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Originally Posted by piggly wiggly  I would suggest for puppies an adoption fee of atleast $100, or more, maybe $200. Then if you find a really nice person, after you approve them for adoption you could lower if you wanted, but don't let them know you will lower it, until after screening them. This way you weed out some of the bad apples just by the listing price. Plus for a puppy, I think a $100 adoption fee is more than reasonable. A $15 adoption fee, is kind of asking for trouble. Most everybody can afford that, and who knows what they will be like. |
The problem with that is that these aren't my puppies--they are an accidental litter of 7 mutts that my friend is taking to the pound next week (much to my dismay, I can't convince her otherwise)! And, since the pound in my county is sooo overcrowded, they're almost guaranteed to be put down. Believe me, I'm definitely screening all potential adopters. I've found 1 suitable one, whereas I've turned down 3 already! But the $15 adoption fee is simply a little bit better alternative to the "free to a good home approach." Mutts without shots and full of worms won't get adopted out for a high fee. But I understand what you're saying--trust me, all potential adopters have to go through me and my high standards before they are approved!