Pet Adoption Discrimination

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Discrimination in adoption proceedings is nothing new and legislators courts and scholars have explored how it affects minorities same-sex couples single parents and divorcees.

Pet adoption discrimination. There is no reason to believe a person living in poverty is unworthy of experiencing the unconditional love of a pet. Seniors People with Children People without Fenced-in Yards People Facing Home Insecurity and BIPOC Americans. We support people and groups often discriminated against.

Betsy Foster 60 says she went to the store in Oshawa. Since cats can easily live for up to 20 years we have to consider an adopters age. You should also consider whether youre prepared for the possible legal consequences of owning an animal including.

We feel that it would be negligent of us to adopt a kitten to an elderly man in poor health. In the not too distant future I will be blogging about this flagrant discrimination. And I doubt an applicant has been told that heshe is unworthy of adopting a pet.

The other side suggests that. Many adoption agreements also have a provision mandating that if things dont work out with the pet you must return it to the group rather than find it another home. As previously reported the adoption or rescue process can be quite onerous and many potentially suitable pet owners are either turned away or refuse to comply with the intrusive questions and required lifelong permission for random unannounced home visits-at least as long as the pet is alive.

Mary just wanted to adopt a dog. A Whitby woman says she experienced discrimination at a PetSmart this week when she was turned away from adopting a kitten because of her age. When we erect financial barriers such as costly return-to-owner fines or exorbitant adoption fees and judge pet owners or potential adopters by their willingness to pay high fees we are sending a strong message of exclusion.

If you are over sixty they think the animal will outlive you. Their reasoning is that your adopted dog may live to be twelve and your adopted cat may live to be twenty. Foster groups grilling potential adopters and then rejecting them because they dont meet rigid standards.

Chicago Animal Shelter Alliance and was recently appointed commissioner of Chicago Animal Care and Control. One side says that the elderly should not be allowed to adopt pets from the shelter in view of the fact that if the human dies before them these pets will be orphaned. When adopting new pet restrictions associations are well-advised to include a clause expressly exempting members from keeping non-compliant pets before the effective date of the amendment.

When dog adoption is hindered by racism. In some states you could face criminal charges for animal cruelty or neglect if you dont provide your pet with needed veterinary care and proper nutrition. However she says she was turned away because of her age.

Along with promoting fairness to members exemption clauses also protect the board by preempting future waiver claims based on non-enforcement against exempted residents. Legal Consequences of Adopting a Pet. However age discrimination in adoption also exists and courts condone it by approving placements that are dictated by private agencies discriminatory ideologies.

We arent selling a product. Many of us who want to make a rescue animal part of the family have experienced the flip-side to the problem of abandoned pets. Such a rejection reeks of discrimination and should be a warning to all.

A man recently filed a complaint with the BBB citing age descrimination. Age discrimination continues unchecked at rescue organizations. If the department finds that there has been a violation of state law it could order the Pet Adoption Fund to allow the Blackwells to adopt a dog department spokesman Steve White said.

The 70-year-old from Milwaukee Wisconsin wanted to adopt a 1-year-old Yorkie mix from Fluffy Dog Rescue. Even shelters dont adopt to everyone who applies for a shelter dog. He wasnt interested in any of our adults.

In her first column Travis examines the issue of discrimination asking when an adopting agency might be held liable for a decision not to adopt. Pet Adoption Discrimination is widespread and CARE is the only organization thats focused on creating more Equity in the Animal Protection Industry.

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