'>>4773316
Unless its a shitbull/shitbull mutt.';

'>>4773316
Why? That’s for people who want to roll the dice for the next 12 years of their lives. I’d rather seek out a breed specific rescue if the gun was to my head.';

'>>4773316
i only like native wild animals.';

'>>4773350
Because it reminds you of your mom?';

'>>4773328
Can you not just check out the specific animal for a few days and see if it fits behaviorally?

Guess it depends how far the shelter is.';

'>>4773316
i checked and my shelter only has cats with issues like a missing leg or 1 eye';

'>>4773316
>adopt shelter mutt
>oopsies hip dysplasia
>oopsies it's already twelve years old
>oopsies not house/litter trained
>oopsies aggression issues
No thank you.';

'>>4773316
Spay and neuter adopt don't shop culture is the reason that good dogs barley exist and the shelters are flooded with shitbulls now.';

'>>4773358
can confirm she’s an ‘animal’ alright ;)';

'>>4773373
they still need a family :(';

'Man I would love to but can't afford it :(';

'>>4773316
I am not a pet guy. I like it when animals do their own thing.
But if you fo go for an adoption from a shelter, that is very admirable. Rescue is cool too.';

'>>4773316
I already have cats though';

'shelter animals deserve a good place for sure
just not mine i cant gamble on the next 12 years of my life and becoming heartbroken when my animal dies too soon

Any pet can die too soon, but with a well sought out healthy and tested pet I’d atleast know I did everything I could to get a healthy animal that I can provide for with happiness';

'>>4773543
you could adopt old ones who will never find a home otherwise. take joy into giving them a nice home for a few months/years and not letting them die in a cage';

'I came here for the "buy an ad post" and now I am disappoint';

'>>4773577
The damning effects of shelters come from the dogs constantly barking. It will traumatize a dog.';

'I adopted a kitty 2 days ago and she's already sleeping on my lap, I'll be taking her to the vet today to get her vaccine documentation sorted out
I'll be adopting another kitty next weekend, it's my first time owning a cat and taking care of her is pretty easy, it's cute how clingy she already is';

'>>4773328
What a weakling. Impose your will on the dog, desu.';

'Make a banner for it with /an/ in the title, then buy an ad.';

'The only dogs at the local shelter are pitbulls. I'm a hunter and pitbulls don't have good noses or retrieving instincts.';

'>>4773316
I love how the pic OP used are 2 animals you are unlikely or downright impossible to find in most shelters.

You are not going to find happy golden retrievers or labradors or beautiful pedigree standard cats. You are going to get the total other end of the spectrum. You will find the most generic looking moggies or toms imaginable but with the kicker of having aggressive or neurotic personalities due to trauma or being semi-feral. Dog wise the best you will find are GSDs or terriers, the kind that need heavy training and rearrangement of your home to cater to their anxiety or psychosis. Otherwise wise someone is going to get bit or even killed. But this is just the best of the lot. You are most likely going to have cats that look like they have been pulled through a meat grinder and "American bullies" or "staffies" as far as your eyes can see with suspiciously tooth marked enclosure bars and walls marked with alarmingly deep paw grooves. Then there is the health difficulties. You are going to pay for not only a generally undesirable animal, but a mentally and physically ill one too. The adoption success stories you hear from are stories to begin with because of how rare people get so lucky being charitable with adopting animals. If you ask the majority of people who adopt it is like they are caring for a child with a disability and that they have to sacrifice so much to keep the dog/cat going apeshit or themselves.

OP is a fag. Only adopt when you know of the risks and what the most likely outcome of living with a rescue will be.';

'>>4773696
So you would prefer they get destroyed?';

'>>4773316
I did. I took in a 16 year old cat that has CHF, FIV, 1 eye with lens luxation, and no teeth. He's the chillest cat.';

'>>4773705
>would you prefer dangerous animals be destroyed
Definitely

The only problem is we can't hand this decision over to shelters, because eventually, some karen will shift the standards of dangerous to fit her opinions
>Perfectly friendly greyhound
>lunges for a cat
>MUST BE PUT DOWN BECAUSE I LIKE CATS!
So we had to force them to operate as no-kills.';

'>>4773316
I'm tired of these monsters neutering everything they get their hands on. It's a horrifying betrayal of our oldest friends, and I just want my animals to not be fucking mutilated. I don't give a shit about the consequences because as far as I'm concerned knowing one of my best friends has been forced to live a shadow of his own life is the worse consequence for me.';

'>>4773367
No. Because shelters are miserable places, and animals do not show their real personalities there.';

'>>4773696
Yeah this is the most likely scenario
>>4773711
I’m glad it worked out for you at least';

'>>4773325
they all are even the cats
>>4773350
every animal is native somewhere';

'>>4773316
Not adopting a spayed or neutered dog that's gonna have bone and incontinence issues in 4 years.';

'>>4773316
>adopt a cat
Sure, my previous cats were 10 year old siblings adopted from a shelter and they were great little guys.
>adopt a dog
No fucking way. A cat with behavioural issues is a nuisance, a dog with behavioural issues is a liability. There ain't no fucking reality in which I'll put myself on the line for some 'poor littol pupperrr' that's actually some 8 year old neurotic bully-mix. Fuck off. I'm getting my dogs from reputable breeders. Breed-specific rescues at a push.';

