More Considerations in Pet Adoption Than Child Adoption

Sane checks and placements occur more often in pet adoption than child adoption. From a reform standpoint, maybe we adoption reformers should just copy their parameters. We will illustrate this now.

Yesterday’s article Pets should only be adopted after careful consideration [Examiner 9/14/11 by Gisele Gamble] has a number of brilliant suggestions. We will  replace the word pet/animal pink terms with child red terms. It will become crystal clear that these would be the best parameters.

Original: “Many people who rescue animals hold strong beliefs about how animals should be treated and cared for.”

Rally: The savior-mentality PAPs think in this rescue way “Many people who rescue children hold strong beliefs about how children should be treated and cared for.”

Original: “when someone adopts an animal it should be a lifetime commitment.”

Rally: “when someone adopts a child it should be a lifetime commitment.”

Original: “Mass adoptions may look good on the books for a rescue group or shelter,
but how many of those adoptions really work out? How many of those poor animals come back to a municipal shelter or are handed off to a friend or relative who in turn, passes it off to a third or fourth person?”

Rally: Those that advocate for faster adoptions,escalate adoptions in a country fast or recruit whole churches of people are in the “mass adoption” mode too. Read the sentence with that in mind and it fits “Mass adoptions may look good on the books for an advocacy group, but how many of those adoptions really work out? How many of those poor children come back to an orphanage or are disrupted who in turn, disrupt to a third or fourth person?

The article even references foster care at this point: “This is similar to our foster care system that passes unwanted children from one family to the next until they are 18, and then they are on their own. Neither of these systems is fair to the animals or to the children.”

Original (talks of preparation for adoption of an animal): “I was so proud of her when she said she would not get her daughter a dog until they had a house with a fenced yard, which would enable them to give the dog a good living environment. I wish everyone was as smart as my dear cousin Teresa!

Rally: If only preparation and the child’s needs came before the adoptive parent’s need! “I was so proud of her when she said she would not adopt a child until they had really prepared for the new child, which would enable them to give the child a good living environment. I wish everyone was as smart as REFORM Talk!”

Original: ” ABF operates on the precept that companion animals should be treated with respect and consideration. Companion animals need to be matched to humans because many people don’t research the traits of breeds in order to understand what type of pet would fit their family and lifestyle. Animals Best Friends adoption committee members talk to approved applicants about their choice of pet to see if it will be a good fit.”

Rally: You see, the AP’s choice does not always make the best fit. There needs to be consideration from the child’s perspective. Any match does not equal a good match. ” If only the adoption industry would operate on the precept that children should be treated with respect and consideration. Children need to be matched to PAPs because many people don’t research much on what it will take to parent the child in order to understand what type of child would fit their family and lifestyle. It would be great if the adoption industry would give a pet’s behind about who they approved to adopt, to really see if the applicant’s choice of child will be a good fit for the child.

Original: “Adopting animals out by using a special like “two for one,” or a discount price is doing a disservice to the animals. Animals shouldn’t be treated like inanimate objects because they are living, breathing beings. Pets should not be treated as though they are disposable!”

Rally: Adopting children out by using a special like “two for one,” waivers, or a discount price for certain races of children is doing a disservice to the children. Children shouldn’t be treated like inanimate objects because they are living, breathing beings. Children should not be treated as though they are there to please you!

Original: “If someone is serious about getting a pet, they should analyze the types and breeds of pets that will fit their lifestyle. Obtaining a dog just to take it home and tie it to a tree is an unconscionable act. Dogs are social creatures that need to be around people and other pets. Dogs go crazy when tied up and left alone. This is what leads to dogs biting children.”

Rally: “If someone is serious about adopting a child, they should analyze how the adoption industry works before handing anyone money, receive a lot of training, and take time to figure out which type of child will fit their lifestyle. Adopting a child just to “save” him and discipline the child with techniques from To Train Up A Child or other dangerous, demeaning ways is an unconscionable act. Children are social creatures that need to be around people and other children so remember to not isolate the child if you are going to homeschool the child.

Original: “Those of us who dearly love companion animals want to see them live long, healthy lives with good owners who take proper care of them. We need to change the overall perception of how animals fit into our society. Once we all realize that they deserve respect, the animals will benefit immensely and so will we.”

Rally: “Those of us who dearly love adoptees want to see them live long, healthy lives with good adoptive parents who take proper care of them. We need to change the overall perception of how adoptees fit into our society. Once we all realize that they deserve respect, the adoptees will benefit immensely and so will we.”

Reformatina adds that when she adopted one of her pets, they had a policy that you can only have 3 of those pets total in your home and they had to sign a paper allowing them to visit the animal upon request. They did actually call her and ask if they could come by *or* have them send recent photos of their pet. They also reserve rhe right to take the pet back if it is not doing well.  If only child adoption had such standards!

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