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I was surprised to see the following petition on Change.org. Petition · Virginia Donohue: End the Use of Archaic "Temperament" tests for dogs and cats at San Francisco ACC · Change.org
From what I understand these tests are done in animal shelters around the country, and I thought they worked. For those of you with experience with shelter and rescue animals, are these tests really outdated? If so, what would work better for gauging an animal's temperament? Isn't it true that shelters and rescues usually don't have the time, money or personnel to test and train their animals in the best possible way to make sure they're suitable for adoption?
Please enlighten me. Thanks.
From what I understand these tests are done in animal shelters around the country, and I thought they worked. For those of you with experience with shelter and rescue animals, are these tests really outdated? If so, what would work better for gauging an animal's temperament? Isn't it true that shelters and rescues usually don't have the time, money or personnel to test and train their animals in the best possible way to make sure they're suitable for adoption?
Please enlighten me. Thanks.