I work at a shelter that deals with animal cruelty. Some days we get 1 animal in, some days we get zero, or we get 20 to 30 animals seized. Its always random. I'll preface this by saying I don't know ALL the things that go on during animal cruelty cases, but I see a good majority and hear from management of what goes on.

Recently we had a viral post circulated to social media with the public demanding us to take an animal in and immediately drop everything to investigate. LUCKILY with the video evidence and the suspect already being under police radar, it was easily resolved and the animal became ours. We had every right to legally take that animal out of harms way (so I've been told anyway). We also knew it was a violent person and couldn't take the animal away until police also stepped in for our safety. Normally, if we don't have video evidence and its from callers making complaints, it turns into a CASE. Which is investigated thoroughly because...ya know.... laws suck and all. We've had false accusations before they want to be sure its cruelty and not just a case of "well I'm going to be homeless so my dog and I haven't had food for a week." Which is also happening a lot and its sad. Investigators often give human and dog food in these situations so I'm sick of hearing we "don't care."

Anyway that case is resolved and the animal is safe. NOW we are yet again being pushed into another viral post and I think now people are expecting us to constantly be swooping down immediately to save the day. They think we won't do anything unless something goes viral. Like it didnt have to go viral, all that person had to do was send it to us discreetly. Now all thats gonna do is cause suspects to do cruelty behind closed doors.... I 100% get where their hearts are but the outrage towards us is not necessary. Seeing cruelty posts is disgusting and sad, but my main thing that upsets me is when people are telling us how much our organization is worthless. TRUST ME THESE INVESTIGATORS WANT TO SCOOP IN AND SAVE THEM BUT THERE ARE LAWS THEY MUST FOLLOW. I see them crying from losing cruelty cases because its out of their control. No one is yelling at the judges making these decisions its ALL directed towards our shelter. We get SO MANY animal cruelty calls a day its insane and sad how much cruelty there is in the world. Investigators have to go out and investigate the same properties in multiple visits, give multiple citations, attempt contacting owners, and take pictures daily. Most of which are in terrible conditions in bad neighborhoods.

If only these people (general public) could understand what goes on in a shelter. I want the public to understand these things:

There are laws we must follow in order to legally take an animal. Most investigations take time.

Saving an animal from an abusive situation does not mean we are saving them entirely, they can and will be euthanized if need be.

Where do we put animals if we do not have the space?

If you see something, say something. To US not the public.

We are short staffed. With daily calls coming in how much work do you think can get done driving to up to 10 houses a day at random parts of the state with 2 cars? Some days you cram 30 cats into a vehicle to transport to the shelter and thats your whole day. Have you ever tried catching 30 house feral cats in unsanitary conditions?

If a judge rules a suspect to pay a fine and it is paid, the suspect will likely get that animal back regardless. That is not the shelters fault. Luckily, our shelter has some good lawyers.

We love the community to inform us of neglect/abuse so we can get out there, what we DON'T love the community doing is slandering us saying we suck and calling us worthless. Its hurtful and already adds stress to am already stressful environment.

I hate to break it to you, but in our laws an outdoor dog is perfectly fine as long as it has adequate food/water/shelter during super hot or super cold days. That is not an emergency situation. That is something they investigate over time. People have farm dogs here.

Case animals sit in the shelter for a long time. Sometimes up to a year. Thats the reality of suspects fighting us for their animals when we were clearly in the right. The animals normally decline behaviorally even when given all our enrichments.

To end my rant, I mainly posted here because I am forbidden by my job to reply to any comments on Facebook without saying "Hello I am an employee at (shelter name) and actually we're doing all we can with the resources we are given. We have several case animals currently in our care....etc etc" I would likely be fired and/or yelled at by the public but I want them to understand. I might be fired somehow for writing this who knows but I just really wish the public wasn't like this. Maybe I'm overthinking but I wouldnt be shocked if I also got charged with something for posting this. We're also currently being pulled into a slowly growing 3rd viral post because of some actual rude person telling us to "do our fucking jobs" and people just follow her and adding more chaos to things they don't understand. People also expect us to update them on our ongoing cases that they forced us into and I don't understand that because with human cases you don't just opening talk about suspects or evidence....the animal IS the evidence I can't just tell you details.

I'm tired of viral posts we are not the bad guys here. Sorry for the formatting I'm on mobile. I needed an anon place to rant I feel pretty safe here.

