There is no excuse for dumping you dog in a kill shelter. No I feel they should not be aloud to adopt again even though there were extended circumstances as for the lady who after all the love. Get off your high horse people. If you can take an animal to a shelter and be told that there is a very good chance that he/she will be destroyed and you walk away, YOU should get no second chance. A pet is a family member and you dont discard family members. I foster dogs until they find a forever home, but our animal rescues check the home and makes sure there is room for the animal to run and play safely. So do I deserve to never be allowed to adopt a dog again? Would they dump their children somewhere and leave them?? I know dogs bring me SO much joy and have taught me so much. Really? There are many reasons people have to rehome. Click here for the breakdown of prices. Absolutely NOT! People make mistakes all the time and people can also change and become better people. No, any one who can part with a Dog and no matter what reason, dosent deserve to have another, I for one would never trust them, What you dont want to do is to discourage surrenders to the point where people just abandon their dogs to die, or where they take them out and shoot them so that they wont have that stigma of surrender attached to them. Some people should definitely be allowed to adopt again, but others should not. He snaps at the babys face and cuts the babys face and shoulder. Think Adoption First! Why not says HSUS, ASPCA and PetSmart Charities . Too many cases of the act comes a ban of being a pet owner. If they are a serial owner surrender, then yes! My first inclination is to say no, if you surrender a pet you have no business getting a new one. However, many sweet, loving dogs that have done nothing wrong, are euthanized daily. Colorado 2013 stats show there were 101,911 dogs in the rescue/shelter system that year. I watched a movie a while ago called Wendy and Lucy. Other times, people think they must give up their pet because they do not know how to handle a particular issue. Rabies Vaccinations and Microchipping. They choose to adopt, but the shelter wont let them, so they are forced to go to the pet store. It would show that Im not responseable enough to care for pet or a child. I think they should be put on a list be scrutinized before adoption. Or find someone to give the pet to. In fact when we adopt on all papers that we sign it should read In short, it really depends upon the reason they surrendered their dog AND if they surrendered their dog to a No-kill shelter. my gut reaction is no even though I know that there are sometimes extenuating circumstances. she came out of her being scared and untrusting in about 2 months she is so loved. People who walk into a shelter and hand over the leash and dump their famly members should NEVER be able to do that to another living being again. Not because I didnt love the dog, on the contrary. All images and names which are not the property of The Dogington Post are the property of their respective owners. Id hope someone would forget or decide not to bother after a 5yr and a 10 yr ban. Healthy, trained, nice, highly adoptable dogs, even puppies. Totally put them on the Do Not Adopt registry, for sure!!! I am so grateful to the God and vet. When dogs and cats are valued more, not just a throw away thing, then the horrible turn over rate will decline. I do not feel that anyone who dumps their dog or cat at a animal shelter should ever be allowed to adopt again. Then, in a perfect world, Id be all for not surrenderers re-adopt, but it isnt a perfect world and things happen. No way. Ive had to relinquish ownership of two cats that I had, because my living situation changed so fast, that I had no other options. On Wednesday, I took the afternoon off and the kids and I spent the rest of Dakotas remaining time at the shelter with him. We should do our best to protect animals by not allowing the same person to abandon another in the future. How could anyone do this? Its not a possession, its a commitment to living, feeling creature and you should respect that and take it seriously. Who did the research for this article? And I hate when people judge me and call me heartless when they dont have a clue of what I endured prior to his vet visits and after surrendering him. And there is a trend hereI wouldnt be SURPRISED at all, if the people that surrender their animals have probably abanodned their children in some fashion, like not paying child support or agreeing to give up their rightstheres something wrong w/you if you are like thatif you dont care about living things, animals, humans, etc. What is the difference with dumping in the country or in a shelter, as SHELTERS ARE CONSTANTLY OVERCROWDED, and in order to make room for more incoming animals they must sacrifice the oldest, the sickest, the ones who have been there the longest, or they have something against the breed, etc!!!! I know I was young and ignorant once..and Ill bet a lot of other folks were too. ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!! Do NOT leave an animal outside the . If you surrender it knowing it will more than likely be euthanized then you dont deserve a pet rock let alone another live animal. I have two dogs and two cats and I made a commitment to these fur babies that I would love and care for them always! i had to do this one time (it still eats at me) i lived out in the country and had 2 dogs, a st bernard and a shepard mix. A pet is a commitment, the life of the animal commitment. NO , ABSOLUTELY NOT! In both cases, the groups require a thorough screening process to ensure that the pet/baby is placed in a home . He never bit anyone, but that kind of thing scares people, and rightfully so. If you have ANY DOUBTS about surrendering your pet (s) to us, PLEASE DO NOT DO SO!. I had to surrender my dog cause he start get My fur babies are family, you dont give family away! Suddenly the dog lunges away from his bath and runs at the baby. They absolutely should NOT be able to adopt again. A pet of any kind is a forever pet. Back in 2008 I adopted an eight-month-old English Bulldog/Spaniel mix who came from an abusive home. There are so many pros and cons and a lot of it depends on the honesty of others which isnt always present. Our thought is simply that perspective dog purchasers should be required to take a class before they can own. I have pet insurance but I have still had many expenses for her not covered or falling within the excess of the policy. You should not be able to get more pets. My thought is that it should be a case by case basis. Sometimes people who would be good pet owners have family emergencies they have no control over, death and major illnesses, or the pet might have a medical problem that the new owner just cant handle. No,no and no. If you cannot live up to that then you have no business adopting another one. Most will present you with several options when you first take your pet in. But they should not be allowed to take another animal. This is no different. She was 75 lbs and the dog she tossed around like a rag doll was 125 lbs. I also think any person convicted of any type of neglect or abuse of ANY living being should be on all of those lists as well. Then I think again, behavior issues etc I work rescue, 24/7 for nearly 20 years. I definitely dont think an amount of years should be put on it. Yes, absolutely. speaks volumes. Hmmm. People take jobs and lose jobs but are expected to find work again. I have a dog from that south Fl shelter. You will need an appointment, and there is no fee to surrender, although we always accept donations to offset the cost of caring for the animals. . Our Adoption Centers take in owned animals as well as stray cats and small animals. It broke my heart and I think of him every day. I say a maybe depending on the situation. Anyone who gives up a loving pet has no business having another pet. Some facilities don't allow walk-in surrenders and almost all charge a fee. I understand that life brings hurdles and can get very tough and can be made tougher when you care for animal. If you are surrendering multiple pets, you will need to schedule an appointment for each pet. But she said the shelter told her they had homes waiting for them and they would leave immediately. No,no and no. They love and trust us to be there for them just as they are there for us. Before surrendering a pet to Animal Friends, we encourage you to consider our Home-to-Home Adoption program. I worked Animal Control for several years and there are very few that should be allowed to adopt again, but there were a very few that I would have to say because of the circumstances, I would have to say yes. I think as a pet owner we owe it to our loyal companions to treat them with love and respect and honor our commitment to them., lol, so then by that thought people who divorce shouldnt be allowed to date or remarry?Oh ,i see a sainthood for you.lol. Never say never Sometimes people actually grow up and understand and regret what they have done in the past. What the heck is wrong with people? All my dogs have been rescued, this last one has struggled with some issue but that only makes me love her more. Most reputable rescues/shelters want an adopter to surrender back to them versus just abandoning, giving away or surrendering to another organization. Absolutely, YES!! I adopted my dog back in September 2014. Still to this day do not no why they had us re homed him. They are advised that the animal will most likely be PTS, and they still turn them in. He was only 18 months old (approximately his ex-humans didnt even care to make a note of the day he was born). As she stomped away the damn dog jumped up and bit her face by her eye. Thats just heartless. Loss of a job, income and/or home, a beloved dog being a danger to a new baby, severe illness where the owner cant care for their beloved pet, are a few examples which might force a heartbroken owner to give up their beloved pet. Well, in the Catholic church you cant remarry after divorce, because the divorce isnt recognized. I guess it is better than dumping them on the roadside or beating them to death , but I read too often that its too time taking, they have children, they are moving. Unfortunately, the dogs were found (together) just outside of the neighborhood associations radar. The majority of people who relinquish their animals do it because they have expended all other options. I had a pit bull and I loved her and cared for her. NO WAY SHOULD THEY BE ALLOWED TO ADOPT AGAIN. Especially since they were told the pet would probably be euthanized. Theres still a ways to go, but the tide is beginning to turn as more people realize the horrors they are supporting financially by buying a puppy from a pet store. We loved her every second we had her. In most instances no, it's not. Not everyone surrenders their dog because they are evil people. They should never be allowed to own a pet again. They should not