Unbelievable that they wouldn't let you adopt a new dog. You have to jump through hoops to satisfy them and that's why unfortunately i won't adopt a rescue. My mate is always banging on about how good they are, yeah they can be brilliant dogs, but i don't want to go through question after question, a home check and constant visits.
Before we got our first dog when i was about 10 we went to the local dogs trust and had a look round wanting a young dog. They had puppies that were up for rehoming in a cage behind the main desk but flatly refused to let us even play with them nevermind ask abo