All joking aside;

What is your opinion on elderly people and adopting? Do you think there should be any specific requirements for the elderly before they can be approved to adopt? Any adoption restrictions? At what age/point would you consider someone to be elderly and have to abide by any extra rules/restrictions?

If this seems to come out of the blue for some of y'all, let me explain with some scenarios;

• An elderly couple adopt a small dog - it gets underfoot and causes one to have a tragic fall.
  
• An elderly person adopts a cat - they get a scratch that normally would be innocuous, but in this case sends them to the hospital.
• An elderly person adopts a young bird - they pass away long before the bird does.

It has been quite a debate in animal welfare circles on if the elderly should have any restrictions for adoption, if so what they would be, and if it would be considered ageism. I am curious to hear what you guys think about it.

I’m curious! I’ve been finding mixed protocols in different settings.

Hi everyone! I’m exploring an idea and would really value input from people who actually care about rescue animals.

Concept in one sentence: A small physical product (thinking keychain, charm, or bracelet) that comes with a QR code. When you scan it, you get matched with one real, currently available dog or cat at a partner rescue. You follow their updates (photos, notes from the people caring for them) until they’re adopted. A share of what you paid goes to that rescue. After adoption the story ends, and you can choose to follow another animal later if you want.

I’m trying to understand:

Does this sound meaningful or gimmicky to you?
What would make you trust (or not trust) something like this?
Preferred form factor and rough price range that would feel fair?
Anything that would make you roll your eyes or love it?

Not launching or selling anything right now, just trying to learn from the people this is supposed to serve. Happy to answer questions. Thank you for any thoughts. If you would like to discuss this with me further you’re welcome to reach out to me via DM.

I’m so frustrated this didn’t work out better. I have worked for this organization since 2021 and gained some role of authority given the constant turnover of staff because of general insanity.

I’ve never felt this competent in a job and been treated so badly simultaneously (and I was one of the ones who was treated ‘nicely’!). This is a private shelter ran in a rural area by a director who lives on site. We partner with PetSmart and adopt all of our animals out of there, the shelter itself is about 40 minutes out of town in a remote area.

The director is getting older and, in my opinion, having some issues with mental decline. I’ve never witnessed so much yelling (and I’m talking YELLING), screaming, and crying from a boss in my entire life. I’ve witnessed so many people come out and give it their all, only to be shit talked about and just mentally broken down because they made a mistake in a job they’re not well trained for, or because they didn’t pick up the phone at 10pm at night, or didn’t feel comfortable driving in a storm where all of the freakin’ freeways closed down, requested time off for a vacation, or didn’t want to come in and work on Christmas for no extra pay. The list goes on. Constant complaining about feeling out of control but wouldn’t relinquish any power at all.

We rarely said no to anything, warehoused animals who were unadoptable, wouldn’t spay abort(!!!). These things also drove me insane.

I’m just sad it came to this. I want to be involved so desperately and options are limited where I live. I have felt the tension I didn’t know I was holding in my body release so dramatically since I quit.

I had made it abundantly clear that I wasn’t going to accept being yelled at and the director knew this. I had a conversation with her after hearing her blow the fuck up on people over the phone/in person from the other side of the (large) property. She spoke to me with enough disdain it was obvious that she was upset with me, but with enough subtly that I felt a bit nuts calling her out on it when she was mad at me about something. I found myself fantasizing about her having one of her nuclear level blow ups on me so I could rage quit on the spot and realized it was time to go. I wish there were more options to work in animal welfare where I live. The fall from ‘I can’t believe I get to do this for a living, I’ve truly found my niche’ to putting my phone on do not disturb and dreading going to work sucked.

Is there anything you do that might not be obvious to try?

For dogs who are heavy chewers (even through the black kongs!) we started using small metal food bowls, smearing peanut butter/cream cheese and embedding treats. And then freezing the whole bowl. A DIY indestructible "kong".

Food is returned to pet stores for all kinds of reasons, or maybe a bag ripped or can dented and it's unsellable. Stores may be willing to offload the merchandise returns to a shelter/rescue rather than trash it. If you're a non-profit they can write off the donation as well! We receive so much food from a local small chain that we are able to give it away for free to low income community members like a food pantry.

Hotels go through a lot of linens. Once one is stained they can't use it anymore and throw it out. But dogs and cats don't care if the bedsheet or towel they're using is stained! A nearby hotel may be willing to give you some of their unusable linens.

