Shelters are often inundated with pet surrenders, and do not want to provide a simple outlet that takes away the obligation of responsible pet ownership. Therefore, they would prefer that people try hard to find a solution before resorting to surrendering their pet to a shelter. If you must find a new home for a pet, please try posting to our adoption portal before placing the burden on the shelter. Direct adoptions work well and allow everyone to share in the accountability of their community!
No-kill shelters do wonderful work, but as a result, are often inundated with pet surrenders. In the unfortunate scenario that you have to find a new home for your pet, please read through the rehoming solution and articles on this page before contacting the shelter.
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posted by nancy.w.deren,
on 2014-03-29 09:28:59
(no comment)
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posted by nancy.w.deren,
on 2014-03-29 09:28:35
Waited four months after filling out a volunteer application before being contacted. Trainings were then cancelled.
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Very poorly run volunteer program- we waited four months after filling out a volunteer application before being contacted by the volunteer coordinator, who then scheduled a training that the staff cancelled the next day. One of the staff was very rude as soon as we walked in, and appeared to have a strong prejudice against us. It was not clear whether the prejudice was against minorities (my daughter is Puerto Rican and African American) as well as against people with disabilities or just against people with disabilities. The level of discrimination against people with disabilities that the staff at the Ocean City shelter have shown is deeply disturbing. It is difficult to believe that individuals who show this lack of compassion and direct cruelty toward human beings could possibly be treating animals with the dignity and caring that they deserve.