"Larry D. Tilford" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Subject: Pam Grant's future view
 
>Sandi Ackerman, owner of the Best Little Rabbit, Rodent, and Ferret House
>similarly turned us away from ferret adoption.  She wants to inquire about
>the personal finances of her prospective adoptees to ensure that the ferret
>will be able to receive surgeries as necessary and other veterinary
>services.  I consider this a violation of my privacy as well.  It is because
>of people like these that many of us will prefer to utilize the service
>provided by pet stores.
 
Interestingly, I've never heard of Larry Tilford and it's obvious that he's
not been into our shelter to discuss adopting, as his above statements (as
to our inquiries into peoples finances) are totally fabricated.  There was a
subject on the FML several months ago, where I participated in a discussion
about people needing to be able to afford surgeries, and I suspect that is
what Larry Tilford is reporting.  Larry has never seen our adoption
application let alone filled one out and could not have been turned away
from adoption by us.
 
>Please, shelters owners/operators, understand that you are not helping your
>charges at all by driving away adoptees by being intrusive and stringent.  I
>do understand that you do not want to get the ferret back again by making
>wrong choices, but you must be as respectful of the people that you deal
>with as you are to the ferrets.
 
Please Larry, understand that you are not helping your sincerity nor
credibility when you choose to spread misinformation.  Respect is a two way
street; we all start out being very respectful of the potential adopter, but
when we check information on adoption application and find lies and
deception there is no further respect warranted.  The only "service" pet
stores provide, that shelters usually do not, is that they take credit cards
from whoever has one.
 
Sandi Ackerman
Best Little Rabbit, Rodent & Ferret House
[Posted in FML issue 2145]