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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sadly, it's easier to buy an AR-15 than to adopt a cat.[/quote]

SO TRUE!

A lot of the animal rescues are pretty intense about the background checks.  I had to provide 3 personal references and a vet reference, and the rescue people met my (then) small child, but there was no home check, so I figure I got off easy.

My brother was deemed unsuitable by a dog rescue because he and his wife both worked full time.  I haven't run into a cat rescue requiring a stay at home pet parent...yet.   :lol: [/quote]

I know. The rescue people are a strange kind of cranky intense. 
My son and I were playing some with some kittens at a rescue event at the Petco and I was told to ‘take my son away from the cats because he’s too loud and energetic’. Okay, he’s autistic but this boy literally just raised 5 kittens (we allowed a pregnant kitty to come live with us. street kitty. very easy adoption process - she begged to come live with us and we said sure) . They love him so much they wake him up in the morning and follow him around all day long  - he’s hardly harmful to cats. 
But yea - if you’re a cranky, boring middle aged lady you’ll be put right to the top of the cat adoption list.[/quote]

We had a similar experience at a pet store rescue event. The women did not want us to adopt kittens with a then 4 year old and a 2 year old (who is also ASD). I'd been a cat owner for over 20 years at that point. We got two alley cat rescue kittens later that year from our neighborhood listserv. Ten years later, we still have both cats who sleep ON TOP of my son with ASD every night.[/quote]

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