Question About Release Fees Please

[Loreley]

I just read this on Facebook

Pound Cats

SPONSORSHIP / FUNDING WANTED

We are considering taking a lovely blue tabby torti DMH from Campbelltown Pound and to put it mildly it isn't easy getting them out of the pound.

The easiest way would be to purchase her at $200 which includes desexing and lifetime registration. For some reason the pound does not vaccinate so we would need to pay for that too. If anyone would like to fund her release / vetwork we would then refund the adoption fee ($200 plus cost of vaccination) to you once the cat was adopted.

We are currently funding quite a lot of cats and kittens so any help appreciated

I recently took a dog from Renbury Pound and it didn't cost me anything, or I think I paid for the microchip which was $30, and just assumed all pounds released to rescue the same way, is this not the case?

[minimax]

Are they an actual rescue?

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

They might be a rescue that doesn't have a rescue agreement with Campbelltown Pound (only certain rescues can get dogs from there) or a Clause 16D either.

Doesn't mean they aren't a rescue. Campbelltown Pound is unusual.

I have had to buy dogs from pounds sometimes, it's OK if they are young and just need the standard work but if they need other tests and dentals, it becomes very expensive.

[Rozzie]

Go to the meeting about Campbelltown pound. Thing won't change if people don't speak up.

[mixeduppup]

Sometimes they charge rescues without a 16D full price. Don't know about Campbelltown specifically though.

[Loreley]

interesting, only had similar once so far and that was a small pound near Melbourne and that was because the dog was already fully vetted and they were cover covering that. Weird how there are so many different ways to approach the same situation. I so wish we had national laws & rules covering all of this.