. Adoption Policy

Adoption Policy

'Not So' Purrrfect Angels reserves the right to refuse an adoption.

This adoption policy has been established in order to ensure each cat/kitten is placed into an appropriate loving environment. Our organization is committed to promoting responsible, caring and humane pet ownership.

Adopter:

Must have current photo ID with present address.

Have knowledge and consent of landlord.

Be able and willing to provide the necessary medical care and nutrition.

Agree to keep your new feline companion indoors or in a "protective environment **."

Agree to a house visit prior to finalizing the adoption.

Provide a veterinary reference.

Agree to return the pet to 'Not So' Purrrfect Angels should the adopter become unable to care for him/her.

**"Protective Environment" can be a "cat" fenced yard, screened area, etc.

No doubt you may be wondering about 'Not So' Purrrfect Angels' Adoption Policy that insists on such an enclosure. Basically, it is due to the tremendous increase of animal cruelty and the dangers listed on their "Responsible Cat Owners Page and the factoids listed below.

The Connection Between Human Violence and Animal Cruelty

"Cruelty to animals is defined as socially unacceptable behavior that intentionally causes unnecessary pain, suffering, or distress and or death to an animal." Frank Ascione, 1993, Anthrozoos

"Animal Cruelty...is not a harmless venting of emotion in a healthy individual; this is a warning sign that this individual is not mentally healthy and needs some sort of intervention. Abusing animals does not dissipate those violent emotions, it may fuel them." FBI Supervisory Special Agent Allen Brantley, interview in The Humane Society of the United States News, Fall 1996

"The National Research Council and The Federal Bureau of Investigation agree that cruelty to animals is one childhood behavior that is a powerful indicator of violence elsewhere in the perpetrator's life. There is a strong probability that youths who abuse animals are themselves victims and perpetrators of violence." Senator William Cohen, Congressional Record Statement, May 2, 1996

"While not everyone who abuses animals will become a serial killer; virtually every serial killer first abused animals." Dr. Randall Lockwood, Psychologist, Vice President, The Humane Society of the United States.

"When children do cruel things to animals, people ought to take note of that right away, but often they don't. It's such an overwhelmingly awful thing to say your child has big problems that parents tend to rationalize: 'He doesn't know what he's doing.' 'He's better now.' 'He's just tired.' The incentive to denial and rationalization is very strong. But this kind of thing doesn't self-correct. Aggressive behavior generally isn't a phase or a stage. You shouldn't just ignore it." James Garbarino, Ph.D. director of the Family Life Development Center at Cornell University, in Parents Magazine, November 1996

"One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it." Anthropologist Margaret Mead, Cultural factors in the cause and prevention of pathological homicide (1964)

Source of this information: The Animal Legal Defense Fund.