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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which shelter is this, OP? Your post had several comments that clearly turned people (including me) off, including the fact that you aren't a big enough person to cool your jets so your dog doesn't have to suffer another night at a shelter. Yes, he's "safe," but he's in there with barking dogs and probably scared. So you have that on your conscience. But whatever, I guess.If what you are saying is correct, I actually agree with you that it could be a hardship turned tragedy should a family lose its beloved dog and the dog wind up in a shelter, basically held hostage until they came up with a rather stiff bit of money. I'd be completely shocked to learn that there isn't more to the story here or this whole thing isn't made up. I can't imagine a shelter would actually refuse an animal to its owner if the owner pled true financial distress. I was a cat owner for many years and although she was strictly an indoor cat, she did get out once. Fortunately, I found her right away, but if she'd have gotten taken by a shelter with such a policy I don't know that I could have come up with 200 bucks in such a short period of time. She was my beloved pet, though, and I would not have slept until I'd have figured out a way to get her back. At the least, I would have been at the shelter, bawling my eyes out, begging for my animal in person. [/quote]

OP here. Will not reveal the shelter until I retrieve my dog tomorrow. At that point, I will gladly identify them and you can call for yourself to see that their policy is "we don't adjust fees for any reason"....this came from one of the Officers at the shelter.  The only recourse is to file an appeal...but that's AFTER payment and there's no guarantee that you will be refunded. That's small comfort for a family that can't afford $200 within 2-3 days. Tears are not accepted forms of payment at this shelter. And as I mentioned before, I live about 20 minutes away from the shelter; I finally got through to someone who explained the situation...the call wrapped up at 5:45PM. There was no guarantee I'd make it there and because I was so fired up, I didn't want to go in there upset. I'd already copped a bit of an attitude on the phone with the Officer and don't know what his authority was re: arrest,disorderly conduct, etc. Just did not want an ugly situation, because I was feeling outraged at the time.

[/quote]There is something about this whole post that seems fishy to me. I don't think I believe you. [/quote]

Doesn't matter. Your suspicion does not alter the fact that this is truth. [/quote]

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