Jenn,
the HS here is a no kill. the director ,who has since retired due to "health reasons", had alot of issues with improper care and medical treatment (including refusing vet visits for sick cat and not testing or spay/neuter until someone wanted to adopt) they also dumped 3 different litters (13 kittens) on us within 2 weeks.we had a mom with her 6 who were born here and then 7 in 2 litters that had to be bottle fed (maybe 2 weeks old) were droped off here within 4 days.the day after i filled out a form for fostering they started droping off kittens ! didnt know me from anyone. i understand why they feel they have to pts, just for us we had been through too much with ours to treat them as disposable. i had offerd to take the 4 back and was not told anything untill after they were pts.
i would love to work with a rescue group but im in central ohio so vermont is a little far away. we have 8 8-month old cats right now and dont think we could handle more unless its babies that can go back as soon as they are eating on their own. lol i dont have anywhere else to keep them seperate other than my bedroom and the others arent alowed in there as we bought all new furniture and bedding just before we got these kittens and the little claws already tore up the livingroom and curtains. we were going to take the 4 in because they did grow up with the ones we have now. but if i can help with transportation or something very temporary through this area let me know.
Karen
ps: the HS didnt seem happy that we only lost 1 baby out of 13 and that was a spinal injury when the mom cat landed on her. the HS wanted me to wait "a week or 2" and see how she did. poor thing couldnt move her back legs at all or poop. i payed for the vet bill and "humane" treatment. she stoped breathing while the vet was getting the shot for her to be pts. sorry. still gets to me. i know all of it was the directors choices and not how it should have been handled and there are wonderful rescues and HS's out there. unfortunatly ours isnt one of them.
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Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:30:23 -0400
Karen, it's standard for many "Humane" Societies to PTS cats for reasons as
simple as "room" (as in, to make more room to take in more cats). I used to work
at the Memphis Humane Society, and they were not "no kill", they PTS healthy
cats with NO problems if they ran out of space. In addition almost ALL Humane
Societies PTS any cat testing positive for FELV or FIV, they don't even hold
them for retesting usually. It's their standard procedure. That being said, they
also do a lot of good things, like investigate animal cruelty complaints, and
get wounded animals vet care. However, if you want to volunteer for MY rescue,
I'd be more than happy to make you a foster home for my group, and we do NOT
ever PTS any animal that has a good quality of life, for any reason. I will only
PTS if the animal is suffering, for humane purposes only. I'm in Vermont, of
course, you're probably no where near me, but the same goes for many no kill
rescues, you just have to seek them out in your area. I think you would be a lot
happier in the long run fostering for a group that has the same morals and
beliefs as you do.
Jenn
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