Comments on: Q&A: How do pet adoption fees ensure the animal gets to a good home? http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: edible birdhouse http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/comment-page-1/#comment-203 edible birdhouse Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:32:04 +0000 http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/#comment-203 Birdhouses and bird feeders are a wonderful thing to have in the spring. Everyone enjoys the spring time. The smell of fresh air in the morning and a great cup of coffee. Open up the windows and listen to the birds singing. What a wonderful way to start the day!! Birdhouses and bird feeders are a wonderful thing to have in the spring. Everyone enjoys the spring time. The smell of fresh air in the morning and a great cup of coffee. Open up the windows and listen to the birds singing. What a wonderful way to start the day!!

]]> By: Big Rigger http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Big Rigger Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:43:47 +0000 http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/#comment-185 Having an adoption fee or selling a bird or any pet doesn't ensure they are going to be taken care of it only shows maybe an intention of wanting something that they would be willing to pay for. There have been lots of pets adopted from shelters, and other places only to have been abused, neglected, even killed by the adopter, purchaser, etc. You can start by asking the person interested in your keets what their knowledge of owning a parakeet is like what kind of food, houseing, daily care, treats, the bird should have. Taking the bird to them so you can see the home, making a list of the things that parakeets need and require for good health and care and comfort and making sure to give it to the person you choose, ask them who their avian vet is etc. Having an adoption fee or selling a bird or any pet doesn’t ensure they are going to be taken care of it only shows maybe an intention of wanting something that they would be willing to pay for.
There have been lots of pets adopted from shelters, and other places only to have been abused, neglected, even killed by the adopter, purchaser, etc.
You can start by asking the person interested in your keets what their knowledge of owning a parakeet is like what kind of food, houseing, daily care, treats, the bird should have. Taking the bird to them so you can see the home, making a list of the things that parakeets need and require for good health and care and comfort and making sure to give it to the person you choose, ask them who their avian vet is etc.

]]> By: CF_ http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/comment-page-1/#comment-184 CF_ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:52:02 +0000 http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/#comment-184 you are not a charity - therefor you are not adopting out your pet you are selling them all a fee does is guarantee the person has enough money to buy the pet - it can never ensure a good hom animal shelters have questionares and some do home checks or call vets for references.. they call landlords to make sure people have permission if they are renters.. etc.. you are not a charity – therefor you are not adopting out your pet you are selling them
all a fee does is guarantee the person has enough money to buy the pet – it can never ensure a good hom

animal shelters have questionares and some do home checks or call vets for references.. they call landlords to make sure people have permission if they are renters.. etc..

]]> By: Judgerz (Talk to the Tail) http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Judgerz (Talk to the Tail) Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:18:47 +0000 http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/#comment-183 You never know what people might do to a free bird. People who pay usually have at least some intention of caring for it. You never know what people might do to a free bird. People who pay usually have at least some intention of caring for it.

]]> By: science chick http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/comment-page-1/#comment-182 science chick Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:22:39 +0000 http://www.anglersrestgotl.com/blog/2011/08/23/qa-how-do-pet-adoption-fees-ensure-the-animal-gets-to-a-good-home/#comment-182 THey ensure you don't find people who can't afford the pet or are unwilling to spend a little money on them. If they can't spend $ 60 dollars initially, then they may not care enough or have enough finacial security to pay. Free or very cheap pets can also attract creeps. SOme will say they go to labs, but that is generally crap because lab animals have to come from specific backgrounds, they need to know everything about them so they don't have health problems popping up that may or may not be related to the study. Many people will advertise the fee to weed out people that aren'ts seirous and will then give it away once they find a good home. ADDITION: It doesn't necessarily ensure that they will be well cared for, plenty of people spend a lot of money on a pet and then stll neglect it. It just is a better sign to have someone lookignf or a pet that needs a home and is willing to spend money on it instead of someone that won't pay $ 10 for their new pet. ADDITION: privte owners will use the term adoption, even if they are charging. I think it is appropriate because it inidcates they are just looking for a good home for a pet they can no longer care for instead of trying to make money. THey ensure you don’t find people who can’t afford the pet or are unwilling to spend a little money on them. If they can’t spend $ 60 dollars initially, then they may not care enough or have enough finacial security to pay. Free or very cheap pets can also attract creeps. SOme will say they go to labs, but that is generally crap because lab animals have to come from specific backgrounds, they need to know everything about them so they don’t have health problems popping up that may or may not be related to the study.

Many people will advertise the fee to weed out people that aren’ts seirous and will then give it away once they find a good home.

ADDITION: It doesn’t necessarily ensure that they will be well cared for, plenty of people spend a lot of money on a pet and then stll neglect it. It just is a better sign to have someone lookignf or a pet that needs a home and is willing to spend money on it instead of someone that won’t pay $ 10 for their new pet.

ADDITION: privte owners will use the term adoption, even if they are charging. I think it is appropriate because it inidcates they are just looking for a good home for a pet they can no longer care for instead of trying to make money.

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