A fellow rescue group wrote the following, which sums it up for all rescue groups: Recently someone asked, "Why would you charge $500 for a rescue pet? Why not just place it in a good home?" The answer is because we need adopters who are willing to support all rescue pets, not just the dog they adopt. A healthy puppy/dog might cost us $150-400 in vet care, and many people will want to adopt it. A puppy/dog with health issues (such as parvo, pneumonia, or URI) can easily cost $500-$1500 in veterinary expenses, and it may require months of foster care for rehabilitation; yet we can only ask a minimal adoption fee, and it may be a long time until anyone comes forward to adopt it. Fees from the healthy, more adoptable dogs help offset the cost of caring for the others. Most of our dogs have a sad story to tell. We hope that you too are willing to give an opportunity for a better life to ALL of our dogs by supporting them through adoption fees. Without these funds, our rescue efforts would not be possible.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 02:26:14 +0000
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