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Originally Posted by jrsygal37  Maybe, I'm just stupid but I'm not understanding what the complain is about the fees rescues charge. Why do you think that a $400 - $500 fee for a Yorkie puppy is expensive and yet if you were buying it through a breeder it would be considered cheap? I'm not getting how in anyone's eyes money is being made on that pup. Granted you there are some rescues that are no reputable and they do no kind of vetting on that pup prior to placing but MOST or at least ANY REPUTABLE RESCUE in that $400 - $500 adoption fee cover the vetting so I ask again how are they making money when they've put out $350 for a spay, another say $75 for shots, plus the vet visit it self which probably runs $50 or more and that's not to mention the incidentals the pup may need and it's not to mention the food etc. I'm not trying to argue but I really do not understand how people complain about $400 - $500 for an adoption which covers all the vetting and spay / neuter yet you hear no one complaining when they spend $1000 or more to buy a pup that comes with nothing but his papers. Do you guys think that fostering, vetting and spaying cost less for a rescue then it does for one you buy? Do you realize that most vets do not even discount for a rescue. Where do you think the money comes from? I know for a fact that the $400 I paid to rescue for Lilly did not even cover her expenses. I got her paper work and the vetting was $900 so they lost $500 on her yet never said a word. You guys really need to rethink and ask why a rescue can't ask $400 - $500 for a dog that is fully vetted yet a breeder can sell for $1000 which covers no vetting and no one has a problem with that. Rescue does not mean free and it does not mean it feeds itself or vets itself. Elaine |
I adopted Lady from my neighbor who had found her after she was abandoned, not from a rescue group. She was already spayed, but I still spent more than twice what the rescue adoption fee for vaccinations, bloodwork, and a dental.
Rescue is not a way to get a bargain Yorkie. If you can't afford the upfront cost of a dog be it $500 or $5,000, you can't afford to properly care for a dog.
Here is a good estimate of what it costs to own a dog:
The Cost of Owning a Dog