How much is acceptable to donate to adopt a pet? the provider only asks for donations and i'm not sure.?

Question

How much is acceptable to donate to adopt a pet? the provider only asks for donations and i'm not sure.?

Answer 1

It depends if it is a private owner or a shelter. Also, if the animal is up to date on shots and altered. Also, if it is pure bred.

If not pure bred, 50-100.00 is good.

But pure breeds with shots and altering go from 100.00 and up.

You can check newspapers in the pet section or petfinder.com to get ideas.

Answer 2

$40 to $50 is the normal adoption fee for a shelter around me.  That sounds good as a donation.

Answer 3

I don't know what kind of pet you want to adopt, but I would not give more than $10 for a cat, depending on age, or $25 for a dog.  That is the optional amount that many places expect.

Answer 4

Wow. That's a tough one.  I'd probably donate $100 -- that wouldn't cover the expenses for all of the animal's care while it was with the provider certainly, but it would be a big help I'm sure.  Of course, this is assuming the dog or cat comes with its shots and is spayed or neutered.  If neither of those is true, then I would think $50 would be acceptable.  Though both of these figures are pure "guesswork" on my part.   I adopted two cats from a private adoption center -- they were $125 each.

The animal control center in my area charges $75 for a dog and $55 for a cat -- it comes spayed or neutered and with shots.  But they are funded by the County, not by private donations.  

The private adoption center where I got my cats charge $125 for a cat and $175 for a dog.  The cat or dog would be spayed or neutered and have all of it's shots AND it comes home with a good sized bag of whatever food they were feeding it.  

You have to remember that private adoption agencies work mostly (if not solely) on donations to keep up their good work, not only for the animal you're adopting, but the others that they take in after it and the ones they have now.  And they foster their animals out to volunteer's homes rather than put them down when their center is "full," unlike many humane societies and animal shelters.   So try to donate on the high side if you can afford it.

Answer 5

donations shouldo me  never have a minium to me just ask

Answer 6

Enough to cover the cost of shots, neutering or spaying and worming, etc. And any other veterinary bills prior to adopting.

Answer 7

A donation is an amount that you are willing to give, period, that's why it's called a donation and not a price tag.

$50.00 to $100.00 is OK, unless of course you can afford more. You can also take (if it's a shelter) old blankets, toys, towels, pet foods etc, they can always use those for the animals.