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Please humour me with this poll, inspired by another thread, to test a theory.

Married people only, please.
 
I have NOT adopted a child I am blessed with an abundence of fertility…but I have taken in stray animals…even an Opossum just this spring and a new little kitty a couple of weeks later!

AM I good…or bad?
 
I have not adopted a child (have five of my own) or volunteered at an animal shelter. I do, however, each year, take my five children and go door to door collecting for the local animal shelter during their local appeal week. I have also adopted stray animals. I can’t drag five kids down to the animal shelter to help as the law will not permit it and in any case, I don’t have time.

I have investigated adoption in the past and if I was presented with the opportunity, I would be glad to adopt a child. Any future children of mine are likely to be via adoption.

So while I had to answer no to both, I am open to both and do volunteer work for the animal shelter outside the premises.

(Updated: I have just seen the thread that has inspired this so to add to the relevancy of this post, I have not had an abortion and am vehmently anti-abortion.)
 
I have not adopted a child, and have not volunteered at an animal shelter, however, every dog I have ever owned has come from the animal shelter or humane society, does that count?
 
We have not adopted children **YET **and don’t plan to volunteer for an animal shelter, but a stray cat adopted us in May. She followed my children home from the playground and a few days later, ran in my house and hid. I cleaned her up and tried to find an owner to no avail. She is now our sweet housecat. She was an answer to my 8 yr old daughter’s prayers. She prayed nightly for a Siamese cat with fluffy fur, AKA a Balinese, amazingly enough, this cat is a blue point Balinese (not sure if she is pure bred but looks like she is) She is like a little guardian. If the children are crying or upset she runs to their rescue and kisses them and meows.

My husband and I have always planned to adopt at least two children. I had complications with my third child and will probably not be able to have more ( I can’t say for sure, I believe in miracles) We are praying for God’s Will to be done with our adoption, but we hope to adopt a child in 5 years.

My 4 yr old son has been praying for a year now that we will adopt 2 baby brothers and he already has the names “Michael and Gabriel” I pray his sweet passionate prayers are answered, just like my daughter’s were . The prayers of Children are mighty powerful.

I don’t care about the race or gender or age of our adopted children. I know God will lead us to children who are meant to be in our family. We are waiting until our youngest is 8 just in case they should have problems that require extra care, and we want our first three to be old enough to be patient and understand adjustment issues.

I went through a period of time where I felt like taking care of pets would simply take time away that I could be investing in children, we had exotic pets before we had children and found good homes for them when our first baby was born. Since our cat showed up in our life, I realize what a blessing she has been. Special animals show us the miracle and beauty of God’s love, the diversity of His creation. They give us comfort and devotion. When we see the beauty and dignity in the life of a humble animal it should be a reminder of how much more dignity and beauty there is in the life of a human being. I do, however think that many people displace their love and put their pets or animals above humanity. We are called to be stewards of the Earth and animals, but we are called to give our lives for each other and love our neighbor as ourselves. We treat our pets very well, we give them plenty of love and affection, treat them like members of the family, but they are pets, not children. It makes me ill when people treat pets better than people. Sometimes people can lose perspective and allow their love for a pet to infringe the love of their neighbors. I do have a profound respect for people who take care of animals, but not people who are concerned with animal rights more than they are with human rights.
My kids and I want to volunteer for wildlife rehabilitation some day… does that count? We homeschool so I think this woudl be a good family project when they are teenagers, we are outdoors people. We cared for a baby toad that we found in our basement one winter, and released it in the spring. We rescued an anole lizard from the garden center at Lowes and cared for it for a few weeks, and took it on our vacation to release back to the wild in Florida.(they are wild from Florida, and stow away on plant shipments… kinda sad)Right now we have a guinea pig, a bearded dragon (lizard) and the fore mentioned cat.

I love life, and all living things…except mosquitos and sharks…LOL
 
I’ve not adopted a child, but we’re very open to the idea if it turns out we’re not able to have children biologically. It’s early in our attempts to have a baby, so we’ve not seriously considered it. I’ve also never volunteered at an animal shelter. However, every pet my parents have had has come from one. I’ve never had to adopt one, though, they seem to find me and turn up on my porch! I’ve been a cat magnet!
 
My husband and I always planned to adopt at least two children in addition to any biological children we may have, simply because we feel a desire to give children parents,especially since we are pro-life. We love being parents and are good at it, so why not share this gift? We also consider being foster parents after our children have grown into adulthood, but are also open to other plans God may have for us. We want to be fruitful in whatever way God desires of our marriage.
 
My husband and I are currently looking into adopting. We’re just at the starting point, though. I’ve always wanted to adopt a little girl from China or Russia. That’s my goal, anyway. And I don’t care if the child is a baby or not. Actually, I think I’d like an older girl, somewhere between 5 and 8. It’s more difficult for the older children to be adopted, and I know they need loving homes, too.

Scout :tiphat:
 
We cannot afford to adopt. We donate time and money to many causes, including shelters.
 
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Scout:
My husband and I are currently looking into adopting. We’re just at the starting point, though. I’ve always wanted to adopt a little girl from China or Russia. That’s my goal, anyway. And I don’t care if the child is a baby or not. Actually, I think I’d like an older girl, somewhere between 5 and 8. It’s more difficult for the older children to be adopted, and I know they need loving homes, too.

Scout :tiphat:
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We adopted two beautiful girls from China!

I volunteered at a shelter before we adopted though. Didn’t know how to answer, but since I did do both I answered the one that says yes to both.
 
I don’t understand the correlation here between adopting a child and volunteering at an animal shelter??

In my case I volunteer at the animal shelter every week, but I have not adopted a child. I am probably too old to adopt a child (50’s) and my husband doesn’t even want to adopt another cat much less a child. So…the best I can do is volunteer at the shelter…
 
I have not adopted although I hope to sometime in the future. I have, however, volunteered in the past at our humane society.
 
I didn’t need to adopt. 3 kids by age 21 was enough.
I have never volunteered at an animal shelter because I’d end up in tears all the time and transporting them all home. I do donate. Every animal we have (1 dog & 4 cats - at the moment) was pitiful unloved and homeless till they each met DH who’s heart is as large as the entire Asian continent.
 
Island Oak:
You’ve got to be kidding me. Those things nothing more than overgrown rats…and dangerous ones–not domestic animals. I’d seriously reconsider that bit of wildlife compassion

Well…this is how it happened. It was on my hillside…newborn…and believe it or not…cute. But hey…I left it there, crying for it’s Mama overnight, hoping she’d return, knowing that if she didn’t my cats or something else would get it. This was in early March, and the nights were still cold. 48 hrs. later, I went on my deck and heard the poor thing…still crying. Like Napoleon would say “What would you do in a situation like that?”

I took him in…And found a home for it. A nurse that works in the ICU at the hospital I work for LOVES the critters…has one in her home and wanted ours.

All I can say is what some folks call weeds others swear are Roses.
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We haven’t officially adopted, but we have so many adopted “nieces” and “nephews” that it often feels like we have. We are even listed as guardians for some if anything was to happen to the parents. We don’t actually raise them full time though.

No I have never volunteered at an animal shelter, although our home is a menagerie and we have adopted many stray animals.

Peace,
John
 
Island Oak:
Let the cats out…?
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The cats are always out…as are the wild dogs, occasional coyotes. This little Opossum had a destiny…and it was to live…live I say…and he does…in some I.C.U. nurses home with a collar.
 
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