I should be working right now but detouring for a sec because this is a really important topic. To the OP - you may have done a great service by raising this topic.
1. It's great news when someone wants to give a great home to birds or any other being.
2. Unfortunately, there are sadly many scams afoot where people pretend to want to do just that but the life or death that the animals would in actuality endure would in reality be ghastly.
3. It is always wise to ensure that a proposed adoption situation truly is what is portrayed. To skip that step is not responsible guardianship.
4. This should be done respectfully until or unless the findings are negative.
5. A prospective adopter with good intentions should welcome scrutiny because presumably they would not want innocent beings falling into the wrong hands. This is not a time for fragile egos.
I cannot tell you how many times my cat, dog or bird rescues and subsequent adoptions out would have had dire consequences had I not peeled back the layers of the onion. Virtually all prospective adopters will put a good face forward - that is the outside of the onion. If we stop there we are doing an injustice to beings in our care.Very politely I peel back the layers with questions, references and site visits. In a very unsettling percentage of cases what I find is frightening and I could write all day with accounts that would leave us all with indigestion and little hope for the human race. Just assuming all will be well without doing our homework is living in la la land and worse, it's irresponsible. In short, thank goodness I did not turn over dependent beings to the folks who were revealed to be a problem after my scrutiny - some were downright evil, despite having mastered giving very polished first impressions. While peeling back layers of the onion, those I've encountered who resist disclosing information, and who feel it's not my business may be hiding something and I consider them too high a risk. Those who welcome scrutiny with open arms, those who understand why this is crucial in the world we live in...those are the folks with great promise.
To the OP, if I were considering you for adopting beings in my care, I would start with the presumption that you are a great person wanting to provide the best of care to some wonderful beings.
I would then politely learn more about you, and your knowledge about the care of these types of beings, and the conditions they will be living in. This is my job as a good guardian of those in my care. If nothing disturbing reveals after my close scrutiny, I would welcome you adopting and would support you fully.
JJ
1. It's great news when someone wants to give a great home to birds or any other being.
2. Unfortunately, there are sadly many scams afoot where people pretend to want to do just that but the life or death that the animals would in actuality endure would in reality be ghastly.
3. It is always wise to ensure that a proposed adoption situation truly is what is portrayed. To skip that step is not responsible guardianship.
4. This should be done respectfully until or unless the findings are negative.
5. A prospective adopter with good intentions should welcome scrutiny because presumably they would not want innocent beings falling into the wrong hands. This is not a time for fragile egos.
I cannot tell you how many times my cat, dog or bird rescues and subsequent adoptions out would have had dire consequences had I not peeled back the layers of the onion. Virtually all prospective adopters will put a good face forward - that is the outside of the onion. If we stop there we are doing an injustice to beings in our care.Very politely I peel back the layers with questions, references and site visits. In a very unsettling percentage of cases what I find is frightening and I could write all day with accounts that would leave us all with indigestion and little hope for the human race. Just assuming all will be well without doing our homework is living in la la land and worse, it's irresponsible. In short, thank goodness I did not turn over dependent beings to the folks who were revealed to be a problem after my scrutiny - some were downright evil, despite having mastered giving very polished first impressions. While peeling back layers of the onion, those I've encountered who resist disclosing information, and who feel it's not my business may be hiding something and I consider them too high a risk. Those who welcome scrutiny with open arms, those who understand why this is crucial in the world we live in...those are the folks with great promise.
To the OP, if I were considering you for adopting beings in my care, I would start with the presumption that you are a great person wanting to provide the best of care to some wonderful beings.
I would then politely learn more about you, and your knowledge about the care of these types of beings, and the conditions they will be living in. This is my job as a good guardian of those in my care. If nothing disturbing reveals after my close scrutiny, I would welcome you adopting and would support you fully.
JJ
