Our Little Friend Has a New Home...

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Today, my wife picked "Little Guy" up from her sisters home (She was fostering him) to take him to the biweekly animal adoption. Well, today "Little Guy" found a new home. Her new dad is 24 Years old and on his own for the first time. His parents came w/ him to help find him a companion.

It sounds as if they both found a good companion.

The agency prescreens the person / family who is adopting a pet from them to make sure they are suited to be a responsible pet owner.

My wife and her sister are very very heart broken but are happy that he found someone who wants him. Her sister really wanted him but her BIG ORANGE CAT wasn't accepting his new roommate so she just helping find him a good home.

Bill

[elmo3]

[quote spacescape]The agency prescreens the person / family who is adopting a pet
They "prescreen"?

How is that different from just screening the person?

[Gutenberg]

The SPCA where I live had me fill out a questionnaire and interview with an "adoption counselor" after I had gone through the kennel and chosen a cat. Had they interviewed me before I picked out the cat they would have prescreened me.

[AlphaDog]

Ah, but what will "Little Guy" think about this?

My friend had a stray dog turn up at her place a few weeks ago. She kept him for a while, but she already has three other dogs and didn't really want a fourth. Last weekend she was firmly convinced she'd found the right home for him. The man picked up the dog (who was being called "Hal") on Sunday afternoon, with everybody thinking this was a match made in heaven - and older gentleman, retired, and with a nice big fully fenced yard. Monday morning my friend opened the door to leave for work and found Hal standing outside, tail wagging and tongue hanging out. Sunday evening, when he'd been put out for a few minutes to go potty, he'd managed to find the one loose board in the new owner's fence, and then he spent all night traveling the 8 miles to get right back to her place. They forgot to ask Hal if he was interested in moving, I guess.

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"Little Guy" has no choice. This is a NO KILL adoption agency and you sign an agreement that YOUR CAT WILL STAY INDOORS. If you want an outdoor cat they have a list of other adoption agencies that they refer you to.

So, by the time he learns to escape he'll forget were we live.

Bill

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[quote elmo3][quote spacescape]The agency prescreens the person / family who is adopting a pet
They "prescreen"?

How is that different from just screening the person?
they are cleared in advance, so if they go to an adoption event, or to the shelter, they can fill out paperwork for all of 3 miunutes, and go home with their new friend.

Typically they are interviewed for a while (can be up to 15-20 minutes, but always in person), and then the interviewer makes a judgement call as to whether the prospective new parent is a good candidate to be an adopter. Locally, the screener can be overruled by the animal shelter, but I think it has only happened once in the past decade.

I am qualified to do screening for our local shelter, so I know how it typically is done.

Shelters and adoption agencies almost never adopt out black cats in October for example, but if you are prescreened, and did it, say in July, you are allowed to. Same with rabbits just before Easter.