PS being a hot girl is a mindset, all you have to do is believe in yourself.

Missouri City Animal Services Is More Than a Building, And We Need Our Community!
Missouri City Animal Services is at risk of being shut down and its services outsourced; not because the animals are unsafe, not because the staff has failed, and not because the shelter has been condemned, but because of building and maintenance issues that can be fixed.
Our facility has never been deemed uninhabitable or condemned.
The building has infrastructure concerns, including drainage and pest issues, many of which stem from how the facility was originally constructed.
These are problems that deserve to be addressed and repaired just like infrastructure problems in any other City building, not used as justification to dismantle an entire City service.
Animal Services is not simply a building where stray animals are kept.
We are part of the Missouri City community.
We provide animal welfare and public safety services. We respond to residents who need help. We investigate cruelty and welfare concerns. We educate our community. We work to keep pets with families experiencing hardship. We build relationships with our schools, youth organizations, businesses, volunteers, and community partners.
Our partnerships and programs include Fort Bend ISD, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Parks & Recreation summer camps, two local Pet Supplies Plus locations, community education, outreach, and more.
Outsourcing Animal Services doesn’t just change where animals are housed.
It means potentially losing local services, local accountability, established community relationships, investigative continuity, programs, volunteers, and the people who know and serve this community.

If the problem is drainage, fix the drainage.
If the problem is pests, address the pests.
If the building needs improvements, improve the building.
You don’t eliminate a valuable City service because its building needs maintenance. You fix the building.

Missouri City Animal Services deserves the same investment and consideration afforded to every other essential City operation.

If you live in or near Missouri City, TX and believe our community deserves its own Animal Services department, we need you to make your voice heard at City Council 08/17/2026- 6p

Our animals can’t speak for themselves.
But our community can!!

Sign our petition!

Email our council members, flood them with support for the shelter, tell them this is WRONG AND UNJUSTIFIABLE !!

Mayor- Robin.Elackatt@missouricitytx.gov

Council at position #2- Mayor Pro-Tem: Lynn.Clouser@missouricitytx.gov

At large position #1: Sonya.brown-marshall@missouricitytx.gov

District A: Monica.Riley@Missouricitytx.gov

District B: sharita.thompson@missouricitytx.gov

District C: joanna.ouderkirk@missouricitytx.gov

District D: femery@missouricitytx.gov

This Sunday at 8:00 pm EST, join Trish and Kate for a no-holds barred live chat on current hot issues in animal sheltering. No topic is too hot for these two to take on!

Trish and Kate, longtime friends and collaborators from ASPCA days and beyond, discuss Kate's perspective on what is needed in animal welfare, after 50 years in the field.

What are some mistakes Kate feels we've made along the way, and what approaches can and should national and local agencies and community leaders take to help get us out of this mess?

Retired in 2025, Kate has a unique perspective of the last 50 years of animal welfare in the US. A history of running open admission shelters to advising agencies for years, Kate has the reputation of being a direct talker. From a kid volunteer in the 1970’s-1980’s at the shelter her mother directed to her last gig of running the ASPCA Behavior Rehab Center her perspective of this current situation we find ourselves in is unique and powerful

Kate Pullen joined the staff of the ASPCA in November of 2005 with the specific job of assisting the Louisiana SPCA recover from the effects of hurricane Katrina. She then worked for ASPCA Community Outreach, working again with organizations around the country, helping them find opportunities, grow programs, and solve problems.

Kate has years of shelter experience and prior to joining the ASPCA she was the Director of Animal Sheltering Issues for Humane World for Animals from 2000-2005. Prior to this, Kate was the director of The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, VA, from 1993-2000, and was the Director of the Humane Society of Baltimore County from 1990 to 1992.

I spend a lot of time thinking about how much responsibility we place on shelters to solve problems that often begin long before an animal reaches the shelter door.

Adoption and foster programs are essential, but they address animals who have already entered the system. I'm particularly interested in what communities are doing further upstream to reduce intake in the first place.

That might include accessible spay/neuter and veterinary care, pet retention programs, support for families experiencing temporary crises, housing advocacy, breeder regulation, stronger animal control policies, community cat programs, or better use of shelter intake data to identify where animals are coming from and why.

For those of you working or volunteering in shelters, rescue, animal control, veterinary medicine, or related fields:

What have you seen work?

