Hi Wendy, All shelters do things differently. The most progressive ones don't have cut and dried rules, but have a set of open ended questions that help find a match for the family.
Joey probably feels better than I do today, since he doesn't have stomach flu. But maybe not since I am pretty sure he has giardia, which I am treating with flagyl. It is kind of hard to tell how he is doing without bloodwork, because he appears to feel pretty good for a 10 year old cat - I mean he doesn't run around hte house, but he gets up in my lap, fights the vet when he wants to take blood, etc. Now Kitty is not feeling well at all. They are keeping her at the vet until Monday. On 4/13/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey Kelley, Well, I am definitely in violation of city codes...lol. So I have no judgement to make. I just didn't know if there were certain written or un-written rules that shelters follow when it comes to that particular issue. The contract does ask how many animals live in the home, so I know it's a factor. I'll be interested to hear what the shelter owner decides to do. She's in Austin too. How's Joey doing today? :) Wendy --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I think pet limit laws are archaic and silly > and should be abolished. > > But that's beside the point. > > What if the city code were 6 dogs and 5 cats and > tomorrow they changed > it to 3 dogs and 2 cats? I mean, you can't predict > the future. What > if they move somewhere where the code is only 4 > dogs? > > How many of us have had animals > > 1. in excess of city codes > 2. in excess of what was allowed by our landlord > 3. in secret from our landlord > 4...well, I think you get the point. > > Fortunately we don't have animal limit laws here, > though the shelter > limits me to 10 (personal and foster) animals at a > time. > > They only count litters as 1, though. So all my > litters, including > the ones that are almost 2 years old, I count as 1. > That's how I get > around it. Heh. > > On 4/12/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > > > I went on my first site visit tonight with my > friend > > who lives here in San Antonio. The only real > concern > > she and I both had were that the family already > has 5 > > dogs and 5 cats. They live in a regular > subdivision > > home in San Antonio (regular size plot-nothing too > > large, although the backyard is nicely sized). > The > > municipal code says that no more than 5 dogs and 3 > > cats be in one home at a time. So our question, > > especially to shelter owners/volunteers, is this: > if > > you know adopting a dog out, even if it's to a > good > > family, will put that family in violation of city > > codes, would you do it? My friend is not the one > > making the decision; she's just reporting the > > information to the shelter. We were just curious > as > > to what your thoughts are on this. > > > > :) > > Wendy > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it > is the only thing that ever has!" > > > ~~~ Margaret Meade > ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > TV dinner still cooling? > > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > > http://tv.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > -- > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > http://www.rescuties.org > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > Please help Joey! > http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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