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Adoption Nazis
July 16, 2007 - 6:37 pm

I don't think my driver's license number should matter.. but it's there on the form. I gather from this and some of the other questions, that... they want to do a background check on me. It isn't explicitly stated that this going to be done.. but well, it's easy to infer. I'm not so sure it's necessary.

I'm also not so sure why two personal references are needed.

On one hand, I appreciate they are trying to find "good" homes for animals.. but on the other hand, wanting me to have at least one vet reference is a bit of bother... and I hated getting references for grad school... so imagine the frown on my face upon seeing I need two to get a cat.

I asked the guy at the store (who has nothing to do with the adoption process) how long this takes.. and he said like a month. There's an interview.

Yeah. An interview.

On the other hand, I'm not so sure I want to deal with folks who are willing to go to this level of bureaucracy to stop me from getting a cat.

Now, this isn't really a deterrent.. and, besides, as I got the form, there was one of these sheets with contact tabs hanging off it.. probably 20+ tabs all for contact info to get a hold of the current "owner" (some society dealie in a nearby town) and only two were left. Surely one of those 18+ people would meet the criteria.. and person like me with no vet refs to give wouldn't even warrant an interview.

There's a whole host of cats that need homes.. so my thinking is to wait until I get back from my trip.. and find one of them.

My alternate plan.