Animal adoption is a process that one should only go through if they are a hundred percent certain that they want to keep their animal. Most pet owners grossly underestimate the work that goes into keeping a pet, and only a few short weeks after adoption, they are quick to return the animal.

Animal return rates vary. Some studies put it at 7%, while others say that it is close to 20%. This is another animal return story. What makes it astonishing is that the fella had been returned before, not once, not twice, but 11 times. The reason for the constant rehoming will surprise you.

Stacey Decides To Take a Brave Step

After he was returned by a family the last time, the shelter decided that they would keep Benji. The road to adoption was not worth causing him constant mental anguish. The shelter employees loved him, and they took care of him.

One of the employees, Stacey, decided that she was going to take Benji home. He would be happy there, and he would adjust well. Circumstances lead to Stacey having to return him, this time for the 12th time. As she sat in her car, driving home, she was lost in her thoughts as she finally figured out why Benji was unable to adjust to whoever adopted him.