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Other people picked up their cats, took photos, & took them home. After filling out the form, volunteer Mary, who I'd never spoken to before, asked about whether I had a balcony. I gave a detailed description of our small covered master bedroom balcony, which we affectionately call a "catio," since we rarely use it & on the rare times I go out there sometimes my 7-year-old well-trained intelligent Siamese mix comes out for 5-10 mins under my close supervision. Mary asked if the balcony had a cat door & I said it does, and it has a cover to keep it closed & a wooden rod along the bottom of the sliding door so my cats can't get out. I also explained that I would remove the pet door completely since I was adopting the kittens & that we keep the bedroom door closed, so the balcony is behind 2 CLOSED DOORS. Mary's inquisition focused ONLY on the balcony. She never asked about my experience as a cat owner & foster, the cat-friendly setup at my home with multiple scratching posts, litter boxes, drinking fountains, cat beds, sunny window spots, or that I feed my cats premium food including human grade. As an experienced cat owner & foster, I completely agree that letting kittens anywhere near outdoor access would be INSANE, especially white cats, & yet that's how I was treated - like I was reckless, irrational, & untrustworthy. As Louise got ready to take the fee she checked with Mary & Mary whispered something, then I was told my application needed to be reviewed by "the board," spoiler alert - thats code for declined. I later got an email from an anonymous person saying my application was declined specifically due to concerns about the balcony. I wrote back assuring the balcony would be off-limits, describing my donor & fundraising work for cat orgs, experience fostering & my safe, cat-friendly home. I fully understand the need to vet adopters, but Mary's alarmist approach left no room for context or seeing me as a reasonable, responsible person. EVERY new pet adoption requires adjustments & I was fully willing to make them. 10am the next morning as adoption opened, I said hi to Mary & the first thing she said was "I don't think the 2 white kittens are coming in today, but there are plenty of other cats that need adopting". So I wasn't allowed to adopt the only 2 cats I actually wanted? How mean. I knew Mary was lying because foster Louise told me she'd be in at 11am. When I saw her she explained that past adopters had left cats unattended on balconies & they'd fallen or disappeared. I assured her this would never happen since the balcony is behind 2 closed doors. Board member Barbie pulled me aside. Even after I repeated that the balcony would be OFF LIMITS she insisted on seeing a photo of it, which I supplied. She said it wouldn't be fair to my existing cat not to go out there anymore. I explained he rarely goes out & has lots of other window seats inside. I showed her photos of my rescued cats from Downey shelter full of dust, disease & fleas as kittens + recent photos of them thriving & happy. She said "your caretaking ability isn't in question, it's about the balcony." She told me she'd "let me know the decision soon." Earlier Louise had said I'm "first in line" after a decision is made. I left in tears, waiting 2 hours with no response. When I returned to check, Mary saw me & whispered to another volunteer. Seconds later, a a volunteer told me with a goofy smile that "one kitten had already been adopted and is being picked up tomorrow". She said they "didn't know" I had an application pending on that kitten, but later admitted Barbie & Louise allowed it to be adopted. 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