be allowed to adopt without certain rules & special classes, at a cost to the prospective adopter. If the animal you surrender meets our criteria, it will be placed up for adoption and there is no time limit. Shelter attendant Taylor Milligan said that she would be best suited for a single-cat home. We do not have a vet clinic on site and cannot provide . And when/if they want to adopt again, they will find a way. Each person standing in line was there to surrender their dog, despite being told their dogs would likely be euthanized as the overcrowded shelter simply couldnt handle all the unwanted pets. NYC ACC kill dogs every day. Done it once probably do it again! Of that number 37,178 were strays with only 23,678 being returned to owners. I dont think that means I should never be allowed to adopt. Just too old is the most disgusting excuse ever. I will live in a tent or under a bridge before I would ever part with my fur childrenand they would be right there with me. But your average person that finds a stray probably doesnt know that. If the surrender is because of change of circumstances, like moving to where the landlord wont allow dogs in their rental, yes, but what should be required is a letter from the landlord concerned stating no pets allowed, etc., or if people move from one country to another for work & cant take their pets, that again can be provable, but not repeat offenders. I hope to one day adopt another dog from a shelter or rescue. Not all people that do that have malice in their heart and they may really in truly love their animals. yes they should all be adopted and given to good homes. Once you surrender to a shelter that should end your opportunity to ever have another pet. I truly hope that each and every one of them gets their paybackin as inhumane a means as what those poor babies were going to be subjected to! I hate to be judgmental and try to imagine being in such horrible circumstances I could turn a beloved pet over to be killed if you cant imagine doing this with a child how can you imagine it with another family member? We dont know what the case may have been: maybe it was a poverty issue, loss of job and could no longer take care of the dog, maybe the person was now deployed, deported, maybe the person wasnt as educated as they originally thought on the idea of owning a dog, and the best option was to surrender the dog. I was so devastated. Making that decision was tough. If you dump an animal, ( and that is what it is) you should not be allowed to adopt or buy another animal. Petsmart is a pet retailer that offers a variety of products and services for pets. Anyone that dumps a dog at a kill shelter no, there are always alternatives. Make it a surrender application. We understand that surrendering to the shelter is the last option left for many pet owners. When you have an animal it is for life, and maybe you should rethink a few times before you want to adopt an animal. Some months back I noticed very skinny cat passing by my birdfeeder. Absolutely not!!!! Do you know that there are people who only like puppies? I got a dog not knowing the extra care it needed but is it hard but I would never give her up. Then I came across an article a couple of weeks ago that talked about a homeless person that had to turn their dog in to the shelter because they had no where to live BUT you know what, they also took a bus for two hours and visited their dog every week until they were able to get back into a home so they could bring the dog home again. Because a shelter pet can cost between $200 and $350, the majority of people leave a $50 minimum donation. I have had to do this twice. her food and growled at one of her kittens and she viciously attacked my dog. No, in general, they should not be permitted to adopt again. I dont understand the question Should future pet adoptions be conditional? What happens after the time? Some dogs show radically different behavior in a meet & greet than in a home. If your local shelter is high kill, then approach them and offer to start a foster or rescue program. If the dog you just adopted keeps trying to attack one of your other pets, or a family member, sometimes your only options are surrender or taking to the vet for euthanasia. If you have no choice but to surrender your pet, SJRAS accepts owner surrendered pets by appointment only as the number of animals we can take in daily depends on the number of open kennels or cat cages we have available. I would have to know the circumstances. What if they relinquished a cat because their newborn is allergic to cats, but not dogs? Meantime, I had taken the cat to the vet, made sure it had all the necessary shots, made sure it was in good health, etc. It depends on the circumstances. I agree with Shannon. When you get a pet, it is for life, period. We could not take a chance she would do that to a child or anyone else. Theyre both friendly, but two separate families took them in for the day. stray cat. If they are not been able to take care of the dog/animal, of course this will be special circumstances. They only become that way when they are ignored. He was scared in his new home for a while, but adjusted well- and my Beagle was over the moon about his new friend. But his veterinarian told us that if we couldnt pay for the surgery, the best thing we could do was take him to the Humane Society where they would do the surgery and adopt him out. I have three dogs and they are my family. I feel past surrender history if available is sufficient