People are very confused why there are adoption fees. There are so many expenses operating an Animal Shelter and or Animal Rescue. Just to house homeless pets is a huge expense.  Many homeless pets are waiting there for months or years and it’s costly.  These pets need to be up to date with all their shots, micro-chipping, spay/neuter etc which is another huge expense. Animal Shelter employees are paid very little and Animal Rescues like ours at LOVETHEPAWS are run by all volunteers.  Animal Shelters and Animals Rescues are constantly trying to recruit volunteers and fosters but it is an endless search.  If they could obtain Fosters there would be no killings in Animal Shelters.  Fosters are people who will house the pet until it is adopted.

Donations are a huge problem.  Most of the public donates to the larger charities that have huge expenses such as: salaries, health insurance, retirement plans, rent etc. Very little goes to the actual cause that created the charity.

Many believe Veterinarian doctors make a lot of money and do very well, yet their suicide rate is very high.

MANY CATS AND DOGS WILL ENTER AN ANIMAL SHELTER.

The public has no idea their pet can be homeless tomorrow.

Do we all realize pets in shelters come right from our homes?

Once a pet goes to an animal shelter, s/he is devastated, confused for days, months. Most are killed after 30 days because there is no room in shelters and they become depressed and change their actions.

Stop killing our pets. You need to be completely honest with yourself because we all know by now each year millions of pets are killed.

Please Adopt. There are adoption fees because pets need shelter, food, medical etc. Shelter employees are paid very little. Rescues 501c3 make close to nothing as they are all volunteers. We are a registered rescue for years and no one has a salary.