'>>4773781
initially just kitten milk and what little wet food he could tolerate before it hurt too much. he figured how to scarf down his wet food since.';

'I was looking at it. The shelters are fucking insane. They want an application with references, veterinarian history from previous pets, and some even need a home inspection. Plus anything that isn't a pitbull or chihuahua has a $400+ adoption fee.';

'You guys love animals, but you'd rather see them destroyed then just giving them a good home';

'>>4775110
Yes, I would rather see them destroyed by forcing them into an unhappy environment because I know I can't provide a good home, and I wouldn't want anyone else who also can't provide a good home to try anyway and end up fucking up the dog even more, or fucking up themselves/their children. Get it, retard? Sometimes euthanasia, even if the dog is healthy, is best.';

'>>4775110
It's shelters that would rather see these animals killed than live in a good home dipshit.
>shelter requirements for adopting a dog:
>$500+ 'recommended' donation
>several non-familial non-friend references
>must have a garden at least half an acre big
>must not work fulltime
>must be able to afford only the most expensive kibble
>must have neutered/spayed dog
>must be able to drop money on a trainer since most dogs up for adoption are traumatised
>good luck!!!
I've known several good families who wanted to adopt a dog but were turned away because their (fenced-in, decent-sized) yards were 'too small' or because their (4 bedroom) house was 'too small' or because only one member of the family had owned dogs previously they didn't have 'enough experience' to even adopt an elderly chihuahua.
Shelters want these dogs to die. Shelters don't want people adopting these dogs.';

'>>4774587
>>4775128
What the incentive behind this? Why make shit so difficult for people who give them ‘business’?';

'>>4773316
>Rescued a cat from a shelter and they wanted 4 non family references. Had to >Go apeshit on them and tell them I have autism and don’t have friends or co workers to put down.
>Still get kitty.
Fuck them.';

'>>4773316
I have 3 cats. I didn't pay for, pick out, or even wanted all of them. But they showed up, and I kept feeding them.';

'>>4775128
>$500+ 'recommended' donation
That's called an adoption fee. At shelters I've seen adoption fees as low as $65. In any case, if you can't afford a $500 adoption fee, you shouldn't own a dog regardless. Vet bills alone cost much more than that.
>several non-familial non-friend references
Not required at shelters. Sometimes required at rescue orgs.
>must have a garden at least half an acre big
Not required at shelters. Sometimes required at rescue orgs.
>must not work fulltime
Not required at shelters. Sometimes required at rescue orgs.
>must be able to afford only the most expensive kibble
My two rescue dogs eat mostly raw meat, and it costs less than decent budget kibble. No one from the shelter knows or cares what my dfogs eat anyway.
>must have neutered/spayed dog
That's the law in most states, all shelter and rescue dogs must be spayed or neutered. Otherwise you end up like Texas, so many overburderned shelters that they need to export dogs to other states.
>must be able to drop money on a trainer since most dogs up for adoption are traumatised
Training a dog is a basic fuckin' requirement of dog ownership you stupid faggot.';

'>>4775697
The county shelter where I live requires 10 non-familial references.

Also you cant train your way out of trauma. The dog is a liability for life.';

'>>4775700
>The county shelter where I live requires 10 non-familial references.
A county shelter legally cannot turn down any applicant from adopting a dog. You're obviously just making shit up.
>Also you cant train your way out of trauma. The dog is a liability for life.
Most shelter/rescue dogs are strays, not relinquished. They're mostly normal dogs.
Although my rescue Chow Chow was determined to be dog aggressive. Guess what? She's fine with my other dog.
"oh I'm so scared of shelter dogs what if its nervous or growls or makes weird noises sometimes"
Grow a pair you fucking pussy.';

'>>4773316
I'd rather pick up a cat from the streets.';

'>>4773367
>Can you not just check out the specific animal for a few days
a few days is not enough to detect behavior problems';

'>>4773705
yes, its not like cats or dogs are going extinct anon';

'>>4773793
A cat with behavioral issues is an environmental disaster';

'>>4775110
again, dogs and cats arent going extinct. you're too emotional and irrational';

'>>4775619
I hope you keep your cats inside your property';

'>>4773316
my neighbor found a bunch of kittens in a barn the other day. he's giving me 2. one is red and the other is black. i've never owned cats before. how do i train them to kill mice?';

'>>4776266
They don’t lol

Get a bucket trap and bait it with peanut butter.';

'>>4776291
>>4776296
the duality of a cat owner';

'>>4776296
Never enough to matter, or else cats would starve

All you get is instead of mice you have mice, cats, and mouse guts.';

'>>4773325
This. We need a world where it's safe to walk your dog again without worrying about those hellspawn.

Clearly they are not wanted if they populate all the shelters. When will it end?';

'>>4776243
They aren't my cats. I don't own them. I feed them. They occasionally sit on me when it's cold.';

'>>4773316
I'm not taking someone's pit/mutt mix. I real dogs that can be trained. Shelters need to ramp up how many animals they put down.';

'>>4773716
Bro you live in a developed world where your pets don't need their nuts to survive. Stop thinking about their balls so much it's kinda sus.';

'>>4773716
The castration of animal "pets" is a barbaric practice motivated by the belief that it makes them more docile. It's a violation of their bodily autonomy and should be illegal.';

'>>4776383
Maybe you should be put down';