What Are Appropriate Re-Homing Fee's for a Pet?

From local animal shelters, to classified adds you will see adoption fees, or re-homing fees. If a animal needs a good home, and your willing to offer yours, why should you be asked to pay a fee? The answer varies from shelter policies, to personal preference. Today, it is practically impossible to find a "free to good home" pet.

If your planning on adopting from a county run, or recognized shelter you will find that a large portion of the adoption fee, is actually spent on the animal. Your adoption fee helps pay for spaying or neutering the animal, as well as bringing their shots up to date. All animals adopted from a shelter has been examined by a veterinarian, and is considered healthy, before being placed for adoption. Your adoption fee also helps in kennel cost. Housing, and feeding animals is very expensive, and donations are always welcomed.

Re-homing fee's have become very popular amongst private pet owners, who are looking to adopt their pet out. But, what is an appropriate asking fee? Re-homing fee's were established to assure that the animal was placed in a good home. Unfortunately, some pet owners take advantage of this by asking a large fee. You will find re-homing fee's that range from $10.00 to $500.00. Depending on the animals age, and health the re-homing fee should be reasonable. $65.00 for cats, and $100.00 or less for dogs, are reasonable prices to ask, if in fact you are adopting and not selling, and the animals has been fixed, and up to date on all shots.

For those who are adopting a pet, you should be very careful in buying a pet for a large re-homing fee. If you sell a animal, you must be sure that it is good health, or tell the buyer what the animals health status is By asking a re-homing fee the owner is not obligated to show proof, or provide a health certificate for the animal. Therefore, you could be buying a sick pet, instead of adopting a healthy one. It is always best to ask for veterinarian references before adopting, or buying a animal from a private owner, and to check them references.