Pet free to good home

Biscuit wasnt a special dog. Biscuit hadnt been the victim of abuse. She had all of her limbs and eyes and, although she wasnt keen on other dogs, she wasnt particularly behaviorally challenged.

Giving pets away for free can lead to sad consequences. Once you've taken an animal into your home and made him or her part of your family, you have an obligation to protect and nurture that animal because you've made a commitment. But sometimes life throws a curveball and there are circumstances beyond our control. If you've found yourself in a situation that requires you to find new homes for your companion animals, you'll need to take every precaution to ensure they are going to a forever loving home. At Treehugger, we are advocates of animal welfare, including our pets and other domestic animals. We hope our readers will adopt rescue pets instead of shopping from breeders or pet stores, and will also consider supporting local animal shelters.

Pet free to good home

All they want to do is find a nice family that is willing to give the pet a loving, responsible home. The tragedy occurs when the animal is mistakenly put into a situation where it is neglected, abandoned, abused, or even sold for lab experimentation. Sadly, this sort of thing happens thousands of times each day across America. Giving any pet away is misguided. A free pet is a disposable pet! Paying a fee for a pet shows good faith on the part of the new owner and demonstrates their willingness to properly care for the animal. A responsible person who would properly take care of an animal will understand this and will not be opposed to paying a reasonable fee for a healthy pet, especially if some or all of these health items have already been taken care of. Still not convinced? And how will they ever afford vet bills when the pet gets sick? They are usually very persuasive and friendly.

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Meet Long Socks, our hilariously weird, geriatric cat, whom we got for free. And the only things being sacrificed in our home are catnip-stuffed animals, which he beheads. For animals like Long Socks, reduced or waived adoption fees can mean the difference between living and dying. The tactic is not just a lifesaving tool for pets who are less adoptable due to age, health or behavior issues. It can yield an array of other surprising benefits as well.

Biscuit wasnt a special dog. Biscuit hadnt been the victim of abuse. She had all of her limbs and eyes and, although she wasnt keen on other dogs, she wasnt particularly behaviorally challenged. Biscuits problem was that she had been at the shelter, plain, large, ordinary, adult, brown dog that she was, for almost a year. All efforts at promoting her on television and special events got her no leads until Biscuits plight became the focus of the Animal Welfare Associations AWA bi-weekly enewsletter with studio quality photos, followed up with an email link to a short video featured on our Web site. Her adoption fee was reduced and she was made available for sleepovers. While many AWA email newsletters are filled with stories of desperate cases and their happy endings, we emphasized that Biscuits case was the most pressing at the shelter with plain, honest language and an attached flyer that our supporters could print out and distribute to help Biscuit get adopted. The email was one of the most successful emails in our recent history with more than people accessing Biscuits flyer in less than 24 hours. Biscuit was adopted on her second Sleepover. The email and the support Biscuit received represented a dramatic change in adoption strategy for AWA.

Pet free to good home

Meet Long Socks, our hilariously weird, geriatric cat, whom we got for free. And the only things being sacrificed in our home are catnip-stuffed animals, which he beheads. For animals like Long Socks, reduced or waived adoption fees can mean the difference between living and dying. The tactic is not just a lifesaving tool for pets who are less adoptable due to age, health or behavior issues. It can yield an array of other surprising benefits as well. Sounds like a magical lifeboat that every organization should offer, right?

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Sold at Flea Markets or Auctions to anybody who happens along. In dogfighting, dogs are trained to be vicious and trained to attack other animals, so-called "bait" animals. Despite their worries, in they decided to give it a try. Having to surrender your companion animal to a shelter is not the best outcome, but it's a far better fate than having your companion fall into the wrong hands. The pet will not be cared for properly and is often allowed to roam the streets. Then ask yourself these questions, "If a person cannot afford to pay an adoption fee for a pet, how will they be able to afford the normal expenses of proper pet care? Find out if the local humane or others will spay or neuter the animal for a reasonable cost. Used to "live train" fighting dogs. Street animals suffer every day of their short lives. Did it ever: A flood of enthusiastic adopters took home a record number of animals. In , Anthony Appolonia of Aberdeen, New Jersey, was convicted of torturing and killing 19 cats and kittens—many of which came from "free to a good home" advertisements in the local newspaper. First and foremost, when giving a pet away, always charge a rehoming fee. Used as live food or bait for exotics like snakes or alligators.

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The owner will not make the effort to properly train the animal. All rights reserved. Animals Pets. Most of the time these animals are neglected, kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions and often become sick and diseased. For animals like Long Socks, reduced or waived adoption fees can mean the difference between living and dying. Get matched to adoptable cats and dogs. The staff at DRH realized that adopting out cats for free could immediately save lives, but they had concerns common to many shelters. Rescuers who had given Appolonia cats became suspicious when he requested additional cats. Criminals easily prey on people who just want their animals to go to a good home. The end always comes painfully, either from violent trauma or from lingering disease. Just like fee-based adoptions, the dogs and cats are spayed or neutered and vaccinated, and staffers talk with prospective adopters to help make the right match while also discussing expectations and proper pet care. In , Class B dealer Barbara Ruggiero and two accomplices were found guilty of felony grand theft of dogs in Los Angeles, California.