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Originally Posted by Soccer50  
Okay so today ( and every other day ) I went to look at the adoptable yorkies in a rescue near me.
I am astonished by how much there adoption fees are!!!
They range from 550-850!
It might just be me but I thought adoption fees should and be less for a dog you are adopting?
Ugh. It just makes me mad sometimes because some people dont have the money to buy a yorkie from a breeder who wantes close to a 1000+ for a yorkie, so they go and look at shelters and see that some are asking almost just as much as it is to get them from a breeder.
To me this is just....wrong almost.
I know that yorkies are a VERY common breed and everyone wants one of these little cutties but adopting a dog for $850? I got my Jack Russell ( also a pretty good breed I think  ) and he is purebreed with papers
for an adoption fee of $80!
Okay. Sorry everyone. Just needed to rant  |
I have to agree with you on this. I have been looking at local shelters myself and they are running about $300 - $800 to adopt a Yorkie. I refuse to pay that much at a shelter. I thought their whole point was to find these dogs good homes. I understand that they have to make money to keep the shelter running but they are not charging this for other breeds. They are also asking for donations on some of the medical costs. I don't agree with the others that are saying that if you can't afford to pay the adoption fee you can't afford to take care of the dog. I just don't want to pay this much in fees and don't think I should have to but it doesn't mean that I am not going to give the dog the best care possible.