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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I foster for a rescue and also work with shelter dogs.  Shelters feed the dogs and that’s about it.  Some might give vaccines if the dogs are puppies or meds if the dogs are super sick.  But not much else and it costs a shelter to keep a dog there a lot.  Rescues commit to spaying/neutering their dogs.  Have you seen how much that is?  Hundreds.  Also they vaccinate every puppy and unvaccinated dogs.  The heartworm and flea preventatives also aren’t cheap.  That is a minimum of what every rescue does for every dog.  If they are sick, well costs go up.  Many rescues don’t include food in this since fosters generally pick that up, like myself.  I have even paid for some medical bills for my fosters because I felt bad for the rescue being short on funds.  A typical foster fee should be about $500 for young dogs and no the rescue doesn’t profit from that.  They make money with donations.  This is why shelter dogs can be free and rescue dogs have a fee. [/quote]

I don't know what shelter you work with, but I think you've gotten this a bit backwards. Every shelter I've ever worked for has had a government budget supplemented with donations. They perform medical procedures, including spay/neuter, vax all their animals, deworm... The reason their adoption fees are lower than rescues is scale. When all you do is rescue dogs and cats, and you have a government budget for doing so, you can purchase in bulk, etc. and save on costs. Smaller rescues don't have that, which is why their prices are higher. They have volunteers and people using their own funds to provide what the pets need, plus contracts with local vets which can help lower some of the costs (many of your "rescue" pets got their spay/neuter from the shelter).

Either way, very few of these orgs are making a profit. The one or two that do have some VERY scammy practices going on (cooked books, exploited volunteers...). $500 for a dog should be considered a bare minimum. If you can't afford it, you probably can't afford to properly care for the dog, either. [/quote]

Why would I go to a rescue and pay $500 plus when I can go to a well known/trusted breeder and get a pure bred dog? With a breeder, I would know genetic info on the do I get and have a decent understanding of disposition.

I feel folks working rescue forget the fact that they are doing it to save animals. You should be happy that people go there to adopt and save a dog/cat from being euthenized. Start charging "at least 500 - bare minimum" and people (like me) will just spend the money for pure bread pets.   [/quote]

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