I personally have had 8 yorkies turned into the city shelter and one from a kill shelter in a nearby town. I work with the local PAL's group and the city shelter, when they have yorkies and yorkie mixes they will call me or just drop by.
I've also attended auctions that are held here, with other rescues. I do not keep our rescues records so can't give you an exact number of dogs from there. Although, I do know we've had many, many more rescued from kill shelters, owner surrenders, and breeder surrenders than from auctions. I do know what happens to these dogs if they are not purchased by rescues. And, maybe it's best to let that happen
I do not look at buying a 7 year old toothless yorkie girl from the auction the same as buying a puppy from a pet store.
I know of no dog we've taken in and spent less than $100 on with vet bills, usually it's considerably more than the prices you've mentioned. So, if we charge $175 for a yorkie we are really making no profit. Maybe other rescues are making a profit
I do understand the controversy because as I've mentioned I have struggled with the decision. It's hard to walk away though when I know what happens at the end of the auction day
