#we have mini aussie pups (aka longhaired chihuahuas with mearle color) who had adopters ready before they were even fixed | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

synchlora · 2 months

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something to be said abt a foster pleading for anyone to adopt their extremely sweet and playful disabled tabby cat for over a year with absolute Crickets in response vs us making one post at 8pm with a frankly very poorly taken photo of a cute no-personality fluffy white kitten we have (who's not even been here 3 days!) and we have 45 comments within the hour and three of our adoption people with their phones blowing up

#i say something to be said but its been said before #its so weird how much value people put into the look of an animal vs its personality #look i love this kitten as much as the next guy but like. i dont know her #shes not got much going on and the only thing that sets her apart is her looks #and i know people will be throwing themselves at us to adopt her #but when we respond to the 15th app we got for her with 'hey you werent first but heres other options'#i already know theyll back out bc they couldnt get the shocking beautiful kitten they wantef #because it happens all. the. time.#we had a tripod siamese thing a few months ago and she got an application the night she was posted #and about 7 others too before we took her photo down #and the first person in line took her not necessarily bc she was perfect #but because she was good and wow what a beautiful cat everyone will be amazed by her!#whereas if they were there and met a tabby wjth the Same Exact Personality #and pros and cons #they wouldve moved on bc its just a tabby and theres no motivation to work with the animal #because it doesnt look pretty or unique #its been said a thousand times over by people way more articulate than me #but its so frustrating to watch it happen over and over again #we have mini aussie pups (aka longhaired chihuahuas with mearle color) who had adopters ready before they were even fixed #but when the millionth sweet baby pitbull puppy comes through theres no response #or when a senior fucked up chow chow is found as a stray people are biting at the bit to be approved to adopt it #but when those same people are asked if they can take in a young farm dog from a hoarding situation #they ghost us #shelter posting

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