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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Less dogs = less need to encounter them in public indoor and outdoors places. Nothing wrong with liking a dog from afar. 
-love dogs.[/quote]

A lot of people who weren't adequately prepared to raise and train good dogs with good manners got "pandemic puppies" and shouldn't have. Post-pandemic, a lot of those dogs got returned (and I think a lot of in-over-their-heads owners were somewhat relieved by it). RTO is going to be another round of people who aren't dedicated dog owners getting out of the game (or out of the way, depending on your perspective). Personally, I'm for it. If you can't afford to properly care for a pet, you should put them with someone who can. [/quote]

Or, maybe these rescues can provide support to families struggling rather than taking the dogs and selling them for profit.[/quote]

No rescue is making bank reselling dogs. Just stop.

As for the "rescues should provide support to families struggling", how? The time for rescues to be supportive is in the "educating potential owners" phase, when we pre-screen and refuse the families we see having trouble down the line (no adult at home during the day, families with young children who want a large-breed puppy, zero previous dog-owning experience). If rescues were doing this for a profit, they'd give anyone who asked any animal(s) they wanted to pay for. That's not how any of this works.[/quote]

If they are charging it’s for profit.  They got the dogs for free so find them a home for free.  In human foster care it’s free to the adopting families and often they get a stipend.  [/quote]
Adopting human children isn't free or easy. Taxpayers do subsidize the cost of adoption from foster care, but that doesn't make it free. Private adoption can get really expensive. Adoption fees for pets generally go towards covering the cost of care while the dog is with the rescue. Vet care, transportation, boarding, grooming, none of that is free and there isn't a taxpayer subsidy for private rescue groups, only for city/county government run shelters. If you want free, wait for the fee waived days and go to the government shelter. They'll still vaccinate and neuter for you, just the same as if you paid the fee.  After that, your pet, your responsibility nobody anywhere is ever paying you a stipend to own a pet.[/quote]

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