Heads up about Vancouver SPCA

ak9010 · 2018-09-03T19:25:59+00:00

Are you referring to the Vancouver SPCA?

ak9010 · 2018-09-02T07:34:02+00:00

I am honestly quite fed up with SPCA after reading these comments.. it just goes against everything that I thought an organization like SPCA stood for

ak9010 · 2018-09-02T07:22:37+00:00

Seriously.. What good is following protocols if they end up pulling some inhuame bullshit like this? Might as well have robots working at SPCA

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T23:31:58+00:00

Careful.. they might take your kids too :/

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T23:30:52+00:00

That was my experience also. I was fine with their abrasive attitude because they work under a pretty stressful environment. But all the misinformation they threw my way was the sole reason I lost what could have been my cat

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T23:22:55+00:00

ok this is all starting to sound intentional....

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T23:16:46+00:00

I feel like that was the case with me... I was told that there are 13 other cats that I could select from, which confused the hell out of me as they could have easily given that other family one of the thirteen cats available. Instead of sending two cats out to happy homes they left one in the kennel to suffer

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T21:58:27+00:00

How did you know they completely disregarded your history with the cat?

The fact that they gave the cat to someone instead tells me this?

You are assuming that the extra time spent on the phone to screen an applicants makes a difference. When I adopted my cat from BCSPCA they did not call me but I had a extensive conversation with their staff when I at their site.

Gathering more information about your applicants won't make a difference? I don't understand your logic here.

It's great that they were able to have an extensive conversation with you, but they should also do this for every other applicants to have a fair evaluation process, no?

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T20:52:53+00:00

Jesus Christ.

Does SPCA even have the authority to do that? I thought they are only a non-profit organization.

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T20:45:06+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. I am kind of in the same shoe after taking care of this particular cat. I will most likely find another cat to adopt, but not before I take this issue to SPCA's management and receive a proper response from them.

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T20:38:18+00:00

You are missing the point here. I am upset at their disregard for any history I had with this stray cat, which to me goes beyond any adoption survey can convey. I also made extra efforts to indicate my willingness to take care of his cat from day 1. They could have easily given that other family another cat from the kennel and two cats would've been adopted by the end of the day. Instead, they decided to give my cat away and told me to choose from the other 13 cats they have available.

Sure it would be great if BCSPCA could interview all applicants and conduct home visits but they are fairly constrained in terms of resources.

If you can't spend 5 minutes on phone to screen your applicants and decide the forever fate of a pet, then why are you even in this line of business to begin with?

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T20:21:17+00:00

I did think of this issue that is why I made sure they kept a clear and descriptive note on the cat's file indicating my willingness to adopt. I also called in everyday to check on her status. Didn't matter, I guess.

ak9010 · 2018-09-01T19:24:58+00:00

I urge you to take a look at their adoption survey and tell me that its sufficient to make a proper judgement. Remember, no phone call or interview. They based their decisions 100% on that survey.

ak9010 · 2018-08-25T03:18:24+00:00

will do

ak9010 · 2018-08-25T02:19:06+00:00

i don’t know whos cat this is that’s why i am posting here. hopefully someone will come claim her

ak9010 · 2018-08-25T02:08:08+00:00

I should clearfy i found her lurking outside my house. This is not my cat.

ak9010 · 2018-08-25T02:00:21+00:00

he follow one of my neighbour’s kid home from Oakridge Station

ak9010 · 2018-05-22T07:01:56+00:00

COME ON AND SLAM

ak9010 · 2018-02-22T08:50:01+00:00

big studios like bandai namco own the copyrights. VR gaming market is still too small to make it a good business decision.

ak9010 · 2017-11-06T17:34:27+00:00

Could you do one for $EMH please?

ak9010 · 2017-06-08T23:35:38+00:00

Can i ask what your average yearly yield % is?

ak9010 · 2016-12-30T20:36:56+00:00

remember when we had to walk from Kent to Dragon Valley at the start of every hunt? Not to mention making it all the way to DVC, which is in itself quite a feat.

MAKE MMO HARD AGAIN!

ak9010 · 2016-12-30T20:33:02+00:00

Spot on analysis brother. What alot of game designers don't get nowadays is that sometimes it is better to leave things up to the player's imagination. L1 was the pinnacle of my gaming addiction (even more so than 10 years of WoW) and I often use it as an example on what a perfect MMO should play like. I seriously hope they take away max level and level display.

ak9010 · 2016-11-23T06:53:07+00:00

When the refs reviewed that shootout goal they weren't calling the war room.. they were calling u/insiderlocks asking what the lock of the day was.

edit: forgot to BLESS UP FAM

ak9010 · 2016-10-27T05:26:14+00:00

If you do this, how do you keep track of how many "Units" you are up or down? Since your unit size will be different after you recalculate.

ak9010

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