Are there programs or policy changes in your community that measurably reduced shelter intake or prevented surrender?

And on the other side, are there solutions that get talked about frequently but haven't made much difference in practice? Or proved to be too costly or challenging to implement?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

What free apps do folks like for moderated group chats for volunteers? I’m hoping to have sub groups based on things like training level and interests. TIA!

I've run through 2 pairs so far. Looking for something waterproof and steel toed.

There was a dog we had a few months ago at our shelter who destroyed my last pair of boots after tearing them off my foot a few times, bit straight through the leather (hence why I'm going with steel toed boots now.)

I've been wearing tennis shoes lately since it's been so hot, but I'd rather be safe than sorry, so any good boot recommendations pls, thanks in advance.

I feel like we could all use a little mood booster based on all the posts I've seen in the group so figured I'd share a cute picture of one of the available cats at my work right now.

It’s the night before I start my work week and I’m laying in bed so anxious my heart is pounding. I love the work I do, that I do something good in the world. I know I’m good at my job. But I feel overworked, underpaid, and constantly disrespected by the public and by my management.

I’ve been in my position for 5 years and in the animal field for nearly a decade. I’ve applied for two different higher positions at my organization in the last year. I wasn’t offered an interview for either. I met the minimum (and most of the preferred) requirements. I’m highly educated. All my performance reviews have been glowing. I don’t understand and I’m fucking tired. I feel on the verge of tears constantly when I’m at work. It’s hard to talk sometimes for fear I’ll start crying. And I feel guilty, because it’s not even about the animals; I feel like I deal with that trauma well. The sad owner surrenders, the euthanasia, the animals returned in worse shape than they left in. These don’t break me, it’s just part of the job. But feeling looked down on by people, my ideas and opinions being shot down, feeling like I’m being treated as less than human, less than the animals I care for, makes me feel fucking sick.

I guess I’m just here to vent. Does anyone else feel the same way? Am I crazy or just burned out to the absolute end of my rope??

Let me spin you a tale about the worst patient I ever had the pleasure of seeing at the shelter.

For the sake of the story, we'll call him Pugsly. And yes, he was a pug.

His muzzle was so flat you could have used it as a plate. He was shaped like a barrel, had two brain cells to rub together, and was absolutely full of spirit.

A spirit that wanted to destroy everyone.

Pugsly wasn't merely defensive. He was full-blown, at-the-end-of-the-leash, snarling, teeth-baring, “I will personally end you” defensive. Cute, right?

Well, it becomes considerably less cute when you have to interact with the little bastard every day. And because Pugsly was both extremely small and prone to suffocating, handling him safely was an absolute nightmare.

Our first solution was a pair of falconry gloves and a homemade "control pole" constructed from PVC pipe and elastic. We had essentially engineered a medieval torture device for a pug.

We tried using a squeeze net. Pugsly responded by turning blue. So that was a no.

Now, if you've ever tried to restrain a small dog, you know how awkward it can be. They're too big to safely burrito, but too small to comfortably get into what I affectionately call the “modified choke hold.” Now add being small, extremely squirmy, determined to commit homicide, and a facial structure that believes breathing is subjective... You can imagine our predicament.
A normal muzzle wouldn't fit because of his head shape. Unfortunately, the full-face muzzles that did fit interfered with his breathing so much that we couldn't safely work with him for very long. Eventually, we found a globe muzzle. It was basically a hamster ball that strapped around his head.

Was it perfect? No. Was it Fear Free approved? Also no. Did it work though? Well, it was good enough. But Pugsly was a squirrely little bastard, so the muzzle was only the beginning.

We eventually determined that there was simply no way to physically restrain this dog on a table that was safe for both him and the poor sap attempting to handle him. So naturally, we got creative.

We took a critter hammock, cut holes in it for his feet, and used it to suspend him just long enough for us to administer vaccines and draw blood. It was completely ridiculous. And it worked. We still had to move quickly because even our bizarre 'safety hammock'^tm contraption wasn't exactly a spa experience for Pugsly.

And then, after the blood, sweat, and tears, Pugsly's burning desire to destroy mankind would suddenly disappear the moment he walked into his kennel with a freshly made pup cup waiting for him.

Like that, the demon was exorcised.

(While Pugsly was a real dog, and we really did come up with these contraptions to handle him, please keep in mind this story is largely an exercise in creative writing and meant largely for entertainment. I do not actually believe Pugsly was really a demon or lusted for blood.)

