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The Truth About the Neopian Pound by iniuria |
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There are so many rumours about the Neopian Pound, it’s hard to uncover the truth behind it. Some people portray the pound as a barren, desolate place where pets are packed tightly in unsanitary cages and rarely fed, left to waste away for months and months. Almost everyone is familiar with that image. But what is the truth? It may surprise you- it certainly surprised me. To find out, I performed an inspection on the Neopian Pound. I have published the results to dispel some of the rumors that haunt the pound, and the people who work there. First of all, some of you may remember the horrible way Ms. Worley, the former pound manager, was depicted. After she was forced to resign over it, the employees decided to remain anonymous. The Techo you see isn’t really cruel; he looks mean because he’s trying to discourage people from abandoning their pets. The facilities in the pound were up to standards. The cages were occupied by two or three NeoPets, but never more than three. And no NeoPets were wanting for food. NeoPets come out of the pound with the same hunger level that they went in with. The cages were clean and although the animals appeared depressed, they weren’t cruelly treated. That said, the pound is highly unorganised. The number of pets for adoption is rarely correct. Vicious Lupes are caged with innocent Chias. The pound should be more adopter-friendly, allowing people to search pets by species and color, and post an accurate number of pets for adoption. To find out exactly what kind of pets are in the adoption center, I randomly sampled 266 pets in the pound. I took down their name and species, and compiled some interesting data. First of all, although Grundos account for only 1.79% of Neopia’s population, 7.5% of pets in the pound are Grundos, and they are the most abandoned pet. Conversely, in my sampling there were no Poogles, Cybunnies, and Flotsams, most likely because those are all limited edition pets. Here is the complete breakdown of the thirty-eight species found: 1. Grundo : 7.5% Another myth about the pound is that pets sit for weeks and months without being adopted. But that just isn’t true. Out of the 266 random pets that I followed, over 99% were adopted within five hours. After twenty-four hours, 100% were adopted. I did not advertise any of them at all. And these were pets with all sorts of names. Just look up arrrrrrrrrrrr, a blue Grundo that was part of my study, or armybuzz_none, a yellow Buzz, or Cute_cute_of_singapo, a green Chia. All have found wonderful new homes. That will probably shock people who believe abandoned pets are one of Neopia’s biggest problems. But the truth is, although many people do create and abandon pets, just as many people are waiting to adopt them. So, when people adopt pets temporarily to find homes for them, they are actually not helping the pets find permanent homes! Only two of the pets in my study were adopted by someone trying to do this, and if they’d been left in the pound, I’m sure they would have found homes just like the rest. I suggest that if you adopt pets like this, you should instead just write down their names instead of adopting them immediately, and wait a few hours before you look them up again. If they’re still in the pound, then adopt them and try to find them a home! But most likely they will have already found a permanent home. The pound has a 100% success rate with helping abandoned pets, and that’s hard to beat. If you really want to help, try painting the pet. Painted pets only remain in the pound for about five minutes. So the truth about the Neopian Pound is that all the people who have been promoting adoption are making a huge difference. There aren’t more pets in Neopia than there are loving people to care for them, and it shows. Adoption is still a worthy cause to support, but the truth is, things are in great shape already. |
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