Adopt a Pet

I just wanted to bring to our attention that there are many good rescue groups out there struggling to find homes for their unwanted Herps.
I was searching the classifieds today, and came across Petfinder. The group I was particularly looking at was a local herp rescue, and they have such a wide variety of animals. I think I saw some nice RTB boas, beardies, a couple BP's, adult iggies, some Chameleons. And of course, many many turtle and tortoises.

I honestly looked for a BP from a rescue before we bought our first one. I think rescue is a very standup thing. Why not keep them in mind before rushing out to buy from a pet store? If I didn't have such a full room now, I would definitely consider one of the RTB's or Dragon or Tegu. They have at least 5 species that I have considered keeping. Giving an animal a forever home and good husbandry is totally worth it in my book.

Just something I wanted to say and point out. :)

wow theres a lot. i just seen a pretty bad Bp on there! I'm going to sign up.

petfinder is a big part of my life too ive adopted many animals from there and they are also petco is one of there sponsers.

Yes, there are a lot. And the first 2 1/2 pages are just from my tri-city area. So many herps just in my neighborhood. Imagine whats in your area.

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Originally Posted by Monty

petfinder is a big part of my life too ive adopted many animals from there and they are also petco is one of there sponsers.

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have you ever adopted a dog from them? how the process?

I love the once-a-day clickable donations that site has. I do them all the time.

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Originally Posted by reediculous

have you ever adopted a dog from them? how the process?

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Petfinder doesn't do any adoptions...it merely provides space for rescue groups to advertise the animals they have available. Each adoption is handled individually by the rescue group that has taken responsibility for that animal. You can find their contact info in the lower right hand area of the animal's page.

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Originally Posted by slartibartfast

Petfinder doesn't do any adoptions...it merely provides space for rescue groups to advertise the animals they have available. Each adoption is handled individually by the rescue group that has taken responsibility for that animal. You can find their contact info in the lower right hand area of the animal's page.

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Gotcha.....they even have the old shelter i used to work for on there! amazing how many dogs and cats are on there! unreal!

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Originally Posted by reediculous

Gotcha.....they even have the old shelter i used to work for on there! amazing how many dogs and cats are on there! unreal!

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It's depressing.

For every one that makes it into rescue, dozens more die in the shelter. A lot of the shelters in the south have a 90% or higher kill rate.

I work with several rescue groups that pull dogs from high-kill shelters and funnel them into no-kill rescues in other states, via volunteer transport drivers. As a result, I get a lot of e-mails with long lists of faces and bios, all marked "Ugent! Will be euthanized if not claimed by tomorrow". There are hundreds of them every week, and that's just in the tiny area I monitor. We only save a fraction of them...there's just nowhere for them to go.

I urge anyone reading this to consider fostering in-home. That's probably our biggest limitation in choosing to pull a dog. We just don't have the homes lined up to take them, and have limited resources to pay for them to be boarded. Very few rescue groups are lucky enough to have the funding for a facility to house them. We are dependant on volunteers to house and care for them until they get adopted. And sadly, the number of people willing to step and do that is far below the number of dogs in need.

Thanks for reminding us. Great post.