Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 456: What you fear comes upon you.

Chapter 456: What you fear comes upon you.

"Yeah, I’m really worried that some pet owners, when their furry kids get sick, will disdain the cost of hospital treatment and simply bring their pets to the shelter, pretending they’re strays to get treated. If the pets get better, they pretend to adopt them; if not, they just dump them here!"

"You don’t say! You really don’t say!"

"Actually, this kind of thing is quite common... My aunt opened a small animal shelter in the countryside at the time, and she met all kinds of scumbags! Cats in difficult labor, dogs in car accidents, basically, anything the owners couldn’t handle got dumped right at her doorstep, making every morning opening up a bloody mess..."

Yueqing looked at everyone’s comments, her brows slightly furrowed, "Thank you all for your concern, the problems you’re talking about, the shelter has already encountered quite a few..."

That morning while waiting for the live broadcast team to come over, she had a long talk with Xiao Yu and learned about many things that had been happening at the shelter recently.

From before the shelter opened, Yueqing knew it wouldn’t be all that peaceful here.

The tricks of some scumbags are endless!

For example, if an animal is ill, they dump it at your doorstep, and then as soon as you cure it, they show up to claim it.

For example, there are scumbags who enjoy abusing cats and dogs, pretending to come to the shelter to adopt an animal, and then find a way to kill it after taking it home, later telling you it’s been lost and so on...

There’s nothing you can think of that they can’t do!

Without a comprehensive animal protection law, it’s almost futile to prosecute them for animal abuse.

For this reason, Yueqing specifically consulted with Lawyer Qian and drafted several agreements.

The furry kids that are sent here, after treatment and recovery, all go through the adoption certificate and animal licensing process.

Things are a bit stricter here in Magic Capital, animals that can be taken outside need to have the relevant documentation and must be walked on a leash.

If someone dumps their pet at our doorstep, and there’s no ID to contact the owner, then it can be treated as a stray animal.

If the shelter cures it and then the owner comes to claim it? Sorry, how can you prove it’s your pet?

People just need to be shameless appropriately, and the other party can’t do anything to you!

Without proof, whatever you say is useless, the right of decision lies with the shelter!

If there is proof, then contact the owner first to determine their attitude before proceeding.

After the animal’s wounds are healed, if someone else wants to adopt this animal? Sure, they can sign an agreement with the shelter to take the animal on a rental basis, paying only one hundred yuan per month. The shelter will provide the animal’s feed and living supplies, and also have the right to a video visit once a month.

If after one year, the animal and the renter have a good relationship, the shelter will formally proceed with the adoption process and refund all their rental fees.

After all, scumbags who want to abuse cats and dogs won’t last a year.

The shelter’s monthly video visits, if anything seems off, can always go check on the situation at any time. If the renter has any issues, the animal will be taken back immediately and unconditionally, and the shelter will seek compensation.

Of course, this part of the agreement can only constrain a large portion of people; some scumbags will crazily look for loopholes to make it hard for the shelter.

But Yueqing didn’t expect that one or two agreements could prevent all future troubles!

The road has to be walked step by step.

Problems are also found and dealt with bit by bit.

Where are there things that are perfect from the start?

So Xiao Yu briefly explained the shelter’s animal acceptance process.

The audience had a moment of realization: "So that’s how it is! Using rental means keeping guardianship of the animal in your own hands, and if you encounter scumbags, you can immediately reclaim it and seek compensation? Well done!"

"A rental fee of one hundred... emmm, I’m a bit afraid Heizi will complain that the rental is too expensive."

"Expensive my feather! Whoever says it’s expensive, I’m going straight over there to flame the hell out of them! Just talking about how expensive the rental is, why don’t they see that the shelter will regularly provide feed and living supplies? Anyone who has a pet knows that food is the main expense! If you feed them better, like my Aiken, it already costs over a thousand a month... and it’s even more expensive for those who feed raw meat and bones..."

"Never seen such a conscientious shelter before! After renting, you can keep up with the pets’ updates at any time. It’s like perfect after-sales service! A year is enough time to test whether new owners are truly caring. If they pass the review, refunding the entire rental fee is like getting a year of pet care from the shelter for free!"

"It’s a very comprehensive consideration! Hope that those who come to adopt these fur kids are all really kind-hearted, good people!"

"I’ve always said that adopting instead of buying will reduce the number of stray animals that are produced. Many people are irresponsible, adopting cats and dogs on a whim, and as soon as they have no time or encounter other issues, they immediately give them away. The shelter gives them a year to adjust, letting everyone know that not every family is suitable for having pets. After a perfect experience, they can give the animal the best ending. Brilliant!"

"I’m getting more and more upset the more we talk about it."

As the live broadcast was nearing its end, Yan Yueqing was about to say goodbye to everyone when a commotion suddenly erupted at the entrance.

Everyone’s heads turned in unison.

The camera operator also conveniently panned the camera over.

A drunk man staggered into the room.

Old Qi, who was on door duty, repeatedly tried to stop him but was unable to keep up due to his limp.

His dog, Xiao Huang, rushed up and began barking loudly at the drunk man.

The man, reeking of alcohol and another unpleasant odor, kicked Xiao Huang aside with a flying kick.

"Ouch..." Xiao Huang yelped in pain and collapsed on the ground.

"What’s going on?" Lin Gang noticed something was amiss and quickly jogged over to block the man.

Yueqing hurriedly instructed the two children to step back and not to come any closer, then quickly dialed a sequence of numbers.

Facing Lin Gang, who was tall and muscular, the man’s eyes were filled with malice, "I heard you took my dog? Give it back now! Give me my dog!"

"Your dog, what dog?" Lin Gang frowned.

"I live by the Third Ring Road. My dog went missing a few days ago. Someone said a woman took it and brought it here! Who do you think you are to take my dog? Are you planning to sell it to a dog meat factory?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Lin Gang replied coldly. "There is no such dog here, they were all brought in by kind-hearted people for treatment."

"Right, right! You like to use the excuse of treatment to steal my dog! Hmph! My big, local breed dog was just kicked a few times. It would have been fine after rolling around in its nest for a night. And you brought it in for treatment? Trying to scam me for medical fees? Or do you want to nurse it back to health to eat its meat?"

Local breed dog?

Lin Gang remembered now, he was talking about the big dog Little Sister Li had brought in two days ago.

It looked a bit like a cross between a wolfdog and a German Shepherd, with a large frame but incredibly skinny.

"Skin and bones" would be a flattering description!

Its skin clung tightly to the crevices of its bones, as if it had been sunken in...

Such a state could not have been achieved without severe starvation...

Aside from being skinny, its body was covered in wounds, with two visibly broken ribs and numerous burn marks from cigarette butts.

So it was the drunk man’s dog...

"Do you have any proof that it’s your dog?"

"What proof do I need?" the drunk man bared his teeth aggressively. "Don’t I know my own dog? Just call his name, and he’ll come rolling over to me! Erguotou, Erguotou! Where the hell are you? Come here and go home with me!"

Lin Gang’s face was stern, "That’s enough, take your drunken rage somewhere else. We don’t have your dog here."

His icy expression was rather intimidating, and the drunk man visibly flinched.

Yueqing briefly heaved a sigh of relief.

The reason she had chosen Lin Gang, who was tall and strong, as the manager was partly because—a rescue shelter is not like a company with internal politics, but it’s bound to encounter many undesirable outsiders.

Especially those prone to violence!

These confrontations often led to protracted arguments...

If a girl were managing, it would be difficult to guarantee her own safety in the event of the other party’s outburst. Having Lin Gang around made things much better.

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