Free Adoptions: Do Fees Really Protect Animals?
Do adoption fees really protect animals — or do they just make us feel better?
For years, many in animal welfare have believed that adoption fees act as a safeguard: if someone can't afford the fee, how will they afford the pet? Free adoptions, the argument goes, invite impulse decisions and bad outcomes.
In this episode, I explain why I once believed that too — and why I've changed my mind.
Drawing on my experience working directly with shelters, serving on the board of the Pennsylvania SPCA, and running programs that connect people and animals, I examine what actually happens during…
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