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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a few reasons:

- Rescues are usually operated by a team of volunteers, and there isn't always great or quick communication.

- [b]They are building engagement. Even if you don't get your application accepted for *this* puppy, they may be able to help place another dog or puppy with you - or get you to foster.[/b]

- They are building social media engagement. If they see that lots of people are liking and sharing one puppy's vids and pics, they have incentives to keep putting up pics and vids.

- Not following best practices. Again, rescue groups are usually volunteer run. And often the folks running them don't have training in best practices - they are animal lovers doing their best, but sometimes they don't realize that this sort of practice will make people angry (and turn to buying animals instead of adopting them).

- Sometimes the rescues are super picky about who is going to adopt, and they might decide none of the 18 applicants is good enough. I hate when rescues do this, even though I understand it, because I think it leads to folks deciding to buy dogs instead of adopting and it also doesn't help save more shelter pets from euthanasia. But, having worked a long time in this field, I recognize it's a stubbornly held onto practice.

In any case - thank you for trying to adopt. I hope you get a great puppy.[/quote]

I think this is a big part of it - when they get a particularly cute/engaging puppy they market the heck out of it and then try to rope in all the people who missed out on that dog to volunteering, donating, or adopting other dogs that have been sitting in foster for a long time.  I understand the reasoning but it's easy to see why it would push people away as well.  In the OP's case, I really think the rescue could have just told the person in the comments "thank you for your interest we're reviewing all applications next week" instead of saying that there were 18 applications already and avoided a PR mess.[/quote]

I am the PP - and absolutely, it would be better if they responded to comments on the FB page like that. Or even just called or emailed everyone who'd applied to let them know where in the process they were. Just, again, often these are volunteers with full time jobs and families. They don't always respond as quickly - or as helpfully - as you'd want.

Look, my advice always is: go adopt at a shelter, or go to a pet adoption fair. You can adopt on the spot then. It's not going to take you forever. It won't be as "bespoke" a situation, to put it crudely, but if you aren't as patient as you might have to be with a rescue group - it's the better option. [/quote]

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