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Originally Posted by megansmomma  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. |
Neither Our shelter nor the neighbor one, spay or neuter before placement. Unaltered animals are sold on a daily basis. They do offer a coupon good for a $50 discount towards altering that is only good at participating vets, which of course just jack up their fees by $50, so its a wash. There is no requirement to spay or neuter any animal purchased from the shelter.
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Originally Posted by megansmomma Again you are WRONG! Most shelters will sign over a dog to a LEGITIMATE rescue because they will assume the cost of the vetting and spay/neuter that would be required by the shelter prior to adoption. I'm really not sure where you are getting our information from because you could not be further from the truth. 
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Our shelter sells dogs. It does not give them away. Again, there is no spaying or neutering done prior to purchase at our shelter, so it would not "save" money by giving the animals to rescues to avoid altering costs.
Flint, Michigan. Admittedly we have a shelter with well known issues. Myself and hundreds of others, picketed in front of the courthouse to draw attention to the problems at the shelter, which began a movement to get the director ousted. By reaching out to County Commissioners who appoint that position, and canvassing on their behalf prior to the November elections, we were able to bring about the start of a change. But things are no where near where they need to be.