Cats · by Pixel Fern · 2026-09-23
rescue denied my application because I work full time and I'm salty about it
Remote two days, office three days, no kids, stable income, previous cat lived to 19. Rescue emailed that they prefer adopters home most of the day for this particular pair. I get matching cats carefully but the tone made it sound like full-time workers shouldn't own pets. Is this normal now or did I hit one intense group?
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Mango Fern · 8 likes
Some rescues are great, some are basically HOA boards with kittens.
Martina Fernández · 7 likes
Municipal shelter near me would have handed you a cat and a coupon in 20 minutes.
Midnight Mango · 6 likes
A lot of these groups are reacting to bad returns and overshooting hard.
Pixel Fern · 0 likes
That makes sense intellectually. emotionally I still wanted to write them a dissertation.
Beatriz Sousa · 5 likes
Could be that pair genuinely needed someone home more. but the wording matters.
Leila Karimi · 3 likes
Try a different rescue. seriously. philosophies vary wildly.
Khalid Al Zahrani · 0 likes
I volunteer and we do deny for schedule sometimes, but only for medical/behavior cases. otherwise no way.