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The Problem with Shelters

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One of the cat shelters I worked for was a wonderful place. They took in feral kitties, gave them all the proper medical attention, gave them a practice run with foster parents, and then adopted them out to others. The only problem was that the woman who ran the place was too selective about adoptive parents — not in her adoption rules, mind you. But because she got too close to a few of the cats, none of the prospective adoptive families was “good enough” for those unlucky felines. So they lived in the shelter much longer than necessary.

Shelter worker experience to share?

-Jill


Posted in General on November 27th, 2006

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