"FREE" cats/kittens cost more...

[Catty1]

from our local Humane Society's website.
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Free Cat/Kitten

Initial Fee - FREE
Vet check and 1st set of vaccines - $ 85
Booster vaccinations - $ 70
Spay - $175 & up
Neuter - $104 & up
Identification - $15


Adopted Cat/Kitten

Initial Fee - $50 - $210
Vet check and 1st set of vaccines - Included
Booster vaccinations - Included
Spay - Included
Neuter - Included
Identification - Included
Post adoption vet exam - Included

Total cost of FREE Cat/Kitten $274 - $345
Total cost of Adopted Cat/Kitten $50 - $210

[catmandu]

And Catty 1 the Ctas at the Animal Welfare in Hamilton are 150 dollars a bargain for real Cat Lovers.
But so many people take Kittens in because they are free with no intent of keeping them once they ahve outgrown that Kitte stage which is sadly why rescue associations are needed.
These people want the right to have Pets, but not the resposibilty that goes with it.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

a lot of people in these parts don't bother with shots, spaying and all that "fancy" stuff anyway. Get the cat for free, turn it loose in the yard, feed it when you remember to, and if it runs away just get another one.... for free.

[katladyd]

I've rescued and adopted from the shelter. Adopting from the shelter is much cheaper, but I'm always open to rescuing a poor, hungry, critter.

[moosmom]

I commend any shelter that spays/neuters before adopting out to prospective families. Charging the new families a high adoption fee will weed out any irresponsible pet owners and will also show exactly how much owning a pet will cost them. They are basically only recouping what they've had to shell out for the care of the pet. I wish more shelters would require that. There'd be far less unwanted pets.

[Pinot's Mom]

I agree they need to charge the fees to 1) recoup losses and 2) weed out people who aren't really serious. We got Pinot from the shelter; her fee was, I think, $85 - $100 and she was spayed. I'd gladly pay it again!