I have preached this for years…
People value what they pay for. Pets obtained for free are are less likely to be spayed or neutered by their new owners (why bother with vet bills?), and more likely to be abused and/or discarded, because "there are plenty more where that came from!" A recent study at one animal shelter yielded the startling statistic that 51% of all owner-surrendered dogs had been purchsed for less than $100; 41% of all owner-surrendered dogs had been obtained "Free to good home."
As a professional dog trainer, I get more purebred dogs as students than mixed bred dogs. People figure if they got a dog for $50, they can’t justify paying more for the training than it cost to get the dog. That’s just insane, but is borne out by the facts.
People value what they pay for. Pets obtained for free are are less likely to be spayed or neutered by their new owners (why bother with vet bills?), and more likely to be abused and/or discarded, because "there are plenty more where that came from!" A recent study at one animal shelter yielded the startling statistic that 51% of all owner-surrendered dogs had been purchsed for less than $100; 41% of all owner-surrendered dogs had been obtained "Free to good home."
As a professional dog trainer, I get more purebred dogs as students than mixed bred dogs. People figure if they got a dog for $50, they can’t justify paying more for the training than it cost to get the dog. That’s just insane, but is borne out by the facts.
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