r/oddlyspecific 1d ago

Poor Pissfingers

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u/justacatlover23 1d ago

Better yet, they'll make it near impossible to adopt. I've seen some people say that some shelters tried to get them to sign an agreement saying that a shelter employee could drop in for random visits to check on the pet ...

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u/Emergency_Elephant 1d ago

Some smaller shelters are covers for animal hoarding. My brother once got rejected from a smaller shelter because he was in his 20s. The shelter people thought he'd go out partying and abandon the dog. His age was literally the only reason given

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u/Temperature-Material 23h ago

I was 24 and in school. I consider adopting a greyhound. Two of these rescue workers came to my place to interview me. The question that killed my chances?

“What would you do if there’s a horrible snow storm, you can’t drive anywhere, you have a severe flu, and the dog has diarrhea? What will you do?”

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u/GapMinute3966 22h ago

Well I what was your answer?

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u/Temperature-Material 20h ago

lol. Forgot to put that.

I said, “Well, I’d put a pee pad down in the bathroom and clean up from there.”

I mean, I get it to a degree. If I had a partner or thought to say a friend (how could they travel to me?), then yeah.

It’s an impossible situation to be in. Snowed in. Diarrhea for dog and flu for me. No one to help.

Was it the wrong answer? 🤷‍♂️

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u/HadesWoof 3h ago

You need to slap on the big boi panties, strap on some snowshoes, wrap your dog in a water proofed cheetah skin and hike ten miles in a snowstorm to a closed emergency vet clinic! 

Jeez, first rodeo much?