{"id":5594,"date":"2022-04-18T06:32:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T06:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T09:53:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:53:27","slug":"why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are animal rescues so crazy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Why_are_animal_rescues_so_crazy\" title=\"Why are animal rescues so crazy?\">Why are animal rescues so crazy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Is_it_better_to_adopt_a_dog_or_buy_one\" title=\"Is it better to adopt a dog or buy one?\">Is it better to adopt a dog or buy one?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Why_you_should_adopt_a_dog_and_not_buy\" title=\"Why you should adopt a dog and not buy?\">Why you should adopt a dog and not buy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Why_do_people_hate_animal_rescues\" title=\"Why do people hate animal rescues?\">Why do people hate animal rescues?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Why_are_dog_rescue_groups_so_picky\" title=\"Why are dog rescue groups so picky?\">Why are dog rescue groups so picky?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Why_is_pet_adoption_so_difficult\" title=\"Why is pet adoption so difficult?\">Why is pet adoption so difficult?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Do_animals_know_when_they_are_being_rescued\" title=\"Do animals know when they are being rescued?\">Do animals know when they are being rescued?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Why_is_it_better_to_adopt_a_dog_or_buy_one\" title=\"Why is it better to adopt a dog or buy one?\">Why is it better to adopt a dog or buy one?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-are-animal-rescues-so-crazy\/#Is_it_wrong_to_buy_a_dog_instead_of_adopting\" title=\"Is it wrong to buy a dog instead of adopting?\">Is it wrong to buy a dog instead of adopting?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_animal_rescues_so_crazy\"><\/span>Why are animal rescues so crazy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So tough adoption processes can come as a shock to potential adopters. Typical reasons include <b>those given to Patin &#8211; unfenced yards or long working hours &#8211; as well as having children or other pets.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_better_to_adopt_a_dog_or_buy_one\"><\/span>Is it better to adopt a dog or buy one?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Adopting a pet from an animal shelter is much less expensive than buying a pet. Although many shelters and rescue groups have purebred animals, an adopted mixed-breed pet may be healthier than a purebred pet and, therefore, cost less overall.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_should_adopt_a_dog_and_not_buy\"><\/span>Why you should adopt a dog and not buy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The number of euthanized animals could be reduced dramatically if more people adopted pets instead of buying them. When you adopt, you save a loving animal by making them part of your family and open up shelter space for another animal who might desperately need it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_people_hate_animal_rescues\"><\/span>Why do people hate animal rescues?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A lot of rescuers prefer animals to people, and <b>some of them actively dislike humans and lack social skills. They often don&#8217;t trust people to be responsible pet owners, and they don&#8217;t hide it. To such rescuers, all applicants are assumed to be unsuitable or even dishonest.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_dog_rescue_groups_so_picky\"><\/span>Why are dog rescue groups so picky?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Others are overrun with kittens or less desirable dog breeds (who may be killed because there&#8217;s simply not enough room to house them). <b>Many shelters are poorly funded and eager to adopt animals to almost anyone willing to take them. This is where a different breed of organization comes in: animal rescues.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_pet_adoption_so_difficult\"><\/span>Why is pet adoption so difficult?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Communication expectations. Animal shelters and rescue groups are, as a rule, extremely busyand then even busier than what you are picturing. Plus many rescue groups are staffed primarily with volunteers. That means when a potential adopter calls or emails, there can be a delay in receiving a response.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_animals_know_when_they_are_being_rescued\"><\/span>Do animals know when they are being rescued?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Absolutely they know when rescue arrives! Don&#8217;t ever underestimate the intelligence of animals. I&#8217;ve rescued many animals in my time, many of them wild they&#8217;ve never been aggressive have appreciated my efforts to help them. Absolutely they know when rescue arrives!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_better_to_adopt_a_dog_or_buy_one\"><\/span>Why is it better to adopt a dog or buy one?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The number of euthanized animals could be reduced dramatically if more people adopted pets instead of buying them. When you adopt, you save a loving animal by making them part of your family and open up shelter space for another animal who might desperately need it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_wrong_to_buy_a_dog_instead_of_adopting\"><\/span>Is it wrong to buy a dog instead of adopting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adoption is cheaper than buying a dog from a store or breeder and it supports the community. Shelters need the business to keep things going and adoption helps to free room for shelters to save more animals. <b>It&#8217;s not right to buy a dog when so many don&#8217;t have homes.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why are animal rescues so crazy?Is it better to adopt a dog or buy one?Why you should adopt a dog and not buy?Why do people hate animal rescues?Why are dog rescue groups so picky?Why is pet adoption so difficult?Do animals know when they are being rescued?Why is it better to adopt a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5594"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67124,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions\/67124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}