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My one cat hopefully didn't cross the rainbow bridge but he isn't in our house anymore.
2 weeks ago I took him back to shelter we got him at. He was around 8 years old and spraying everywhere and we got him a year ago.
The adoption policy said if you can't care for him to return him and I about had a heart attack when I started reading
up on shelters (a whole week later). I realize all the errors in my judgement, failure to look into the issue and my general ignorance on the subject. I'd like to know from people that have worked in shelters what the general guidelines are (if they apply broadly across all shelters).
Are shelters supposed to give you something to sign, spell out their policy or ask about "last resort" options? I'm not asking for any legal action reasons or anything like that, I'm just generally curious. Its like the disclaimers on cigarettes about disease. Except I'm the idiot that was oblivious to the obvious. I think they should press you a little when you are trying to surrender a cat so you realize the consequences and that you aren't just putting the cat up for adoption and giving them a month to be picked out by new owners.
If they take the time to post his photo and put him up as adoptable they will give that cats a chance right?
Is there a reason some cats don't get photos at all?
Are the strays without names the first to go?
Is there an average timeline they are given?
The previous owner did not mention his spraying problem and we did, do they give some cats a longer chance than others based on behavior? I heard owner surrendered are the first to go and lost cats get five days.
I checked the site every day and a bunch of cats were in two weeks before him and are still there now. He was in for five days and we called and they say he got adopted, but can't give any owner info out or pass our info along to the new owners.
Are shelters obligated or at least sensitive to telling the owner the truth if he was euthanized?
Sorry, that's a lot of questions and a lot to read, but it's weighing on me and I'd just like to know this stuff in general cause I'd prefer to save cats from shelters in the future. Plus If I know he's alive out there somewhere I'd like to keep the door open if his new owners return him.
2 weeks ago I took him back to shelter we got him at. He was around 8 years old and spraying everywhere and we got him a year ago.
The adoption policy said if you can't care for him to return him and I about had a heart attack when I started reading
up on shelters (a whole week later). I realize all the errors in my judgement, failure to look into the issue and my general ignorance on the subject. I'd like to know from people that have worked in shelters what the general guidelines are (if they apply broadly across all shelters).
Are shelters supposed to give you something to sign, spell out their policy or ask about "last resort" options? I'm not asking for any legal action reasons or anything like that, I'm just generally curious. Its like the disclaimers on cigarettes about disease. Except I'm the idiot that was oblivious to the obvious. I think they should press you a little when you are trying to surrender a cat so you realize the consequences and that you aren't just putting the cat up for adoption and giving them a month to be picked out by new owners.
If they take the time to post his photo and put him up as adoptable they will give that cats a chance right?
Is there a reason some cats don't get photos at all?
Are the strays without names the first to go?
Is there an average timeline they are given?
The previous owner did not mention his spraying problem and we did, do they give some cats a longer chance than others based on behavior? I heard owner surrendered are the first to go and lost cats get five days.
I checked the site every day and a bunch of cats were in two weeks before him and are still there now. He was in for five days and we called and they say he got adopted, but can't give any owner info out or pass our info along to the new owners.
Are shelters obligated or at least sensitive to telling the owner the truth if he was euthanized?
Sorry, that's a lot of questions and a lot to read, but it's weighing on me and I'd just like to know this stuff in general cause I'd prefer to save cats from shelters in the future. Plus If I know he's alive out there somewhere I'd like to keep the door open if his new owners return him.