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Originally Posted by KazzyK810  Yes, and the rescues around me are really starting to tick people off. They plaster "adopt don't shop" everywhere, and its offensive to those that buy from good breeders. They are against you buying a dog period, yet all they are doing is cleaning up after backyard breeders and idiots that recklessly breed their pets.
Our local shelter is full of mainly pit mixes and a few other mid to large breed mixes. We've had one yorkie there in the past three years. And unspayed female who was quickly scooped up by a local "rescue" whose head proudly announced that she bought her for $75 and sold her the next day for $300.  who knows where that poor girl ended up. "Rescues" around here are nothing more than pet flippers trying to make $$ of dogs, and in my opinion are no better than the bybs and puppymills they purport to be against. |
Woo slow down there! I'm not sure what is going on where you live but what you described is NOT the way true rescues work.
First off, shelters normally spay or neuter all dogs before they are released to the public. They might let unaltered animals go to a rescue but they need to prove they are legitimate rescues before that happens. What is the name of the "rescue" you are talking about that is selling dogs? That is outragous and not how legitimate rescues operate under any circumstances!
As for rehoming fees, legitimate rescues do charge a fee but that included vetting, UTD on vaccines, spay/neuter and usually a dental. So if they fee is around the $300 range you are getting a deal!
All three of mine are some form of rescue and 2 were puppies when they came to me and the other was probably right around a year old. So it's a totally misconception that all rescues are older.