As the topic suggests - do you think the rescue centres are a little too strict with their rehoming policies?

Hi hun im not going to vote cos i think they are and they arnt some can ne very pickey about hours that you work which i do believe a dog should not be left 8 hours but on the other hand they are in kennels with very little execise they dont judge your house and they should not unless they think the house id to small for the breed you want but they do expect your garden to be fenced of, i dont think cos people work should not be able to have a dog cos you get people who dont work and throw them in the garden all day and never walk them so its catch 22 really.

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i ahve voted yes, but sometimes they just very causious making sure that the animals dont get rehomed again...

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Its a good thing in way...

but i voted yes ..because when i tried to adopt a cat they wouldnt let me because i had dogs and kid under 12...

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R.I.P ...Mesha xx Never Forget you xx
I will be back! i need to fight the BIG "C" atm!

I won't vote either, I assist in running a small local rescue and I'm afraid rules do have to be set. We are lucky that being very small we personally home check every single owner, only rehome to the local area and have at the moment a 100% sucess rate (meaning we've had no mismatched rehomings and no returns!!!). BUT not all rescues are as lucky. The majority are too big, they cannot cope and they are so over run that they cannot give the time needed to match owners to dogs therefore they have to have blanket rules and cannot be flexible with them. The rules are generally there to protect the dogs, and I'm afraid most rescues have little regard for people's feeling, after all when you've seen some of the horrors that people have done to these dogs you do learn that sadly people are not always nice.
I do agree some rescues have extreamly bad attitudes and can be amazingly rude to people, which I do not subscribe to. I will always be polite even if I have absolutely no intention of allowing a dog to be rehomed by you. I will always try and explain why I don't think a dog is a suitable pet eg recently we had a 19 year old single mum to 2 very young kids wanting a 12 month old dali we had...that was NEVER going to work!!! She understood and just before Xmas we found a cavi who'd come from a family with kids who suited her perfectly, dog and owner happy.

Its very difficult and I do understand both sides, unfortunately the general public don't really know the full story of what happens to dogs in this country and I'm afraid that's why the lack of understanding comes about from both sides! Rescue workers have seen so much horror and sadness they become hardened to the human race.

i tried to adopt a dog, thwey wouldnt let us because we live in a maisonette ( upstairs flat) even tho my fella works from home and there is a HUGE feild opposite our flat!

And when we asked about a cat, they advised us that we live near a busy road and it is 'unkind' to keep a cat inside!!!

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i voted no, due to the homechek i had done was not what i would call ..... responsebill, and the garden was not safe for dogs when they came and yet they let me have one.

that was with the collie-x jess.

we since secured the garden

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Which rescue involved with do you work with them full time or just do the home checks.

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i voted no as our local rescue centre does a home check 2 make sure your garden is secure then as long as you seem to know what your talking about there isnt a real problem.they are not cheap either so seem 2 put off unwanted adoptionsx

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]mummy 2 :_lucy x rescue,2 golfish & 3 gals, african grey parrot - mojo x

I voted yes because:

I wanted to rescue a rotti bitch she had been used by a puppy farm but was spayed, the rescue said no because i didnt have have my bitch spayed and her having seasons would traumatise her!!! I dont think they know that dogs dont suffer from PTSD and they were humanising her a little bit, i could have offered her a loving experienced home but nevermind. Im training to be a behaviourist and could have really helped her. I now have a lovely rescue rottieXGSD who i saved from being PTS, she is still awaiting a good home. Now i wonder how many people could have her because she needs an experienced home with large breeds and someone who has skills in training.

Louise

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