "nth" hour....the night before they moved. As of then, they had no home so I don't know what would have happened to them if I had not seen their ad a couple of days before. When I retire, I will be getting an adult dog from a shelter and maybe a kitty or two.

**.sarah** · 11-27-2005, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

Spot was rescued from a shleter in very sense of the word. He was literally on the table to be PTS, when the the girl with him started crying. The shelter manager gave her one more day to find him a home, and long story short, after a 500+ mile round trip, I brought him home and have never regretted it for a minute.

That's so awesome of you to have taken him in on that short of notice!

**Lady's Human** · 11-27-2005, 08:33 PM

Of our pets, only one was not from a rescue of some sort. Lucas, our RB kittie, was rescued from a home where he was being abused by multiple other cats. Trillian was found in the woods as a kitten and would have been PTS by the people who found her if we had not adopted her. Pippen, AKA big and stupid, was not a rescue, but was a kitten from a barn. Lady, our neurotic mutt, was from a shelter.

**Pam** · 11-29-2005, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

He was literally on the table to be PTS, when the the girl with him started crying.

Thank goodness for her tears and thank you for making that long trip. I remember when you brought Spot home.

My Ripley was in a kill shelter and I was lucky enough to spy him the day after he was brought in. I filled out the first application and someone else filled one out after me so I don't think he would have been PTS but I shudder to even think about it.

**Uabassoon** · 11-29-2005, 09:09 PM

Payson came from animal control, however he had been tagged by S.A.F.E. (saving animals from euthanasia). Everyday they walk through and tag animals that they feel are adoptable, if they don't get adpoted through animal control then they foster them until a home is found.

Tibby came from a no kill/no cage shelter and Corkscrew was adopted from a shelter and then went though many homes, the last home was going to take him to the humane society so I decided to adpot him.

**pitc9** · 01-24-2006, 01:34 PM

Both of mine came from rescues, both were picked up as strays and taken to kill shelters. Sierra was pulled by a rescue and I pulled Buddy myself from the kill shelter after a friend of mine saw him on Petfinder. While I was filling out his paper work a GSD rescue called the shelter asking if they could come and get him!
I will always rescue and or rescue.

I feel it makes them more special when they have a story!

**cocker_luva** · 11-29-2005, 11:06 PM

no, but our american bulldog is coming from a rescue organization

**todd** · 12-17-2005, 10:18 PM

Yes! I have one that I rescued from the pound right now.

**Chilli** · 12-18-2005, 10:54 AM

Both Melani and Ethan were adopted. Melani was just a kitten, but she was the runt, and wasn't getting enough to eat. And Ethan was one of those cases where he was already full grown and had behavioral issues, and no one wanted him except us.

If I ever get another dog or cat, I'll definately adopt again.

**ramanth** · 12-27-2005, 01:54 PM

Kia came from a Humane Society. The cats were strays I took in.

**dream_dog1234** · 01-23-2006, 08:36 PM

i'm rescuing 2 soon!

**Ree'sKujo** · 01-23-2006, 09:20 PM

Yes.I rescued my Akita Kujo from animal control.He was there for 3 weeks and was due to be put to sleep on the 4th week only because he was an Akita.Luckily I got there on the 3rd week and let me tell you,of all the Akita's I've had he's the most loyal loving and greatful one I've ever owned.

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 01-25-2006, 04:32 PM

We've adopted from the shelter and from breed rescue (Dobermans). Past dogs have been from shelters and the humane society aswell. I hope nobody thinks I'm a horrible person for this but, I know a lot of my future adult dogs won't be straight out of the shelter as each dog we've adopted out of there has had some sort of temperment problem simply because my shelter doesn't really do a lot of temperment testing. I will adopt dogs from breed rescues in the future though.

**Taffygirl62** · 02-11-2006, 09:12 PM

My cat Misty that is shown in my signature I rescued from our local animal shelter three weeks ago and she is doing great now and sleeping and eating upstairs. She is still afraid of strangers and if you move too fast around her but she is a wonderful and cuddly cat to own. I'm lucky to have both my cats as Taffy was adopted from the OSPCA two years ago as well. I love both my cats and I have adopted other pets as well.