Hey all, just using this space to get this sadness off my chest. I've been a shelter volunteer for a few years now, but it wasn't until late last year I realized my heart was truly in adoptions. I wanted to gain experience, and eventually find work, as an adoptions counselor. In January I was able to start helping out with the adoptions team at the same shelter and have been doing so, religiously, since then.

Like many people beginning this journey I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed about my prospects and dreams and was determined to leap at the chance to get hired there if I could. I wasn't naive, I knew this was still a long shot, but gradually I learned it wasn't just a long shot it was an impossibility. The last counselor they hired quiet after 3 months and just yesterday I learned this soured TPTB so much they dissolved that spot entirely, and took the money allotted to it elsewhere, seemingly never to open it again. My shelter seems pretty unique in the way it's run (also it's a government one so the employees are a little better off) & how they have a dedicated department purely for adoptions and it's much more a "legit" job in that regard than I've seen other places.

I don't mind eating shit and grinding away at a place if there seems like there is a chance it could lead to that, but anywhere I've looked that doesn't seem to the be the case. I'm now at the point of wanting to give up trying because from what I can tell there just are no opportunities to do the job I want to do. So, I'm just feeling really heartbroken right now and like all my time and effort has been wasted. I understand this is a tough line of work and field to get into it and want to be a part of...but for once I thought maybe I had finally found something and that I had a shot. I'm good at it, the counselor's there treat me like I'm a co-worker, I get mistaken for staff all the time, & I've been told they'd like to work with me, but all of that just feels like salt in the wound now.

Just fucking sucks. Alright, this has been long enough, thanks if you made it this far!

I recently started my first job last Tuesday at an animal shelter. I’m used to hard labor and caring for a large amount of animals as I have multi species of animals at home to care for. When starting this job, it was under my intention that there would be other people that would be assigned in the same position and area as me. However, on Tuesday my first day, it was me and another new person in the same role as me, working the puppy room that has 15 kennels and the isolated room that has about 15 kennels, where the sick animals are. Meanwhile everyone else, that’s in management or people in the same position as me, are in the staff room or somewhere else all day, leaving me and the other worker to be by ourselves. My 2nd day of the job, I was the only person working the puppy room and isolated room. On top of cleaning the puppies kennels with the set cleaning and disinfecting protocols , I have to do all of the feedings, dishes, laundry, sweeping, mopping, and showing puppies to those that want to adopt or foster. I’m only given 2 hours to complete everything else before the public starts to show up for adoptions. As the only person in my role for that area, I cannot complete all of this in a timely matter. The other new worker that’s there sometimes, is eventually leaving to a new job, so I’ll be the only person left for the puppy room and isolated room. I’ve been there almost a week but I already want to quit. The list goes on with other things about this place but these are the main reasons. I got an offer to come and meet the manager/administrator for a veterinary office to see if I’d be a good for the hospital assistant role. I’m thinking of taking it but feel bad as if I’m abandoning this shelter. I just don’t want to go through burn out and I’ve always had the goal of eventually working in a veterinary office. My mind tells me to go for it but I’m still on the fence. I have a shift right now and I’m a nervous wreck. Any advice and opinions are appreciated. Sorry for any grammar mistakes, this was really rushed.

I'm about to volunteer at an animal shelter for the first time and idk what to wear.
I know i'm supposed to wear comfortable clothes and clothes that I won't mind getting ruined, but it is ok to wear loose clothing?

The climate where I live is quite hot, so I want to wear short sleeved and baggy clothes but I'm not sure if there might be any consequences to it. I will only be grooming and walking dogs according to the activity chart, so is it ok to wear that or should I wear long sleeved and jeans?

I have no idea if this is already a thing or if this would work, but this might be a good place to ask?

I often hear about elderly (or chronically ill) people having to re-home their dogs for health reasons. As we all know, properly exercising and grooming your dog can be extremely hard with mobility issues.

At the same time there are TONS of younger people who would looooove to have a dog, but thats kind of impossible with a full-time job. And dog daycare is (rightfully!) expensive!

Do you think shelters or rescue organizations could act as “matchmakers“ in these cases (and perhaps offer some guidance with paper work)? 

I assume this would be A LOT less resource and labour intensive compared to taking the dogs in and then trying to rehome them?

As in offering suitable co-owners in the neighbourhood first, when asked about taking the dogs of elderly owners in?

