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| amykathleen |
 Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:58 pm
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you know how some dogs are with a rescue for a very long time (years in some cases), should the amount of time be listed? like if an ad says "bobo has been with us 4 yrs now", isn't that a HUGE turn-off for potential adopters? to me that translates into "bobo is very unadoptable and has a lot of problems".
there may be the odd case where someone sees a dog that's been waiting a looong time and adopts the poor dog out of pity, but how often is that?
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on another note: on the pf classified ads section where anybody can list a pet, i noticed one person added a pic of their dog. i didn't know this could be done there, and most people probably dont realize they can post their pets pic there.
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| HimalayanRabbit |
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:12 pm
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| I don't think rescues should be hiding anything-including how long the animal has been there. In some cases it may encourage animal adoption, because the people will realize the pet has been waiting for a long time. |
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| amykathleen |
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 2:52 pm
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| Quote: | | I don't think rescues should be hiding anything-including how long the animal has been there. |
i agree that the rescue should be honest and open about the pets heatlh, temperment, age, etc. but i think it's an antomatic turn-off for people to hear that a pet's been homeless for years
| Quote: | | In some cases it may encourage animal adoption, because the people will realize the pet has been waiting for a long time. |
but those cases are few and far between.
imo, it's just another strike against a pet to list how long he's been waiting for a home, especially if it's been years.
if i was in the market for another pet, i probably wouldnt even inquire about a pet if he's been listed as waiting years for a new home, even if everything else about him sounded perfect. it'd just create too much doubt in my mind.
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