This angers me soooooo much!!! That reply was GREAT! I am very happy that someone wrote it and the paper printed it.

People have major problems with my shelter's $75 adoption fee. Even after I tell them what all it covers (spay/neuter, shots up to date, a free vet visit, free food coupon, free grooming coupon, and bag of samples - not to mention the cost of boarding and feeding the animals), they STILL have a problem. Then I mention we are a non-profit charity with absolutely no money and we thrive on donations. Sometimes even then they still have a problem with it. It just infruiates me. Especially the guy last week who came in and the conversation went a little like this:

"How much for that brown dog in there?"
"All of our animals are $75"
"No I ain't payin that. Don't I get a discount or somthing?"
"No sir, I'm afraid we can't do that" (I also explained the charity part)
"How bouts if I trade my Pit Bull in and you give me this new dog plus 50 bucks?"

ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disgusting people.