Comments on: Ranting at Shelters http://www.blogosaurusvex.com/2009/04/30/ranting-at-shelters/ I said it and I'm glad Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blogosaurus http://www.blogosaurusvex.com/2009/04/30/ranting-at-shelters/comment-page-1/#comment-13295 Blogosaurus Fri, 01 May 2009 15:43:42 +0000 http://www.blogosaurusvex.com/?p=1508#comment-13295 Probably. But... sigh. I guess I just find it a little depressing that doing this kind of paperwork can cover asses when it just seems so obviously inadequate. Probably. But… sigh. I guess I just find it a little depressing that doing this kind of paperwork can cover asses when it just seems so obviously inadequate.

]]> By: Lara http://www.blogosaurusvex.com/2009/04/30/ranting-at-shelters/comment-page-1/#comment-13272 Lara Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:37:42 +0000 http://www.blogosaurusvex.com/?p=1508#comment-13272 They're just covering their own asses with respect to the animal cruelty laws. as long as they have a signed piece of paper from you saying that you intend to treat the animal well, they can prove their own due diligence should you be arrested for piercing them up and selling them on eBay. Also, they want to at least give a couple of hoops for people to jump through, so that the animal doesn't wind up back in their shelter in two weeks because the owner didn't realize that a pet is actually a responsibility. They’re just covering their own asses with respect to the animal cruelty laws. as long as they have a signed piece of paper from you saying that you intend to treat the animal well, they can prove their own due diligence should you be arrested for piercing them up and selling them on eBay.

Also, they want to at least give a couple of hoops for people to jump through, so that the animal doesn’t wind up back in their shelter in two weeks because the owner didn’t realize that a pet is actually a responsibility.

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