Car-centric pet shelters
Apr. 30th, 2014 09:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soniaDid you know the Oregon Humane Society requires newly adopted pets to be transported home in a car for "safety" and "comfort"? A bike trailer Just Won't Do. I found this out over the phone while inquiring about seeing another cat not at their main facility, fortunately before I fell in love with any particular animal.
I mentioned it on a local bike list and twitter. It's been ... It got picked up by bikeportland.org and a couple of local newspapers. A (fragrance-wearing) reporter showed up at my front door! Naturally I did not talk to her for long. I haven't said much online, because I'm not interested in internet fights, so people have merrily jumped to conclusions and emitted opinions.
A manager at OHS called and walked the policy back a little, but still tried to impose a bunch of conditions (secure plastic carrier, blanket on top (???) yadda yadda). I told him I wasn't interested in adopting from a place that pried into my business to that extent.
Other shelters around here conduct home visits and background checks. What the heck??? I think I will be adopting a cat privately or not at all.
These organizations ... I don't even know what to think. Too parental, too condescending, too convinced their way is the only right way. Controlling. Even as they bemoan that there aren't enough people adopting from them.
I mentioned it on a local bike list and twitter. It's been ... It got picked up by bikeportland.org and a couple of local newspapers. A (fragrance-wearing) reporter showed up at my front door! Naturally I did not talk to her for long. I haven't said much online, because I'm not interested in internet fights, so people have merrily jumped to conclusions and emitted opinions.
A manager at OHS called and walked the policy back a little, but still tried to impose a bunch of conditions (secure plastic carrier, blanket on top (???) yadda yadda). I told him I wasn't interested in adopting from a place that pried into my business to that extent.
Other shelters around here conduct home visits and background checks. What the heck??? I think I will be adopting a cat privately or not at all.
These organizations ... I don't even know what to think. Too parental, too condescending, too convinced their way is the only right way. Controlling. Even as they bemoan that there aren't enough people adopting from them.
