A friend of mine rescued a kitten.
Someone expressed interest in adoption and she said her window and door grills were meshed.
Being "seasoned" fosterer, my friend said that she would personally deliver the kitten to the potential adopter's home.
The grills were NOT meshed.
After spending two hours explaining the dangers of grills large enough for the kitten to squeeze out and fall to its death or severe injuries, resulting even in paralysis, the adopter's husband rejected meshing. The fosterer even brought along the wire mesh.
Perhaps it is a good thing that adopter was "truthful" during the face-to-face meeting, for she or her husband could easily have removed the wire mesh later.
Fosterer took the kitten home.
Lessons to be learnt here
1) MAKE A HOME VISIT to meet the adopters personally and to assess the home.
2) MAKE UNANNOUNCED VISIT if the wire mesh is just put up on the day adoption.
3) REJECT any refusal for a home visit.
