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the Cost of Pet Adoption Fees for Dogs

Price 
Location 
Submitted by  
Description
$ 125
Mar 2007
Green Valley, AZ
Dog
1
New dog from private animal shelter  more... close row
$ 85
Nov 2007
Columbus, OH
dog
1
Adoption fee from shelter, and short term health insurance  more... close row
$ 150
Apr 2008
Lancaster, Pa
mixed breed dog
6
Shelter charges recoup costs of care  more... close row
$ 150
May 2006
Brunswick, ME
Dog
3
Very complete services from shelter  more... close row
$ 105
Dec 2007
Hickory, NC
Dog
2
Dog adoptions at a local store  more... close row
$ 100
Apr 2008
Mount Pleasant, MI
Puppy
8
Son fell in love with beagle mix and adopted him  more... close row
$ 50
Apr 2008
Dearborn MI
DOG
1
Animals at shelters need loving homes  more... close row

Description of service

You can adopt animals at any animal shelter. I would recommend before you go to a pet shop and pay hundreds of dollars for a puppy that you go to an animal shelter and adopt one that needs a home desperately. Sometimes you can go online at look up local animal shelters and see actual pictures of all the animals that need adopting. Some of these animals have been abused and abandoned by their owners and need caring loving homes. The shelter makes sure your animal that you adopt is healthy and good tempered before they place them up for adoption. You can also go in and look at all the animals they have. There are more than just dogs, they have cats, birds and sometimes other small animals like ferrets. Adoption fee are usually no more than $50. That basically just covers all the medical treatments, including shots that the animals receive while they are there.


Review of Service

Animal shelter are a great service provider. We need them to continue caring for so many abandoned animals. I would recommend that anyone who is looking for a pet, go to your local animal shelter and adopt a animal and give it a loving home. The animal that you adopt has probably had a tough life and deserves the best you can give it!


Tips

Go online and look up your local animal shelters and see which ones have pictures on their site of animals that are up for adoption. You can also go in person.


$ 52
May 2007
Onalaska, WI
German Shepard
5
Older dog finds good home  more... close row
$ 65
Mar 2009
Columbus, Ohio
Dalmation
2
Adopting from a Dalmatian rescue was rewarding  more... close row
$ 45
Mar 2008
Sparta, NC
mixed breed
3
Adoption fee plust shots and flea medicine  more... close row
$ 50
Mar 2008
Ashland, KY
Dog
1
Rude employees but cute puppy at animal shelter  more... close row