Originally Posted By:Jackie_Chans_Mom
I will not even begin to address the issue of which glider is available for assistance from which program. If a program clearly outlines the criteria for which they will provide assistance, then it is not an issue for debate.
I think this is where a big problem is, first off, there is conflicts within the rescue community as to rescues and rehomes, to me "rehomes" don't even exist.. they are either personal pets or rescues. when someone starts a project of assistance, they sit down and create a list of their criteria, and obviously many have slid through that criteria, but each project needs to be very explicit as to exactly what gliders they are going to help with their assistance. example..
The SRR, primary goal was to neuter rescues in rescue homes, they had to decide within their own project as to what constituted a rescue. they turned away people who claimed they had rescues, and needed them neutered, they had to turn away gliders that needed neutered, that were personal pets. but they did it based on their own criteria. And of course there were people out there that didn't agree with their decisions, but it was their criteria.. a criteria that was subject to change when they felt it was necessary, (example someone claiming to be a rescue home but really wasn't, but they had rescues.
there will always be someone sliding through , collecting the assistance that is not due them, there will never be a way to stop someone from manipulating it. and it is always a tough job at the decision table.
so where to start....
well set the basic criteria first.. what is a rescue, when does a rescue stop being a rescue and start becoming a pet? whose responsibility is it to make that decision and what is that decision based on. define rehome, either it is a rescue or a breedable pet. Is all the current scenarios covered, to create the criteria for the project to begin with? are there exclusions??
Lets take the TGI neuter fund, the staff of gc helps with the rescues on a personal level, GC as an entity doesn't, so if the neuter fund, aids rescues, will they still be supportive? I don't know, but what I do know, is if they won't because of the rescues, maybe putting us rescue homes on an exclusion list would be in the best interest of the fund. I personally would not have a problem with that, nor would about 5 other homes I associate myself with. We had the SRR helping us and not the pets, so now it is time for the pets to get the assistance.. (just my opinion.)
but outside of the various forms of assistance, what exactly is the need for the various labels?
examples:
1.there was an issue with gliderma and her joeys, and that would be a great area to start in.
she bought a pair of glider to get them out of a bad situation, she considered them rescues, but she bought and paid for them, those gliders HAD joeys in the pouch, the father needed neutered... she thought she would sell the joeys to pay for the neuter.
okay so define what we have here,
2. Glider owned by owner for 2 years, good diet, great care glider gets sold to someone else, is that glider still breedable? is it a rehome? a rescue?
3.Colored Glider with linage owned by owner for 3 years, who only had 2 litters, good diet, great care glider gets sold to someone else, is that glider still breedable? is it a rehome? a rescue?
4. owner gets glider from friend, who got it from breeder, great care, and good diet, is that glider breedable? is it a rehome , or a rescue.
I personally handle rehomes as rescues, but based on each persons, situation, they can label them as needed to fit what is in their best interest.
I had a hard time at first with GC not doing anything regarding rescues after all they are not a rescue board, but I have come to accept, that is just the way it is. So I and several other rescue homes, have our own resources, either we care for the gliders ourselves financially, or we have our private sector that helps us when we need it.
The SRR and the adopt a suggie programs, were the last public assistance programs that were available for us rescue homes, since then, we have to count on our own networking resources. so to us, the labels mean nothing to us, we still believe that a glider that is rehomed with us, is still a rescue, IF they never leave our home, they then become our pets, the rescues still get the help they need,
To me, I will support whatever will benefit the most gliders in the long run. but adding more labels and setting rules for people who buy and pay for their gliders, I think is getting too deep into their personal business. (I am sure this will be the start of a new topic)