Zhang Zian's assertion made all the diners put down their chopsticks and cat toys. They all stared at him in disbelief.
Although everyone was disgusted by the self-righteous girl's remarks, and Xiao Zhuang's situation made everyone laugh and cry, they still thought that it was just an individual situation. What the self-righteous girl, Family A, and Family B did was a little extreme, but at least they had good intentions. Zhang Zian's short statement made them reevaluate their judgment.
"Nonsense! We real pet lovers wouldn't do that kind of thing! "The self-righteous girl slammed the table and stood up. She was so angry that she was about to cry.
Zhang Zian smiled. Although he wasn't beautiful, he believed that justice was always in people's hearts. Everyone present was an adult with a normal IQ. Some things were fine as long as they were pointed out.
Xiao Zhuang seemed to have understood something. "A black-hearted pet adoption industry? No wonder … After you put it that way, some things that were originally incomprehensible now make sense … I asked the person in charge of Family B, and it was fine to specify the brand, but why did he specify where to buy it? Can't I buy it when there's a discount at another store? The person's excuse was that the cat food he specified was authentic, and the cat food from other stores was all fake. He even took out two empty packaging bags and explained to me how to distinguish between real and fake cat food. He said that one of the packages was fake from another store, and that the adoptive cats vomited and had diarrhea, and some even died after eating it … I really believed him at the time! "
Another male diner said, "I guess those property certificates and income certificates are actually to prove that you can afford to pay for expensive cat food for a long time. The reason why he repeatedly said how pitiful the cat was was to awaken your sympathy and make you willing to be ripped off … If he said that the cat was a stray, then it really was? Who can prove it? You asked the adopter to provide this proof and that proof, then we asked you to provide proof that the cat used to be a stray. That's not too much, is it? "
The self-righteous girl's eyes were filled with tears. She said with grievance, "How can we prove it? The adoption agency must have seen that it was stray and immediately picked it up. Would they have taken a video to prove it? "
The former expressed his disbelief, obviously not believing what she said.
Everyone felt that his request was a little unrealistic, but the self-righteous girl had offended almost everyone present, so no one spoke up for her.
In the corner, a pair of girlfriends, who looked like college students, were eating together. They had not participated in the quarrel between Zhang Zian and the self-righteous girl. At this time, one of them could not help but interrupt, "Speaking of cat food …"
Everyone's gaze landed on her.
She blushed slightly. "When it was snowing a while ago, there were often more than ten stray cats gathered next to the hot water pipe below our dormitory. My roommates felt sorry for them, so they each spent twenty to thirty dollars to buy a domestic cat food to feed them. They seemed to be eating quite well. At least they wouldn't starve, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"But one day, when it was my turn to feed the cats, I took the cat food downstairs. In the end, a classmate I didn't know passed by and scolded me as soon as she came up to me. She said that I was irresponsible and that I had to feed the domestic cat food with a black heart. Why didn't I feed it the Craving Six Kinds of Fish …" She said, feeling wronged. "But we were just poor students. Our classmates in the dormitory were all from the countryside. There were no rich or beautiful women.
There were more than ten stray cats, and we couldn't afford to feed them high-end imported cat food … "The classmate who came with her frowned.
The former shook her head and smiled bitterly. "Why did I have to say it and make things difficult for everyone?"
The latter sighed. "One day, when it was my turn to feed the cats, I also met someone. I don't know if it was the same person you met. She saw me feeding the cats and scolded me for feeding the domestic cat food. Then she scolded me for feeding the stray cats. Finally, she scolded me for not sterilizing them …"
Although her expression was very sad when she spoke, everyone couldn't help but laugh because it was too absurd and ridiculous.
Zhang Zian continued, "There's no proof. If I can't give an example, maybe you will think that I'm being unreasonable. Well, you can search for the keywords' pet rescue industry chain. 'There will be surprises in the first few search results."
Everyone present had smartphones. When they heard what he said, they all launched their browsers and searched for the keywords that Zhang Zian mentioned.
A shocking search result appeared on everyone's mobile phone screen: "The so-called largest pet rescue organization is actually a scam that uses love."
In this article, it mentioned that a famous Shanghai pet rescue website had opened a Weibo account. With a verified account, it had close to 20,000 followers. There were a lot of photos of cats and dogs on Weibo, and every blog post was calling for people to adopt hundreds of stray cats and dogs. They also organized cat food and dog food charity sales. There were even many photos of adopters and stray animals. It looked very formal and very provocative.
But in reality? This organization, under the guise of rescuing pets, was actually engaged in the business of selling cats and dogs. Adoption was free, but adopters had to pay a large "sponsorship fee", claiming that it was to help other stray dogs. Many people, driven by love and support for public welfare, obediently paid the money. In the end, the pets that they adopted didn't even live for a week before dying.
To this day, there were still people who were constantly deceived by the website's blog posts, which made many truly caring rescuers feel bitterly disappointed.
Adopters who were unwilling to be deceived went back to the website, and the website said that it was an adoption agreement, not a sales contract. After all, China currently didn't have adoption and rescue legislation, so even if they reported it to the police, they couldn't do anything.
After reading this article, everyone present had their worldview refreshed.
Xiao Zhuang sighed. "Probably similar to this one, because the adoption statement of Family B also states that signing it means that the adopter agrees to the above agreement. They also have to pay a deposit of 6,800 yuan. If there is a breach of contract, not only will the pet be taken back, but the deposit will also be confiscated …"
"6,800 yuan deposit? Why don't they just rob someone? "
Everyone was discussing this shocking figure. With such harsh adoption conditions, it would be difficult not to breach the agreement. For example, a surprise visit was inevitable. Everyone would inevitably go out to visit friends or travel. If they went out and made a surprise visit, wouldn't the 6,800 yuan be gone?
Zhang Zian emphasized, "Maybe this is just an exception. I believe that most adoption agencies are still very formal, but you still have to be careful not to let others take advantage of your love. As for the identification and income proof … I still support adoption. I'm not joking, but under the premise that it doesn't harm the citizen's right to know, privacy, and other personal rights. "
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