Hello fellow feline flock,
I'm about to adopt my first cat (well, I've had 2 before, but this is my first cat as an adult living by myself), and I'm trying to decide between two different sources upon where to adopt my first.
Candidate one is Bossier City Animal Control. They have a feral cat that was found in a cat trap, is three months old, has updated shots, been tested for disease (all negative), yet they aren't willing to give it away yet because she is not friendly right yet (picked her up and she was agitated, hissed and ran back to the corner of the cage when placed back). I havn't a clue what their policies on euthanization are, but they do give out some pets to Petsmart after some period of time.
The other source is a local PetSaver in Shreveport (just on other side of the river), which is a "no-kill" alternative. They have a pretty large number of adoptable kittens which I plan on visiting today (if I get enough time during the work day). The website kind of makes me feel as they need help, as they ask for volunteers. I have yet to ask, but I have a feeling they do not vaccinate and test for disease (being a non-profit organization and such), so that is yet another expense I would be faced with.
To sum up, I have to decide between a city animal control, which probably euthanizes and does give away to Petsmart (the staff seems caring though), so I would most likely be saving a kittens life, and a no-kill shelter that needs help and support. Any insight / advice would be appreciated, thanks in advance!
I'm about to adopt my first cat (well, I've had 2 before, but this is my first cat as an adult living by myself), and I'm trying to decide between two different sources upon where to adopt my first.
Candidate one is Bossier City Animal Control. They have a feral cat that was found in a cat trap, is three months old, has updated shots, been tested for disease (all negative), yet they aren't willing to give it away yet because she is not friendly right yet (picked her up and she was agitated, hissed and ran back to the corner of the cage when placed back). I havn't a clue what their policies on euthanization are, but they do give out some pets to Petsmart after some period of time.
The other source is a local PetSaver in Shreveport (just on other side of the river), which is a "no-kill" alternative. They have a pretty large number of adoptable kittens which I plan on visiting today (if I get enough time during the work day). The website kind of makes me feel as they need help, as they ask for volunteers. I have yet to ask, but I have a feeling they do not vaccinate and test for disease (being a non-profit organization and such), so that is yet another expense I would be faced with.
To sum up, I have to decide between a city animal control, which probably euthanizes and does give away to Petsmart (the staff seems caring though), so I would most likely be saving a kittens life, and a no-kill shelter that needs help and support. Any insight / advice would be appreciated, thanks in advance!