However If I had to make that i agree most of them just have no feelings for animals ,i think that if you take a healthy animal the the pound with out care should not be able to get a nother for at lest 5 years plus must sign a paper that says when the dog or cat was put in !!! I think this is a hard call, only because I think youre damned if you do, and damned if you dont. I will in time get another dog. I live in a 4 season state and there were cases of animals that were dumped in rural areas and left to freeze to death, think that would be much worse than turning a dog in if the owner was not going to keep the dog either way. I want to create a home for a dog that may have experienced what I did to my dog. Most Military families adopt while stateside them when deployed give up the dogs, should not happen. Now theyre forced to buy from a breeder, because nobody will allow them to adopt a dog. Here are the real-life filming locations for the show. Sometimes there are extenuating circumstances and the owner doesnt have a choice but to surrender. How many elderly people could use a companion, but cant afford one? If at any time you can no longer care for your adopted pet, you may surrender the animal to AHS. Then in several years, those dogs could end up at the shelter, too. If they are facing financial and/or health issues, then they should be able to adopt when they get back on their feet. Please bring your pet to the shelter yourself along with your identification and a form of payment. IF I had a bigger dog,or my 3 rescue girls now.I dont know. NO. But this continues the cycle. There is no easy answer for the this and consideration may need to be given on both sides. And sometimes, people get animals when they have the time to love and care for them, but something unfortunate and unforeseeable happens and they no longer can care for the animal. This program was developed to help families who need to make the difficult decision to rehome their beloved pets, but wish to take a more active role in the adoption process. Charging impoundment fees or adoption fees is quite common. The veterinarian I went to was wonderful and gave me options. He didnt feel like playing with her (there was a death in his family that day) and so she stood up on my lap and started growling and showing her teeth at me. If you cant do at least that much, then dont get one. An already anxious dog with an anxious owner was abandoned by his other owner and his old companion, and he couldnt handle life at our home anymore. As compassionate rescuers and animal-loving people, it's important not shame people for surrendering their pets. Its not a possession, its a commitment to living, feeling creature and you should respect that and take it seriously. I checked the site today and found that hes on the adoption registry finally. On the flip side, a lady applied to adopt from a rescue Im affiliated withnot knowing that I worked at the city shelter when she had surrendered her two senior cats several years before, because her husband said she had to get rid of them. I think putting an absolute on something isnt fair. A friend took me in but their HOA didn't allow any animals of any kind. They should never be allowed to own a pet again. We do not have a vet clinic on site and cannot provide . I sponsored her so that her adoption fee would already be paid when the right family for her came in. her food and growled at one of her kittens and she viciously attacked my dog. They should not be allowed to adopt without certain rules & special classes, at a cost to the prospective adopter. The fact your initial answer went from a sensible and reservedly These irresponsible pet owners make me sick. Their names AND faces should be added to a national database of animal abusers! The caring,loving, feeding, vet visits. I just couldnt trust him after that. Having been through some trying times, I am a little more sympathetic to those who surrender a dog (with good reason). In the end, when she was in a stable home with a stable job, she got the dog back. There are times that circumstances dictate that animals must be relocated to another homes. The medications for him were over $500 a month for four years (he passed recently) and being a 22 year old student and no insurance companies willing to take him, I would have lost him if my mother didnt decide to help. I see them as one of my children and I wouldnt think of giving my kids up because I did not want them anymore. We are not looking to adopt any time soon, but because I took him to a shelter (to find out he was not a boxer mix, but a pit mix) explaining he is overall a great dog, just not for our home, I should never be able to adopt when my kids get a bit older? Depends on the situation., and a mere 14 minutes later to an ill-considered After a few weeks, I discovered he had man issues where he had obviously been hurt by a man in one (or both) of his previous homes. No way. My thought is that it should be a case by case basis. But thats ME..and as of this time in my life (50s), My pets have all been with me till death. But no. No, I dont think they should be allowed to adopt again. When you get a pet, it is for life, period. If their response to a difficult situation is to surrender their dog, what will keep them from doing it again if things get rough? No. People make poor decisions, but I dont think they should be branded for the rest of their lives when they could actually be saving one. Dog Surrender Form If you have multiple animals, please submit a separate form for each animal. She was 75 lbs and the dog she tossed around like a rag doll was 125 lbs. I would rather sell my home than give up either of my two dogs. A current driver's license or state identification is required to surrender a pet. I think it should be conditional. Surrendering a dog means that you are relinquishing ownership of the pet to a shelter or rescue. I think if you do that to a dog or cat you should never be allowed to own a pet again, until you get some compassion in your life for the animals. I agree with the thought of sometimes there are extenuating circumstances that cause people to have to surrender their pets. If I go first, I have made arrangements for her safekeeping. 