Re: Adoption fees, rehoming fees…….

[FrancesMember]

To bring some civility back to this thread…
The fees the shelters & adoption agencies charge are to pay for the care given to the pets:
Shots: Rabies, distemper. Comes to at least $60, maybe more.
Tests: FeLV (in cats). This is a $40 test (I think).
Spaying fee: Minimum, $75 (cats) at a low-cost spay clinic.
By now, you’re up to $175.00 for a cat, $135 or more for dogs.
To continue:
Worming, monthly.
Tests for parasites & treatment for infestations.
Surgery, if the pet needs it (I adopted a cat who’d had $1000 or more in ear operations.)
Then there’s the cost of keeping all the other pets alive – care, food, bedding, electricity.
This is why the fee is anywhere from $150 to $250. It’s actually very cost-effective, when you figure the costs involved.
It discourages very bad people who want to get stray cats to sell to labs.
It also discourages people who can’t afford a pet from getting one in the first place.
However, multiple pet adoptions are usually discounted.
Many county animal shelters have yearly month-long special adoption events, when cats and/or dogs are up for adoption for a far-reduced fee. Call the county shelter & find out when their next Event is.
So there’s a good reason for the fees.