An interesting trap when applying to adopt cats.

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10. Our application was even more extensive.

They asked for our vet’s name and number and then called the vet to see if our current cats were up to date on their vaccinations. They were not, as they’re indoor cats and we don’t think it’s necessary or safe to vaccinate them every year (an opinion backed up by a veterinarian friend of ours). We were flatly denied for adoption. Never mind that the average lifespan of our cats is 17 years, with the latest one dying at 21, and our vet has commented that we must be doing something right. But we wanted the kittens, so we took our two girls in and had them vaccinated (a mistake for one of them, but I won’t go into that now). Then they let us take the kittens.

The foster mom agreed with me that some of the conditions for adoption seem a bit arbitrary, but we definitely agree that they should never be declawed and should be kept indoors. It is strange how those questions were asked, though.