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. I am under severe stress wth a husband who has cancer. **If you adopted your pet from another shelter or . Upon acquiring a pet, one makes a lifelong commitment to care for that animal for the duration of its life! This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.. These owners were willing to stand in a line to leave their pets. I also think more likely than not, someone adopted a dog, the dog didnt fit their lifestyle, and now they are done with it. If Wendys situation improves and her life becomes more stable, then I would be the first to encourage her to look for another dog to adopt. Of course they should not be allowed to adopt again. There is absolutely no way any person be allowed to adopt again!!! Surrendering often happens when an animal is too much work, or they dont value the creature enough to keep it. You can check it in Urgent Part 2 Urgent Death Row Dogs in FB or their site. If you were, you might be surprised to know what you are capable of doing. I mean Duh!, OF COURSE they should be (officially) denied to ever adopt another animal again, have their names blacklisted with every shelter nation-wide (and preferably be put on record -for life- on a [heartfelled wished] on-line register for animal abusers, just the same as with pedophile offenders, and/or rapists! Absolutely not! I think it should be judged on a case by case basis. Bringing your pet to the shelter. SPCA's minimum cost of care: $427 - $447. They need to be listed on a national Do Not Adopt registry for other shelters and rescue groups to reference. Hell NO,,, if you can just dump a beating, breathing, living being then you dont deserve another. If you aren't sure we are the right PAWS organization . A pet is a commitment, the life of the animal commitment. In the case of abusers, or puppy mill owners, yes, there should be a national list, but not for this. If you surrender it knowing it will more than likely be euthanized then you dont deserve a pet rock let alone another live animal. Animals are not toys to be discarded when they get old or you want a new toy. I would love to see a national DO NOT ADOPT TO registry! In short, it really depends upon the reason they surrendered their dog AND if they surrendered their dog to a No-kill shelter. It was the hottest day of the day and they somehow got out in the middle of the night. In those six years, she bit all my neighbors who came in my house or near it, she ruined anything in her path and started peeing in the house. Even if the circumstances of the person have changed, you dump your dog at a kill shelter. I kept turning my back toward her and she was also going in circles, jumping on me, trying to bite me. If they know they are surrendering their dog and they can die in a kill shelter those pet owners should be banned from adopting any pet. When I did, the cat would have nothing to do with me, but wolfed down the food. We loved her every second we had her. There is no excuse for dumping you dog in a kill shelter. A photograph that went viral on social media a few weeks agoshowed dozens of dog owners, with their dogs ranging in size, age, shape, and breed, lined up outside the intake department of a South Florida kill shelter. He became aggressive for no apparent reason. You should not be able to get more pets. Its hard for me to believe that people would turn them in to a kill shelter. However, sometimes our circumstances change in ways we couldnt have foreseen. No they should not be allowed to get another pet. Having a pet is a life long commitment. I know there may be some special cases.No, i take that back. Pet ownership is something that should be for the pets whole life. I made arrangements for him to bring her to a no-kill shelter the next day. And while Im on this rant, rural shelters need to stop hiring someones cousin or brother or sister who has zero shelter management experience and start hiring people who actually like animals, know how to care for them properly, how to use a computer/internet to promote them properly, and how to develop foster and rescue/transport programs. never! The dachshund got lucky, we found a foster that day and he became a foster failure. My fur babies are family, you dont give family away! I dont want the dogs abused, Id rather they drop them off at a shelter. Hed just run. I think there is a simple answer to this, No. They should never be allowed to have another pet. However, there are some legitimate reasons such as a pet that has become terminally ill or extremely aggressive, or a person who loses all sources of income for an extended period of time and can no longer care for the pet. Not every animal can be molded to fit into every