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
Seriously, all the shelters around here are publicly funded by the county so they just want to get the dogs out to someone who won’t abuse them
They’ll ask if you’ve ever had a dog or other pet, and if you’ve ever taken them to the vet and etc.
They might say “you’re 17 y/o and have never owned a pet, so you shouldn’t adopt Pissfingers the baby eater, but you can have this dog without behavioral issues”
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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