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| - The incompetence I witnessed at this shelter was absolutely astonishing. I simply can't imagine how such buffoonery can be permitted to exist in a place that operates for the purpose of saving lives!
We walked in and asked to see the rabbits. I quickly stated that I have a female rabbit at home and was cut off before having the chance to explain that she's exhibiting all the behaviors consistent with loneliness and we want to get her a companion. The staff member cut me off by saying "you'll need to keep them separated" and walked off... ok, cool.. so I shouldn't get my rabbit a companion? I tried to catch up with her so she would elaborate on her statement, but I ended up standing at her desk being ignored while she chatted with the cashier for nearly ten minutes. I decided I didn't want to be helped by such fools, so I went to the other desk and asked for help. The woman gave me a pamphlet that gave me some basic information, but didn't seem very interested in answering any questions.
Back in the rabbit room; my girls had narrowed their choice down to three rabbits. They asked to see them, which was a whole other headache. The rules are that each animal must be visited with for 15 minutes; no more, no less. Within three minutes the first rabbit retreated into the far corner of its cage looking scared. We asked to see the next pet we're reminded of the astonishingly mindless 15 minute rule. Feeling my cat allergies flaring up, I went to have a seat in the waiting room while my girlfriend and my daughter stayed there hoping not to further frighten the poor animal. I was approached by one of the workers and informed that I had to be standing there, right next to my family for the entire 15 minutes, or no adoption could take place. I suppose my 32 year old girlfriend isn't capable of making grown up decisions..
After waiting an extra 10 minutes for someone to come show open the cage for the next rabbit, I had to go request help. The next 15 minutes went smoothly, and we found the rabbit we wanted to take home. Of course, we had to wait 15 whole minutes to tell them this. Upon telling them; we asked how long the process would be? We had about 40 minutes left before we had to go pick my older daughter up from school. The worker assured us that this would probably not enough time, and that there were no guarantees they could see us out in a timely fashion..
So after all of that, we left empty handed. Because of some asinine rules, and a whole lot of apathy; no pet was adopted. I understand that these are more than likely volunteers. However, isn't the goal of this facility to have animals adopted out; rather than leaving them to die? I'm utterly perplexed by how hard they made this entire process for us, and I feel really bad for the rabbit that was so close to having a good home. I only hope that I can make it back to this asylum before it's too late to rescue him
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