I didn't want to derail the other thread, but I have a few questions. I have seen a lot of opinions on the type of screening, the adoption process, and the requirements of various rescues/shelters, and I have seen people mentioning that a "happy medium" would be good. But just what is this happy medium?
In my area, you have the municipal shelters that adopt to pretty much anyone, as long as you have an ID showing that you are 18+ (its VA state law that persons under the age of 18 cannot be held legally responsible as the primary caregiver of an animal), sign the form stating you will obey VA state law as it pertains to the care of domestic animals, and pay a $55 adoption fee (for dogs). Pretty easy.
Then you have the rescues, and their requirements differ greatly from organization to organization.
Note: Home visits - this is not done to invade your privacy, this is done because we want to see where the dog is going! Why is that wrong? I do know that a nice house doesn't automatically mean the dog will be well cared for, I have seen some animal cops shows where they go to a freaking mansion and find an emaciated dog. But imagine you were rehoming one of your dogs. Wouldn't you want to see where it was going to live (if you weren't rehoming it to a Chazzer or something you already trusted)?
What is a reasonable screening process to you? Do you think that there should be a set rules (with flexibility), or perhaps no rules at all, and each home taken on a case by case basis?
Pretend for a minute that you are rehoming your dog. What would you do to make sure he went to a good home (excluding rehoming to a Chazzer )?
Thank you for your opinions.
In my area, you have the municipal shelters that adopt to pretty much anyone, as long as you have an ID showing that you are 18+ (its VA state law that persons under the age of 18 cannot be held legally responsible as the primary caregiver of an animal), sign the form stating you will obey VA state law as it pertains to the care of domestic animals, and pay a $55 adoption fee (for dogs). Pretty easy.
Then you have the rescues, and their requirements differ greatly from organization to organization.
Note: Home visits - this is not done to invade your privacy, this is done because we want to see where the dog is going! Why is that wrong? I do know that a nice house doesn't automatically mean the dog will be well cared for, I have seen some animal cops shows where they go to a freaking mansion and find an emaciated dog. But imagine you were rehoming one of your dogs. Wouldn't you want to see where it was going to live (if you weren't rehoming it to a Chazzer or something you already trusted)?
What is a reasonable screening process to you? Do you think that there should be a set rules (with flexibility), or perhaps no rules at all, and each home taken on a case by case basis?
Pretend for a minute that you are rehoming your dog. What would you do to make sure he went to a good home (excluding rehoming to a Chazzer )?
Thank you for your opinions.