Adjective : an adoptable child; a resolution found to be adoptable.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : fewer adoptables than in previous years.    From Dictionary.com. 

"challenged and so-called unadoptable" animals to schools to teach reverance for life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anony-Blog Targets Lauritzen] Reference

To add insult to injury, the BLM announced a proposal to euthanize "unadoptable" wild horses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines] Reference

I have an animal rescue and the dogs I get are considered "unadoptable" because of behavior or health issues.    From Wordnik.com.  [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference

According to PETA, these animals were unadoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bibliomane's paradise] Reference

Susie took him in from a shelter when he was 9 and considered unadoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2005] Reference

Susie took him in from a shelter when he was nine and considered unadoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2005] Reference

MOOS (voice-over): Susie took Sam in five years ago when he was considered unadoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2005] Reference

However, because of the myths that surround them, they are often deemed unadoptable and euthanized.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reedu Taha: A Dog Named Christmas & Its Hits & Misses] Reference

PETA doesn't deny those numbers and says it was necessary to kill the animals because they were unadoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2007] Reference

Then the story comes back full circle to the “loving white couple” who adopt the otherwise unadoptable black child.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reframing Transracial Adoption] Reference

He was terrified at the prospect and pictured that he would become totally panicked and appear unadoptable if he were taken away.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Animals Speak] Reference

Chicago animal shelter strives to make the unadoptable, adoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference

She said many are unadoptable for behavioural or medical reasons, however.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winnipeg Sun] Reference

Baldree said Nunziata euthanized two dogs that were "aggressive and unadoptable.".    From Wordnik.com.  [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference

Those too old or considered unadoptable are sent to long-term holding facilities.    From Wordnik.com.  [WTOP / Business / Biz Stories] Reference

So those too old or considered unadoptable are sent to long-term holding facilities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference

Photo by Tamar Love Grande Brother & Sister are easily the most unadoptable dogs ever.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Feral cats issue needs control] Reference

The agency also keeps older animals or those deemed unadoptable in long-term facilities.    From Wordnik.com.  [KLAS - Top Story News] Reference

Left on their own, cats can produce litter after litter, and wind up sick, wild and unadoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

Those too old or considered unadoptable are sent to long-term holding facilities in the Midwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

Starfish's owner was told the dog was unadoptable and should be euthanized when she was first rescued.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to McClaren and Houllier in the frame to resurrect slumping Hamburg] Reference

Unfortunately, if that means putting some unadoptable or sick dogs down, all options should remain on the table.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lose an Eye, it's a Sport] Reference

Nowadays, pit bulls unjustly are viewed as unadoptable, with many shelters automatically deciding to put them down.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Volunteers at our shelter take in "problem pets" - the undesirable, unadoptable ones with behavior or health issues.    From Wordnik.com.  [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference

Many "no-kill" shelters do not accept unadoptable pets, or they transfer them to a shelter that will euthanize them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference

Those that are too old or considered unadoptable are sent to long-term holding facilities, where they can live for decades.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It will also ensure that North Carolina's unwanted, sick or unadoptable cats and dogs are humanely euthanized by injection instead.    From Wordnik.com.  [CitizenSpeak - your campaign] Reference

The only time animals are euthanized are for severe health problems or if the animals are so aggressive they are deemed unadoptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference

In 2003, the bureau ran a pilot project in Wyoming to pay private ranchers a one-time lump sum to care for unadoptable excess animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines] Reference

"If we get a dog, shy and staying at the back of the pen shaking, doesn't have any people skills, that dog is unadoptable," Gross said.    From Wordnik.com.  [news | FT | http://www.timesdaily.com] Reference

Intake counselors, she said, inform some owners that their pets are unhealthy or unadoptable and will be euthanized if they are turned in.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

Love the unadoptable doll.    From Wordnik.com.  [Things You Can’t Tell Just By Looking At Her | Her Bad Mother] Reference

"I don't think there is such a thing as an unadoptable animal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Examiner California Headlines] Reference

They are euthanized because a Ferrel cat is considered unadoptable, "said Curbelo to.    From Wordnik.com.  [CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports] Reference

Frank is unadoptable with it on him like that.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio Home Page] Reference