Cough up

By anbrown6 - 12/04/2009 17:55 - United States

Today, I found my dog, who had been missing for over a month, at the local pound. Clearly it was my dog, she responded to her name and cried when she saw me. However, the woman there told me I could not simply take her, I had to follow through with all policies. I paid $250 to adopt my own dog. FML
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NGM_KID 0

FYL indeed....but you should have put those chips they put in dogs to track them down, then all they had to do is scan it and your info would pop out.....

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adelaide_evening 0

That happened to us before with my cat. The guy who lived behind us kept calling the pound to come and take her, so we kept having to go and get her and pay for her.

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pantlessben 0

they cared for your dog for a month! if not for them your dog would be dead. it was your fault that you lost your dog, and your fault that the human society had to care for it for a month. if you ask me, you got way more than $250 worth of luck that your dog is still alive.

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deathbybutterfly 0

You're lucky that you found it and no one else adopted her before you found her there!

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Jaxro 6

I don't see why they make you pay to adopt pets, they are trying to get give them a home, if you gave them away for free more people would get one.

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Wildcat67 0

They need money to feed and care for the animals. Adopting a shelter pet, even a purebread, is already was cheaper than buying one from a high class pet store. They are giving you quite a good deal, actually.

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Alphonsuuuu 0

Not to mention what all the sadistic bastards of the world could do with easy access to friendly animals.

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SonOfAMitch 14

Yeah, especially purebreads. I like mine lightly toasted with jam and butter.

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ballbearing 10

The cost is intended to be a barrier. If you can't afford an adoption fee, you can't afford a pet. And true fact, my "free" cat has cost me far more in vet fees (spaying, shots) than I paid in adoption for my dog.

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anteatereater 0

sooner or later you'd have to get your dog registered. she just helped you with the process :D

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kristenlee 3

I'm waiting for the follow up to this. "After readopting my dog, she ran away again."

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Kamazar 0

They took care of your dog for a while, the least you could do is support the lives of future lost dogs. Put a tag or chip in her next time. It's $250 for your dog, come on, how stingy can you be?

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VeganVampyre 26

It may not be about being stingy, I love my cat and would go to hell and back for her, but I simply do not have 250$ to spend on "adopting" her when I shouldn't have to as she's already my cat. If that were to happen to me, I'd have to hope that my family and friends would be able/willing to contribute quite a bit of that amount or I wouldn't be able to afford it.

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onigiriqueen 0

YDI because you can't keep track of your dog.

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Lisasimpsonfan 0

Next time buy the dog a license like they law says you should. That way they would have contacted you as soon as your dog came in and it wouldn't have been exposed to whatever diseases the other dogs have in the kennel. $8.00 for a license is a lot cheaper than $250 so you FAIL

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pearls 0

It's amazing you got her back though, $250 is a small price to pay cause there's no price on doggy's life!

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nuga 0

#4 Why didn't you just microchip/tag your cat? Or at least talk to the guy who lives behind you and find out what his problem is.

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