The animal rescues in my area who can't be bothered to respond to my messages.
I'm trying to adopt a cat. I work a short shift today and don't work again until Monday so I thought this weekend would be a good time to get the kitty. With that I mind, I went on Petfinder last weekend and sent inquiries about at least nine different cats (possibly more, I looked at so many cats my head was spinning, but I can name nine that I asked about.)
George: His foster replied to my email - and said she was in Texas. His profile came up in a search for cats within 100 miles of where I live. In California.
Milton: Got an automated response on June 16 saying that I would be contacted by someone in 24-48 hours. Nothing since.
Mew Mew: No response.
Blonde Boy: Got an email back saying that the rescue is at capacity and I should try contacting another organization. I replied and explained, again, that I was looking to
adopt a cat, not surrender one. No response.
Tiger: No response.
Colby: His foster mom contacted me back right away. He's not going to be a good match. However, she has suggested another cat in the rescue she works with. This other cat seems like a good match and I may end up getting him.
Linus: No response at first to my email inquiry, but I tried messaging them on Facebook and got a reply. Unfortunately his personality is not a match.
Butterfinger: His foster mom replied but when I asked if he liked being held she responded by saying "most cats don't like being held." Um, what? I've had cats all my life and most of them enjoyed it. The few that didn't like it still calmly tolerated it, as any well socialized pet should.
Stanley: This is the one I'm most interested in. The description in his bio sounds like he'd be absolutely perfect. Unfortunately, he's with the same rescue as Milton and - despite contacting them through Petfinder, sending a direct email to the rescue, and sending a Facebook message, nobody has gotten back to me.
I am reminded of the last time I tried to adopt a cat from a rescue and got rejected by one organization and ignored by the others. At which point I said **** it and went to the county shelter instead. A friend of mine also tried to adopt a kitten through a local rescue around that same time and was rejected. The reason they gave for rejecting him? He's a veterinarian. Yes, I'm completely serious.
I get that these organizations are run by unpaid volunteers who have lives of their own, but if they're truly serious about placing these cats they need to actually reply to potential adopters.
So frustrating.