family! If they surrender a pet their names should go on a do not adopt registry permantly. I agree with Shannon. Some people adopt with the idea that-If we dont like it-bring it back. Perhaps they are young and not knowledgeable at the time and of course the shelters dont educate them. Neighbors kept an eye out all day. I made a contribution to the shelter in an amount that covered his care for the rest of his life. 2-In the event that they are saying that it is an emergency surrender they should provide proof that there is a reason for the surrender. I have a small senior dog who came to me via a rescue group. Some dogs show radically different behavior in a meet & greet than in a home. It was not easy. Um, no. But, in so many cases, the just tired of taking care of the animal. Instead of condemning people who had to make a heartbreaking choice, try educating people about their options. She wanted to also adopt one of our transport dogs in no uncertain terms and in very clear Spanish I made it understood that she will one day be treated as she treated her dog and to not complain about it. But I refused to put him in a shelter, if a rescue group was able to take him in and he could go into a home I would do that. Now, would I ever surrender my dog no matter what the circumstances were and I respond, NO WAY! If he stays here, we will have to put him down due to the low quality of life. How is this possible? I took on a boy recently who is considered a bite case these owners stressed and agonized about giving him up. There are rescues out there for every type of dog. Each of them became part of our family, and each left us grief-stricken upon their passing over the rainbow bridge. It is just too easy as the shelters cannot refuse to take a pet. I think that is a good idea. Because I did not want the cat to have to spend the rest of her life alone in one room with minimal human contact, I finally gave up and arranged to take her to the local NO-KILL animal shelter. 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! Conditionally, yes they should. Do not mistreat animals.or anyone for that matter! No excuse, no sad story, no reason on earth!! (For example, after a length of time, say 5 years, has passed? You do not abandon your animals. And I would be heart-broken to find that I couldnt give a wonderful life to MANY dogs because of one mistake when I was young. Hell no! The others should be on a case by case basis. I would take him to a shelter that was a NO KILL shelter we have them where I live and I support them completely. If the animal is healthy, it can be put up for adoption right away so a new home may be found as quickly as possible. YES!! My self I will never give up my two babys they are part of me and they are the ones to have keep me alive till this day they the ones I live for. You turn in any animal to a shelter especially a high kill should be put on a no-adopt/buy/foster list. Shelters and rescues need fosters to help care for dogs while they look for their forever homes. Totally put them on the Do Not Adopt registry, for sure!!! I just wonder how can they sleep at night. Most cities offer other options, and national rescue groups try to help out as well. By that time, the new Lab puppy that I got because the shelter told me to, will have lived his entire life with no companion, but if I send him back to the shelter, Ill be banned for life? But some people should not be allowed to adopt again like if they just dont want it anymore, say its too old (without very expensive medical conditions), or like one guy I saw at my local shelter, didnt want that particular gender. A large black Lab puppy. When I finally got up from the chair, she was coming after me. I believe if you cannot do it the first time and get it right ,there should be no second time,if yes there is a ligitament reason,the owner died,2 strikes you are out,people think animals are so disposable today, some get rid of them for the stupidest reason,they eat to much,there old ,they want a puppy ,it should be a privalige to own an animal ,just like having a liscense,people should actually be screened to have an animal its to easy today,and to many are being abused,i believe the same with children. 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. I think people who surrender pets, especially to high-risk shelters, should have their names and reason for surrender kept in a statewide (nationwide would be great) database. All these are reasons I have heard from people trying to re-home a pet. I dont think so. Per ownership is one that comes with many trials and tribulations but the joy that they bring to your life is so worth it. They can help pay for training and behavior and can help you sort out whether the pet has a training issue that can be solved or an emotional issue that requires different intervention, Dr. Albright says. Maybe, instead there should be programs in communities to help such as prisoner/ pet training programs. Monday morning, I got the call, Dakotas legs have given out. You owe it to them to make sure they are properly restrained, spayed or neutered, and loved unconditionally. In most instances no, it's not. I got a dog not knowing the extra care it needed but is it hard but I would never give her up. She was 2 1/1 when I rescued her and this July she will turn 9. If your pet was adopted from Heartland Animal Shelter: Just too old is the most disgusting excuse ever. 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