Pet adoptions were incredibly confusing, and they'd been that way for a long time. The issues within the industry were no worse than those in the pet sales industry. Some people would even put themselves on the moral high ground of doing public welfare, as they hated people that didn't match their standards for pet lovers.
What was even more funny was that once there was a guy who lived in a rented apartment, and he brought home a cat that he found on the side of the road. He fed it local cat food for a few days. Soon, he felt like it was too much of a hassle and decided to put it up for adoption online. His requirements for those interested in adopting was that they had to own both a car and a house, submit a picture of them holding their ID card, and had to feed the cat with imported cat food only. Otherwise, it meant that they didn't love cats. The double standards here were no joke.