Disappointed! Are Animal Shelters a scam?

Sounds like you got outbid.

Should have used the Will Cover method

Most dogs have a hold period because they want to give the owner time to claim it if it's a lost or missing dog. Then they get a checkup by the vet and the vet fixes any issues or diseases the dog may have and a mandatory spade or neuter. At that point they are available for adoption. Someone signed the paperwork before you got there and is having the dog shipped (usually a free service). These shelters don't care where the dog goes, only that it's a good home.

YES THEY ARE!!!! I figured this out after every pure breed dog we wanted kept getting snatched up, even after we would follow the rules. We tried the humane society, etc.

We got the low down from someone who used to work at one. All of the shelters have agreements with rescue groups that pay them kickbacks. What's left are the mutts, typically either pits or pit bull mixes that no one wants.

Quite frankly, anyone who suggests picking up a dog from a shelter or a rescue can go f themselves. Our experiences with both has been horrendous. All seemed like money grabs with high and mighty white woman running these things. I'd rather spend money at a qualified breeder than have to deal with the bs and drama that comes from dealing with shelters and rescues.

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I allow 2 days to pass & visit Walker Animal Shelter today. Surprised to find out this dog is being shipped to Alabama

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Probably shouldn't have walked in there holding a jar of peanut butter and a bottle of lube.

The Washington Post had a long article recently about how the rescue operations tug at heartstrings of donors (women on Facebook) to raise tons of cash to "rescue" dogs.

They spend a lot of that cash at auctions buying dogs put up for sale by breeders, the "puppy mills" the rescue crowd claims to hate. They then sell/adopt-out the dog to someone like you, or someone in Alabama if they pay more.

The breeders are actually cranking out more pups to auction to the rescuers, who are their cash cows. It's crazy.

Dog rescuers, flush with donations, buy animals from the breeders they scorn

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Dogs at animal shelters are often pulled by private rescue organizations. The people at the animal shelter probably forgot that someone showed interest. I know our local animal shelter workers aren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed..

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My wife and I were looking to adopt and they said we had to wait for the checkup. We called back every few days to make sure that the dog we were interested in was in good health and still available. When it came time adopt, I showed up 30 minutes before they opened to make sure I had first dibs and when I got in they told me the dog was adopted the previous day. Although they also told me that they sent her to the vet the previous day. Later on she was listed through a rescue site that cost 3 times as much than adopting from a shelter.

i was replying to the other dude who thought it was a scam he couldn't get a pure breed...

So many great dogs in the shelter, don't shop, adopt!

I see 11 broken sarcasm detectors and 4 people who got the joke.

Animals Shelters have limited room and limited resources. Private animal rescue orgs have a lot more money (from donors) and are more streamlined. They give animals shelters around the country/regions a place to transport certain breeds of dogs to adopt out.

It’s really a win win for everyone, including the dogs. People who want specific breeds can get one from those orgs, the dogs get adopted faster, and the local shelter doesn’t have to put as much time and resources into finding the dog a home and can use that time and resources on the mutts that are harder to place.

If you want a specific dog breed, look private (or a breeder if you want a guaranteed purebred/pup)...if you want a mutt, go to the shelter. I don’t see how that’s a “scam”, it’s just how it is these days.

ETA: even that Wash Post article is talking about the dog rescues, not the pound/Animal Shelters. I am indifferent on those groups, but they serve a market for people who want specific breeds without having to wait on one to just show up from their local shelter