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I prefer the term "available" for new pups and "adoptable" for dogs available from a rescue situation. That's all I will say on the subject. :) |
I'm sorry...I forgot to mention that it is entirely possible, IMHO, to re-home without monitary consideration in exchange, and that adoption carries an implication of government or regulatory registration of transfer and often a previously registered entity...a child with a birth certificate already registered, for example. Also, even in an adoption, there can be profit, which should not be excessive, or which may be siphoned off at some point by an involved party. Legal fees for adopting a child could seem excessive due the lawyer valuing his/her time at a higher rate than might be seen as reasonable...to a captive market, who must have a lawyer to file certain papers due to governmental regulation. I think all of these factors...and I may have forgotten some still...play individual parts into the confusing subject of getting puppy from welping to our loving arms. :D |
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I often find, that regardless of what an actual definition of a word is, people have their own idea based on their experience, media influences, slang uses, etc. of what a word means, that sometimes differs from the actual definition. I, personally, view adopting as raising somebody else's because for whatever reason, they can't raise it themselves. Where as when I buy something it's MINE. I have no problem knowing that my money is going towards recouping some of the costs associated with breeding/housing/vetting dogs, or with it paying for caregiver's invested time in such concerns. A person could "adopt" a pet and then "rehome" it a few years later. I don't believe that has anything to do with language, but more to do with the level of commitment one makes to ones pets. |
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