The Washington Humane Society is looking to boost its efforts on finding appropriate homes for pets especially by promoting the new selection method of the pets’ owners.

Rumors have it that it might be easier to adopt a child rather than a dog in the area and according to the new plan, after a brief interview of about 30 minutes and depending on the location, a short home inspection, people could be half on their way to getting a new pet.

The current policy demands interviews with every member of the family, several home visits, a series of medical reviews for all animals in the house, reference checks, copies of leases and training courses, which discourage people from considering this process an option.

According to Lisa LaFontaine, president and chief executive of the Washington Humane Society for the past 10 months, the procedure for adopting pets should be a lot easier, plus "It should be a learning experience, and it should be enjoyable," as quoted by the WashintonPost.

The two shelters run in the District of Washington are ready for a brand new much more opened strategy, as they have already dropped the mandatory home visits and allow applicants to explain the pet-involving incidents attached to their records. Another anticipated release involves a personality-based service which will help match up pets and people.

The Montgomery Humane Society tends to keep its strict set of rules as its executives consider the validation process to be the best way of determining whether a certain person is fit to take care of a certain pet and also, ensure that there are no incidents involving public safety.