Ok, there are 2 situations here that are beyond aggravating....I wasn't sure if this should go under the SOS section (due to part about the shelter) or here. I figured that this was the most visited area, so it would be the best choice.
Anyway, here are the situations...
1) After reading a post on here about a lady getting her dog chipped and finding out that the number was registered to someone else (can't remember who now), I decided to check the registrations on our dogs, since I'm planning to get our cats done soon. The vets' offices (2 different ones..."sister clinics") charge $49 to do the chip and that includes the registration. Well, I just found out that the offices left all of our dogs registered to them.
I was told by AVID that, legally, they should not be doing this. We are paying for the chip AND the registration when having it done, but the registration isn't getting done. In all reality, I should have taken the dogs to the dog show recently to have them chipped at the booth set up. They charge under $20 to do the chip and then you do your own registration (they give you the form). I would have saved money and it would have been done right, because the way it stands now, I have already paid the $49 per pet for the chip and then I was going to have to pay another $18.50 per pet or $50 (for up to 5 pets) to get them registered. Luckily, AVID is working with me on this, but it's still frustrating to know that these vet offices aren't doing something by the book. Plus, what if one of our pets was found and at the shelter, but the vet's office was closed for some reason (like recently, they were putting new PCs in and shut the phones off to allow them training time). Our pet could go up for adoption before they ever got through to the vet's office, who then had to get in touch with us.
AVID does know about this, so it should be taken care of. I wasn't trying to get anyone in trouble by any means. I just wanted to make sure that the registration was correct and this is what I found out.
2) I just found out from my friend that works for our local shelter that the shelter has not been scanning any cats and only some of the purebred dogs that come in, which isn't right. They should scan every single animal that comes through that door. Next, they had a Lab puppy that came in as a stray that they didn't even hold for the 3 days that they are required to hold a stray. Instead the puppy got adopted and then the owners showed up wanting their puppy back. The shelter ended up having to buy the people a new puppy to keep them from being sued. If that's not bad enough, they have even put dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens up for adoption without the 3 day waiting period that that came in as strays and were wearing collars!
How can we feel secure about our pets getting back home if they disappear when the shelter isn't doing their job??
I'm sorry for the long vent, but I don't think I'm wrong in being frustrated over these things. I just don't know what can be done. Just like with the shelter, if you ask them if they scan for microchips, they tell you that they do, but they really don't. Is there really anything that can be done?
1) After reading a post on here about a lady getting her dog chipped and finding out that the number was registered to someone else (can't remember who now), I decided to check the registrations on our dogs, since I'm planning to get our cats done soon. The vets' offices (2 different ones..."sister clinics") charge $49 to do the chip and that includes the registration. Well, I just found out that the offices left all of our dogs registered to them.
2) I just found out from my friend that works for our local shelter that the shelter has not been scanning any cats and only some of the purebred dogs that come in, which isn't right. They should scan every single animal that comes through that door. Next, they had a Lab puppy that came in as a stray that they didn't even hold for the 3 days that they are required to hold a stray. Instead the puppy got adopted and then the owners showed up wanting their puppy back. The shelter ended up having to buy the people a new puppy to keep them from being sued. If that's not bad enough, they have even put dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens up for adoption without the 3 day waiting period that that came in as strays and were wearing collars!
I'm sorry for the long vent, but I don't think I'm wrong in being frustrated over these things. I just don't know what can be done. Just like with the shelter, if you ask them if they scan for microchips, they tell you that they do, but they really don't. Is there really anything that can be done?