Examples of unadoptable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The nonprofit is a refuge of last resort for unwanted, unadoptable and special needs animals, which include pythons, monitor lizards, skinks, iguanas, geckos, chameleons, turtles, tortoises and tarantulas. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021 In 2017, Jessica had been working on their case, when they were deemed unadoptable by the judge. — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 15 Feb. 2020 The overly anxious boxer puppy was an unadoptable mess of a dog. — Amy Mcrary, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018 Cristina's creatures run the gamut and include the unadoptable, some elderly pets, and those with such varied medical issues as bladder stones and heartworm-positive diagnoses. — Christian Scaffidi, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018 In 1971, the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act gave the animals federal protections while allowing the interior secretary to sell or euthanize older and unadoptable animals. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 6 May 2018 They are often deemed unadoptable because of their age. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 2 Feb. 2018 After sitting in a shelter cage for three months, the tuxedo cat was deemed unadoptable because of a wound between her shoulder blades that would not heal. — Kaylee Remington, cleveland.com, 23 Dec. 2017 Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control Team established the program about four years ago to place unadoptable cats — the biters and the skittish, the swatters and the ones who won’t use a litter box — into jobs as mousers at barns or stables. — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2017 See More

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