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I have a part time job in which I do cat adoptions for a local shelter. We usually bring cats to local pet stores to do more adoptions. One of the rules if someone wants to “see” or “handle” a cat is for them to fill out a screening application first. The reason why the person in charge made this rule was made for the following reasons:
(1) To stop it from becoming a petting zoo. Most kids or kid’s parents just want to pet cats or kittens just for their child’s entertainment.
(2) Not to distract the staff/volunteers if people are not truly interested in adopting. We leave the cats in the pet store all the time and we (the shelter) is responsible for keeping the cat cages clean. We come in during posted adoption hours and have usually twelve cages to clean. We are more than happy to talk to interested adopters, but can’t stop what we are doing to take cats our for people to pet. Keep in mind there is usually only one person on duty each shift.
(3) We look for certain criteria