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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Dogs don’t come to shelters clean, groomed, spayed/neutered, free of worms, up to date on vaccinations. Shelters don’t give adopters dogs who are dirty, matted, flea and tick ridden, unspayed/neutered. [/b]How do you think these dogs get transformed? Where do you think the money comes from to provide their care? The cost to neuter my dog was greater than $400.

Adoption fees not only keep shelters solvent, but they discourage people from adopting on a whim, weed out people who couldn’t possibly afford veterinary care, and prevent shady people from adopting dogs to be used in dog fighting.[/quote]

Except that some do.  I adopted an 18 wk old Rottweiler that was surrendered by the previous owner becaues they were afraid of her (first time dog owners should NOT get Rottweilers, and definitely not buy them from Amish puppy mills).  The dog had all of her shots, was well fed, everything but spayed as she was too young.  The rescue agency contacted me as I've owned previous Rotties and it was on my application.  They still charged me $500 for the dog, which I then still had to spay.  We only ended up taking her because I was pretty sure she'd have ended up somewhere where she'd get passed around. [/quote]

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