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Originally Posted by mzw00dy  Lovetodream88
"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."
You do understand that all the money a rescue takes in is used for treating dogs that are in need. All dogs go out for about the same cost...then it is spread around for use in vetting. I suggest looking more closely at rescues and not assuming they all take money for personal gain. Our rescues spent three thousand plus for a dog who was on deaths door. The dog was still adopted for about $275. Same as all the others. Oh and this saved dog was a yorkie...he was in fostor for three years...and well loved until a couple looking for an older dog took him in to thier home. Rescues save dogs! |
Most rescues and the dog pounds seem to charge more for smaller and or younger dogs. It would be a perfect world if all rescues used "all the money" to strictly run the rescue. Fact is, not all of them do. I applaud the work of the legitimate rescues, but, only they would truly know their numbers.