To help offset our medical bills, we may employ a "cute tax" of $100 on select puppies
7 months to 7 years: $400
Over 7 years: $250
Out of State and International Dogs: $500
What do adoption fees cover?
Your dog's spay or neuter surgery, microchip, and current vaccinations.
WHY DO YOU HAVE ADOPTION FEES?
Many wonder why we have adoption fees at all. Running a responsible rescue group is very expensive.
Spay & neuter: Even with discounted services through our partner vets, spay & neuter costs still account for over half of our adoption fees (and would otherwise be more than our adoption fees).
Everything else: Transporting animals long distances from high kill shelters, vaccinations, dewormer, food and supplies make up most of what remains of the adoption fee.
Emergency vet care: The biggest part of our budget. Some of our animals will come down with life-threatening illnesses such as parvo and pneumonia, which require hospitalization and result in super-sized vet bills. Adoption fees help a bit, but we have to mainly rely on donations.
Why are the adoption fees different?
Babies: Young puppies and kittens are cute, fluffy, and irresistible. We call their slightly higher adoption fee a "cute tax" that helps subsidize the costs of the older animals and all of our medical expenses.
Older & wiser: Adult dogs over 4 years of age are aces in our book, but those darn puppies always steal their attention. So, we've given this sage set of dogs a lower fee to help move the spotlight towards them.
Belize, Puerto Rico Dogs: These dogs have higher travel and medical costs.