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Mike Quinoa | January 4, 2008 01:30 PM
Yes, it is such a great idea to warn people not to advertise their animals as "Free To a Good Home". Petrescue.com is great for information to include in your form letter.
Petrescue.com has free Telephone Screening Forms for Prospective Adopters, free Pet Adoption Forms, Tips on "How to Find and Evaluate A Prospective Pet Adopter", etc. Here's some info that you might choose from to form your letter. Hope it helps!
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Most people have good intentions when they advertise a pet as "Free To Good Home", or for too small a fee. They care what happens to the animal and are not interested in making money. All they want to do is find a nice family that is willing to give their pet a loving, responsible home.
The tragedy occurs when the animal is mistakenly put into a situation where it is neglected, abandoned, abused, or even sold for lab experimentation. Sadly, this sort of thing happens thousands of times each day across America.
People tend not to value what they don't pay for, sadly, cats and dogs are no exception. If one charges for an animal, the new owner is more likely to take their commitment to the pet seriously. If you charge a nominal fee of $35-$45, or preferably more, for an animal, the new owner is more likely to take their commitment to the pet seriously. And this will help lessen the chance that the supposed "prospective adopter" is someone with ill intent in mind.
A free pet is a disposable pet! Paying a fee for a pet shows good faith on the part of the new owner and demonstrates their willingness to properly care for the animal.
If you are uncomfortable with asking an adoption fee, it is still vitally important that you do so, but consider including food, toys, supplies, etc. as an added incentive. The idea is not to make a profit, but to ensure the good intentions of the new owner. In any event, the animal should be spayed or neutered and have its "shots" before it is adopted out and these costs alone can easily surpass your adoption fee. Use the adoption fee to recoup some or all of your expenses.
One final thought: if you absolutely don't want to take any money yourself, ask the adopter to make the check out to your favorite animal organization or local animal shelter instead. These organizations can surely use the help!
What can happen to a pet that is given free (or for too little a fee) to a casual, uncommitted owner?:
• Abandoned to the streets. This is the most likely scenario that occurs when an uncommitted owner tires of a pet. Street animals suffer every day of their short lives. The end always comes painfully, either from violent trauma or from lingering disease.
• Marginally Owned. The pet will not be cared for properly and is often allowed to roam the streets.
• Abused. The owner will not make the effort to properly train the animal. Often this leads to inappropriate responses from the owner and abuse of the pet when it "misbehaves".
*****Next, please be aware that there are dishonest people who routinely obtain animals for profit by fraudulently answering "Free To Good Home" ads. They are usually very persuasive and friendly. They know all the "right" answers to your questions because they do this sort of thing on a regular basis. Some may even bring kids or senior citizens along to make you think they are a loving family! The most important thing you can do to discourage this kind of person is to charge an adoption fee! This makes it much more difficult for them to realize a profit so they will usually not bother contacting you.
What can happen to an animal if you let one of these con artists have him/her?
• Used to "live train" fighting dogs. The animal you expected to be a pet is used to bait a fighting dog and is literally torn to pieces.
• Sold at Flea Markets or Auctions to anybody who happens along. Most of the time these animals are neglected, kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions and often become sick and diseased.
• Sold to a Class-B Dealer who then resells the animal to a research facility. People who practice the despicable act of rounding up strays to sell them are referred to as "Bunchers". At the research facility, the animal will most likely suffer through painful "experiments" and abuse and most likely will be euthanized after they are finished with him/her.
• Used for breeding stock in a "Puppy Mill". The living conditions in most of these establishments are deplorable, the dogs being being bred over and over again.
• Used as live food or bait for exotics like snakes or alligators.
• Sacrificed in cult rituals. Some people find this hard to believe, but the FBI has many files documenting this kind of activity in our country. Advise people not to adopt out pets at Halloween! Solid black and solid white cats are especially in danger at this time of the year. Cult members and vicious pranksters are on the lookout for animal victims.
Please remember:
• Be sure to "fix" the pet before adoption to prevent more "Free To Good Home" ads! The most important thing you can do to stop animal abuse is to spay or neuter your pets! Find out if the local humane or Spay Neuter Clinic will spay or neuter the animal for a reasonable cost. In Arizona, call (602) 265-SPAY for free and low-cost referrals.
• Use a Pet Adoption Agreement! Please don't let the animal out of your door without a signed pet adoption agreement! This will usually stop dishonest people in their tracks.
A pet adoption form is available at petrescue.com.
• Read our tips on "How to Find and Evaluate a Prospective Pet Adopter." Telephone screening forms are also available at petrescue.com.
What to ensure when adopting out a pet:
• Spayed or neutered before adoption.
• A completed screening form.
• A visit to the home of the prospective new owner and a follow-up visit after the pet is at his/her new home (so important). Always ask for identification. Llegitimate callers will not object when you tell them why. Write down the person’s full name, driver’s license number, address and telephone number and explain that you will visit his or her home (to ensure that he or she actually lives there). Ask for (and check) references from veterinarians, neighbors and employers.
• A loving adoptive family, committed to the pet for life.
• A signed Pet Adoption Agreement
• Cats kept inside exclusively.
• Proper shelter for dogs when kept outside.
• Pet proof fence and gates.
• Pet is returned to you if new owner decides to give it up at any future date.
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