I went to Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption over a year ago to look into adopting one of their dogs that I saw on their website. After asking me some questions, the lady working at Atlanta Pet Rescue told me that they do not adopt out any pets that are under about 6 months old to a new home unless the owner could be around 24 hrs/ 7 days a week. Both my husband & I are in real estate... I had 2 days off during the week and while I worked weekends, my husband was home... so, our planned adopted pet would have one of us around all day, 4 days out of 7. Which is more than the average working family, since most people only have 2 weekend days off. I left disappointed that I was not able to give this dog the loving home that it deserved & I knew that my husband & I would've given that puppy the best life. What bothered me the most, was I found out the dog was adopted out to a family with children (one being an infant!!). How could that be a better situation? Yes, the mom would be home all day long, but a new mom would be preoccupied with her baby & you'd rather adopt out the dog to that family? That really surprised me.\r
We ended up going down the street to the Atlanta Humane Society and had a great experience. We came home that day with our new addition to our family! We are so thankful for having her in our lives & she is the happiest 4-legged child ever.
Pros: Saving the Lives of Animals
Cons: Policies for adopting
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