to deny adoption of another pet unless the cost of that adoption is higher. She ate the string beans and went on the couch and just looked at me as if to say Yeah, and? I told my husband that when I come home from work the next day I dont want to see her here. It is always with a heavy heart we accept a surrendered pet to our shelter. That person should be allowed to adopt again. Step 2. We need to get the price down or offer affordable dental care clinics. How can a caring person, knowing that the odds of that animal ever leaving that place are slim to none, do that? All animals are living crreatures that depend on us for the simple basics of life. They would be at least in their mid thirties. None of which they wanted to deal with or heal. Some people should not have pets OR children. My point is that saying someone who is forced to give up a dog they love due to difficult circumstances is from that point on unworthy of the companionship of an adopted pet seems both classist and callous, and all it would accomplish to actually institute such a policy would be that the people who were turned away from adopting would go to breeders and puppy mills instead. If I could have taken them with me, I would have. I have 2 rescued fur dogs ,I was thrown away or she ran away but shes mine for life ,I rescued a chweenie 2 weeks ago from petmart ,I have a chawawa who will be 7 in oct., I dont know what I would do if anyone who them or they got lost which would neve happen for they are leashed or in fenced back yard with me with them anyway , as for being able to adopt again, there are many reasons that a person would give up there animal ,sickness in the family ,elderly people and family dont want them, I read a week or so ago someone adopted a dog and it was to hyper for them ,so they wanted to trade after months , to me ,in this I would say no., this isnt a game ,this is an animals life ,for better or worse , good or bad, its like a child ,when you have 1 you cant shove it back in and say im not ready for you ,to bad ,tough shit ,sorry, when you are given ,buy, or adopt any animal its your for there rest of there lives ,there should be in a computer your information ,to keep take of you and the animals you adopt ,I feel that there should be no kill shelters , I feel each state should help be responsible for shelters , vetting ,feeding ,no person or animal ask to be born ,but , they all deserve a chance at a life ,,, to many animals these days get adopted for all the wrong reasons ,there should be a check up list of sorts ,to many are adopted as bait dogs ,for evil people to fight then against each other ., there should be a good reason why any one gives up an animal and a wait list for 1 yr or more before they can adopt again ,,,,,,,. My philosophy is that once youve made the decision to adopt that pet, they are then family. I called everyone I knew and asked what to do. No they should not be allowed to adopt again, and yes their names should be added to a registry. There should be licensing requirements and if an abandoner tries to obtain a license, heavily fined. My house is a mess, but the lives I know Im saving. The shelter accepts all animals from residents of the city of Seattle. Each person standing in line was there to surrender their dog, despite being told their dogs would likely be euthanized as the overcrowded shelter simply couldn't handle all the unwanted pets. I feel that people who give up their pets just because they dont want them anymore should not be able to adopt from any shelter. I think it depends on the circumstances. The veterinarian I went to was wonderful and gave me options. If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out to our intake department at 541-928-6280 or email intake@safehavenhumane.com. Its like using abortion as a form of birth control. I did not give my dog up to a kill shelter. Check with the original shelter. Some of these dogs make it out, they are rescued, fostered or adopted. Puppy mills should be shut down and should be a federal offense! I used to delivery papers in early morning hours and I have found cats & dogs on the side of the road. So what do we dobuy from a breeder. Well he actually jumped on the kid well the kid starting screaming cops were called so my dog had a bite on his record. They need to be listed on a national Do Not Adopt registry for other shelters and rescue groups to reference. Nothing worked. I think it should be conditional. How glad I am! If you the shelter is too hard on adoption requirements the person will just buy a pet from a pet store or from Craigslist. only one chance at a lifetime with the pet! No, they should not be able to adopt again. Think before you leap, it should be forever. A protective dog is great! I was on a thread the other night and we were talking about exactly this. I was one of those judgemental people until it happened to me. So no never again to have a Dog. No no no they should not ever be allowed to have any pets!! People who mistreat, torture, neglect any animal, no-adopt/buy/foster. Most Military families adopt while stateside them when deployed give up the dogs, should not happen. Im happy that I was able to take him, so many arent as lucky. The dog webt straight for my throat. So I made the tough decision because I wanted him to live. Yes and no. Another few weeks and it let me pick it up. I have some of the dogs that were there the day I started I KNOW my pack. Absolutely not!!!! 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