The child had been perfectly happy with the parent, but started to self-harm after being placed with the prospective adopters.

Establishing a new independent review mechanism for prospective adopters who feel they have been turned down unfairly.

Your writer suggests that North Shore's policy requires prospective adopters "to take a moment to walk the pet around."

The shelter has a policy of requiring a prospective adopters to take a moment to walk the pet around, a "feeling out."

Mr. Arms added that league employees watched how prospective adopters behaved near animals.

The government has announced an overhaul of the way in which prospective adopters are assessed in order to speed up the process.

Others were returned after almost three years with prospective adopters.

I think it would always be best for prospective adopters to ask the child if he or she actually wants to be adopted.

Instead, the location of the child to be adopted determines which city the prospective adopters travel to.

Prior to the completion of the adoption, the prospective adopters may request to see the child in person.