Tears as Dog Adopted After 900 Days in Shelter Is Returned Within Hours
https://www.newsweek.com/dog-adopted-after-900-days-shelter-returned-within-hours-1872649 Adog who was adopted after spending over 900 days in an animal shelter has suffered the heartbreak of being returned just 24 hours later.
Sora first arrived at the Valley Animal Center in Fresno, California, just over two and a half years ago, having been surrendered by her owner. The Valley Animal Center is the largest no-kill animal center in the Central Valley.
For over 900 days, Sora struggled to attract much in the way of attention. That's not entirely surprising given the circumstances, with a 2014 study published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science highlighting how the average shelter visitor interacts with just one dog per visit and that these interactions last just eight minutes.
But staff at the shelter knew Sora had all the attributes necessary to make a great pet.
"Sora is a high-energy dog who loves to play and gets super excited anytime she gets to go on walks," Sim Kaur from the Valley Animal Center told Newsweek.
But staff at the shelter knew Sora had all the attributes necessary to make a great pet.
"Sora is a high-energy dog who loves to play and gets super excited anytime she gets to go on walks," Sim Kaur from the Valley Animal Center told Newsweek.
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"She is great on walks and hikes, making her a good traveling companion. She also loves playing with tennis balls. She is lovable with humans and has tested well with children over the age of five." Despite being overlooked for so long, Sora's luck looked to have changed recently after she caught the eye of a prospective pet owner visiting the shelter. Eventually, they decided to adopt the pup, and it seemed like Sora's story would get the happy ending it so richly deserved. Then, every shelter pet's worst nightmare happened. Just a day later, her new owner called to say they would be returning the rescue pup. Sora was understandably heartbroken upon her arrival at the shelter, with a video posted to TikTok by @jjack.iie capturing the shelter dog looking especially sad to be back in familiar surroundings This development was a source of some frustration to Kaur who felt Sora's adopters should have given her more time to settle before making their decision. "Being in a shelter for many years affects the mental health of our adoptables and it is no different for Sora," she said. "Sora did not get enough time to decompress in her new home and was introduced to new family members too quickly." She hasn't given up hope of finding Sora the perfect home, though, and has already got a pretty clear idea of the sort of home that would suit her best. Kaur said: "Although Sora does well with other dogs at the shelter, she is dog-selective, so we recommend she go to a home where she is the only pet. With her high energy, her future home will need to spend dedicated time with her for training." Despite this setback, she remains as sure as ever that Sora will find her true forever home in due course.
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"With patience and guidance, we know Sora can be a great addition to anyone's family."
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>Family adopts pet dog, discovers they can't really handle a dog at all, and, sadly return it to the pound. >California >FUCKING COMMUNIST DEMOCRATS, OR SHOULD I SAY "DEMONRATS" DESTROY INNOCENT DOGS DREAMS TO ADOPT GAYER, MORE EFFEMINATE "CAT" (PROBABLY A HOMOSEXUAL) this is what u sound like
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OP, kill youself
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>>1271227 How do you only decide you can't take care of the damn mutt after adopting one (in 24 hours no less)? Are they really that clueless and don't know what goes into taking good care of dogs? They're retarded regardless of their political affiliation.
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how much is that doggie in the window?
how much is that doggie in the window? Mon 26 Feb 2024 19:54:23 No. 1271260 Report Quoted By:
>>1271209 Op. look at that cute doggie, who only wants love and to be loved in return.
It would sit by your side and keep you company on those long winter nights and wake you up in the morning with a gentle nuzzle of it's nose.
You know what you have to do OP.
Now get doing it!!1
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>>1271227 what kind of asshole returns a dog 24 hours after getting it?
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>>1271269 The kind that got baited-and-switched into adopting a dog that shits all over their house and growls at the children.
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>>1271269 Surprised gift gone wrong I guess
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>>1271209 >Sources close to the incident report that the family became frustrated when the animal refused to assist the liberal-leaning family in committing crimes commonly perpetrated by Democrat voters and furthermore became intimidated upon learning that it possessed a higher learning acumen than the average Californian, which rank among the lowest in the country in terms of educational attainment. why are californians like this?
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>>1271300 How old were you when you became a partisan hack? Was it in your teens or earlier than that?
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>>1271301 >Bro you must be a partisan if you don't support the modern Democrats Nobody with a brain supports modern Democrats. At best you have boomers who hope you'll go back to Clintonism aaaany second now.
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>>1271320 The story has nothing to do with democrats at all, yet you injected them into it because you're a partisan hack. This is learned behavior and not natural. How long ago were you indoctrinated to do this? Age 10? Age 15?
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>>1271210 >Kaur said: "Although Sora does well with other dogs at the shelter, she is dog-selective, so we recommend she go to a home where she is the only pet. With her high energy, her future home will need to spend dedicated time with her for training." >she is dog-selective the dog is racist
no wonder it can't integrate with Real Americans
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>>1271209 Dogs and their owners are vermin anyway.
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>>1271271 This. I'm guessing it was a "lab mix" aka violent pit bull.
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>>1271320 I don't support democrats, havent in since 2006 when I voted for Obama, and he just turned out to be a sepia colored neo-lib.
I vote 3rd party every time in general elections and I vote locally for the most progressive candidate.
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>>1271209 shitty privilaged cunts but at least the dog got off easy, there was that couple of assholes who adopted a pet pig couldn't be bothered to raise her, then butchered and ate her.
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>>1271359 >I vote 3rd party every time probably votes libertarian while bemoaning obama for being a neolib. zero shame
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HOW DARE THEY, DIRTY FAR LEFT HEARTLESS COMMIE SCUM, THEY OUGHT TO APOLOGIZE!11 ALL BLACK DOGS LIVES MATTER
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>>1271246 The dog is better off without retards who can’t commit for 24 hours, hell the dog probably just hd a fun experience away from the pound for the day.
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>>1271209 lol that looks like a lab pitbull mix. Pitbulls and pitbull mixes should be euthanized as soon as they come into the shelter. ugly ass dog
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>>1271678 Holy shit you're either blind or retarded. Probably both.