@journeywithme2, my husband and I wanted to adopt another dog this spring, and then Covid hit. We lost our sweet Gracie two years ago, and decided to wait to adopt until we had some repairs done to our home.
I'm wondering how difficult it would be to adopt now? It looks like our local rescue groups are offering virtual adoptions, but we don't feel comfortable doing that. We'd really want to meet and spend time with the dog.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article244514157.html#storylink=cp y" target="true">The Miami Herald just posted a story that 18 anesthesiologists have tested positive for Covid-19 after attending a party on July 10. Anesthesiologists have been front line doctors who intubate Covid-19 sufferers in ICU. These doctors did not get covid from front line work, but from attending a party together, allegedly with not enough protection from each other.
I hope more information will reveal that they were more careful than the way it looks. It is hard to believe that medical professionals, especially those who know firsthand the consequences of this disease, would expose themselves carelessly at a party.
After a party, 18 anesthesiologist at UF hospital system diagnosed with Covid
@deetoo that is wonderful! I suppose it all depends on where you live and what the shelters individual requirements are. I am in Georgia... our county's shelter is currently open.. and people make appointments to come in by appointment only and comply with mask and social distancing requirements and adoptions are proceeding. Rescue groups set their own requirements and a call to them would let you know what is required. We have a lot of adoptions occurring these past few months as more people were home to be with new adoptees to help them acclimate them. I agree with you an in person visit to meet is the best course. The energy feel and exchange between yourselves and your future new family member are important contributions to deciding if you are a fit for each other. I feel the virtual ones are more difficult to see if you are a fit. I can see where in some cases tho.. this would be the choice to be made due to infection rates and risks and its a fine line between insuring a good "fit" and saving a life by adoption with limitations on interaction. I wish you the very best in finding a new companion and family member! I know you will find the very one meant for you in Divine right timing. ❤️
@deetoo I'm wondering how difficult it would be to adopt now?
it's never difficult. Says the guy with 9 cats.
I’m not at all surprised. You would be shocked at how many of the highly educated docs and nurses down here are die hard Trumpsters. Add that to the “I am invincible” factor and you have a recipe for disaster.
@unk-p LOL I have never had a problem getting a new family member... they just show up at my door in need. Currently 6 furkids share my space...several are "special needs" babies. I have fostered and placed many over the years and kept more than my share LOL "Cheaper by the dozen"???
I have often said they leave a mark for others to "see" and know.... like the hobos of the Great Depression marked which farms and places were safe and which weren't... which would feed them and which would sic the dog on them.
Often...when I have been sure of what animal I would like to join our "family" I just put the thought out there and POOF before I know it? They appear!!!
@journeywithme2 Yep, ours were all strays. Four of them are my housemates, two are outdoors only, and three are "mine". I watched my three be born, all i knew to do was boil some water and tear up some sheets, lol
Key points From The Guardian. [need link to article]:
- Hong Kong outbreak ‘overwhelming’ medical system says Carrie Lam.
- The city recorded its seventh consecutive day with case numbers in the triple figures.
- China reported 101 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for 28 July, the highest in over three and a half months
- The WHO says Covid-19 pandemic is “one big wave”, not seasonal.
- Air travel is not expected to recover until 2024.
- Italy extended its state of emergency until October.
- Over half people living in Mumbai slums have had Covid-19,according to a city-commissioned study.
Got Kids? Trying too figure out what you are going to do regarding school this year?
This video made me laugh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2YvURCysk