I've seen a lot of complaints on r/dogs that rescues and even shelters have really high standards for their applicants. But then there's the other side of the spectrum--shelters were you can basically walk in and get a dog that same day.
This seems unsafe to me. How do you know it's not an impulse buy? That the person is really prepared for that dog?
A shelter in my area recently had a Black Friday sale. They wanted to adopt out a lot of pets. Only around 30% of people actually got a pet due to the screenings, but it still wasn't in-depth as the norm.
On anecdotes, my parents have mentioned that they had a lot of bad experiences with shelters in the 1980s. The one that stands out is that they somehow got a Husky. What shelter nowadays would give a Husky to someone with an apartment? Neither of my parents had the ability to handle her and ended up giving her back later. Huskies require experienced owners who can deal with their exercise requirements.
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