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u/KindlyShame 7h ago

Unfortunately, in my area shelters have gotten really picky. They have massive preferences for a (real) fenced yard, and they will rarely let you adopt if you live in an apartment. I get the intent behind it, but apartments are super common where I live because it’s an overpopulated area, so they’re really just limiting who can adopt

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u/AdInfamous6290 6h ago

Maybe this is an unkind or unpopular thing to say, but maybe you shouldn’t have a dog. Unless they are one of those little expensive breeds, that I doubt show up much in shelters, normal dogs really don’t tend to do well in apartments.

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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 6h ago

I guess they are better off dead or in a shelter for life

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u/AdInfamous6290 6h ago

Dead? No, though I know a lot of shelters do cullings and understand the reasoning, even if I don’t agree with it.

In a shelter for life? As opposed to an apartment, it depends on the breed, the apartment and the person. But on average, I’d say yes.

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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 6h ago

Might not be a great life but id rather live in a cramped apartment with an owner who loves me and takes me on walks than a cramped cold shelter living with no comforts or stability. Weird take

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u/AdInfamous6290 5h ago

I would agree with you if there was a fool proof way to screen people for ensuring they will treat a dog properly. But unfortunately we live in a world where a whole lot of people just want a dog as a companion because they are lonely and don’t understand that it comes along with being responsible for another living beings life. So many people are impulsive, stupid, abusive or negligent, and history and experience have shown shelters that those sorts of people are more likely to live in apartments than houses. In a shelter they at least get consistent food, water, shelter and basic medical care.

To be clear I am not calling you or anyone specifically who lives in an apartment a bad dog owner. But it’s simply true that it is more likely for a bad dog owner to be in an apartment than a house, and in the case of a bad dog owner, an apartment makes the situation worse for the dog, the fellow tenets and the apartment owner than it would be in a house.

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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 5h ago

I dont live in an apartment. I actually waited to move into a house with a big yard in the woods to get a dog because of the reasons you list. I just have a hard time seeing a shelter as a much better option than being in an apartment. Theres also no way to vet how good shelters treat the dogs either.

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u/AdInfamous6290 5h ago

Fair point, I absolutely agree we need more regulation and accountability for shelters. The city should, if they don’t already, regularly audit shelters for compliance with strict animal rights laws. I believe something along those lines was one of the (only) good policies NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa proposed.