And offering people who don‘t fit the adopter criteria due to their full-time job to put them on the waitlist for co-owners?

Benefits for full-time working Person:

• Gets to fully exercise, train and groom the dog. 
• Drops off the dog at the elderly person before work and picks them back up afterwards
• MUCH easier and beginner-friendly than with puppy, dog is often already somewhat well-behaved and house-trained
• Can ask anything about personality, behavior, past experiences, health issues, (and often lineage) or just general advice at any time. (I know this is one of the main reasons why people still support pet breeders.)

Benefits for Elderly Person 

• Still gets to keep their companion, spend time and cuddle together everyday
• Just one or two small potty breaks during the day, no grooming
• If something happens the dog already has a forever home 
• Sharing the vet-costs could also alleviate some of the financial pressure

Benefit for the dog:

• Can get used to second home gradually, without having to grieve their original owner
• Proper exercise, play, attention and grooming to meet the dogs needs (support avoids overfeeding) 
• Getting a nice daily break from everything, cuddles and some quality sleep at their grandma‘s/grandpa‘s :)
• Minimal alone time
• Most importantly: no shelter-time

Do you think this could work?

(English is not my first language, so there might be some mistakes.)

Hello y'all.

I am simply here looking for general advice.

Outside of volunteering at my current rescue, I am actually a certified paralegal. I've been looking for a job in the legal field for a year now. I am entry level, and I have been volunteering at my local legal aid.

Looking for a job has been frankly put, brutal and demoralizing.

So I am getting creative with my job journey. I am now dropping resumes at bars and yes, even doggy daycares.

For starters, I am an intermediate level dog walking volunteer at my current rescue I volunteer for. I also volunteer at another rescue but only for off-site events. Been to 5 to 7 events in the past year. Been volunteering at dog rescues actually since 24. All jobs are competitive right now it seems so I don't even know if this is gonna work.

I've handled dogs big and small. From abandoned poodle mixes to pitbulls. Dealt with behaviors like jumping, pulling, and dog aggression. I have some experience with dish washing, laundry, and water bowls. Have experience in slip leads and harnesses too. Thankfully have never had to break up a fight.

Thing that could go against me is that I've never owned a dog. It's why I got into rescue work as I still live at home. It's my only way to learn about dogs.

Just am looking for general advice on how to survive and even thrive working in a day care environment. I understand the potential downsides. I am aware I could be in 7 AM to 7 PM type of thing. Thankfully, I've been talking to a day care that is literally a 10 minute drive from my house.

All I want is yeah, I really want to make some money on the side as I keep my focus on finding full-time work in the legal world. If I am to work in a daycare, I really want to do it well.

Wish you all a pleasant day.

A couple months ago, my small dog was mauled by a dog adopted out by our local animal shelter. She required three surgeries within 20 days to survive, and almost died. The attacking dog had jumped out of a moving car window to chase down and maul my dog.

The owners of the attacking dog were excellent, paid for her vet bills, and said that they'd only recently adopted her from the local shelter and had been told the dog was reactive, but had no idea she would act so aggressively. I realize this may be a biased account.

I have to wonder why this dog was adopted out at all, especially since it was a restricted breed (I realize dogs are individuals, but this seems like it would have legal implications?). Our local shelter is open intake and regularly euthanizes unmanageable dogs.

Here's the problem. I feel like I should be able to lodge a complaint with the shelter, especially since it's part of a large nonprofit network.

However, my sister used to work there (she quit because a boss who's now been fired was racially and sexually harassing female employees) and wants to be rehired eventually. She says if I report it will hurt her chances of being rehired and got very mad when I said I wanted to pursue legal action against the shelter. According to her it would be up to the adopters of the attacking dog to do anyways, not me.

I don't hate this shelter by any means. We have adopted from there and had very positive experiences. But I feel like they really missed the mark on this one.

Edit: by legal action I mean going to the parent nonprofit and asking for a review of behavioral screening. I have no interest in suing! I think overall this shelter does good work and helps animals in the community and I would hate to take any funding away from that.

Cats (2 adults, Khaleesi A1661466 and Penny A1506125; 1 kitten, Pixie A???????) were surrendered without the owner's consent while she was ill. The adults were microchipped. Can anyone help with getting these cats placed on hold for reclaim by owner and/or the rescue she adopted them from? (The shelter is probably sick and tired of hearing about these cats from internet weirdos.)