I have been trying to adopt a dog for a few months now, but every time I applied for a dog it was already in the process of being adopted! I follow Spencer's pet rescue on Facebook and saw they posted 4 puppy's up for adoption and I pounced at the chance and applied right away! I called Spencer's pet rescue the next day the check on the status of my application and immediately I was told "you are single military. You can't adopt a dog when you're single military, you'll deploy eventually." I tried to explain to the women that my unit does not deploy but she would not listen, she kept saying to me that I would eventually abandon the dog.. Being in the military and away from family for long periods of time is hard enough, I wanted to adopt a dog to have someone to love and to keep me company (a family member). I felt discriminated against and judged for being a part of the military, like I don't deserve to adopt a dog. I asked her "so you're denying me because I'm military?" She told me she would call me right back, it's now been a few days and I have yet to hear back. I've told everyone in my unit how Spencer's pet rescue feels about military members and they will not be coming to them any more. (I was eventually approved by another kennel, who actually took the time to hear my situation) read more