So that's the good news.
The bad news is that some people went home empty handed and that's unfortunate. The popularity of this event has kinda caught every one off guard and I hear some people in line weren't happy about the way it was organized. It's hard, though, because TAS staff absolutely have to meet the adoptive families in person before any dog can be adopted out to them and obviously the family will want to meet the dog. We don't want to discourage people from coming out in case the first few meet and greets don't work out but at the same time, making people wait around only to be disappointed is no fun either.
Right now, I can only remind people that while these events spotlight a very select group of dogs, there are plenty of other dogs waiting for homes at the Toronto Humane Society and other local rescues.
Thanks for all your support.
If I may make a suggestion, a sign up sheet would have provided order to that entire process. That way, it would be clear who arrived first so that those people had time to spend time with the dog and not feel pressured to make a decision for fear of someone else offering to take the dog. But the important thing is that all of those lovely dogs found homes, so it all ended as it should.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion, Mima. I'll definitely pass it along.
ReplyDeletePerfectly said Fred - there are lots of dogs out there, more than enough to go around. Next time I am sure we will be better prepared for the crowds!
ReplyDeleteThere was also very little information available on the web about what to expect, etc so, for those who may not have adopted through TAS before, they would have come into the adoptathon "blind." TAS should've put up some info on their website.
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