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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - I guess my naivety is showing! I assumed rescues are trying to help lower the euthanasia rate. The shelter employee mentioned the dogs we were interested in are “highly adoptable” and said we needed to come early when they open and wait until adoption hours; that why I was wondering if the rescues pay the adoption fee. I always assumed they are helping free space, so not paying the fee. It does explain why so many rescues are pulling dogs from the Carolina’s or Texas though. we last adopted 20 yrs ago and the environment has definitely changed![/quote]
Rescues should be focusing on finding fosters and pulling animals with medical needs that can’t be met by the shelter and raising funds for them so they can be adopted in the future. They are now about profit. During the pandemic I saw a Pekingese at my local shelter and was going to meet and adopt. The dog was only there for a day and that morning a rescue had picked him up. His adoption fee went from $75 to $750. I turned around and purchased 2 Pekingese puppies from a breeder because I saw I wasn’t going to be able to get my desired breed from a shelter for much less than what I would pay a breeder for a puppy. [/quote]

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