I don't know if it is for greed, to sell at a higher price, or if it is for self benefit, but in reading the ad in my local shopper I am wondering to myself what the motivation was:
"If any of the people that got free yellow lab puppies at the Fair no longer want them, the Humane Society will pay $100 for each puppy".
What?
Isn't the Humane Society there to help find homes for animals who have been abandoned? When did they start purchasing animals so they can in turn sell them for profit? I know the Director of our local HS and I know this is her mind set. She probably found out they were pure bred and wants to sell them at an upcoming pet expo in the large town close by. I know this is her modus operandi because she once tried to deny our adoption of an abandoned abused Siamese kitten because and I quote "I can get more for him if I wait until the pet expo".
This just pains me.
Am I wrong to think this does not make sense???
I agree with you--it's wrong for her to profit on the side by using these animals. Now, if she's putting the money back toward the HS and using to benefit other animals, I don't see any harm done, but I have a feeling from the way you described her that this is not the case...
ReplyDeleteHeidi, I do believe that is her purpose, however the ethics behind it are what I am questioning. Is it right for her to request people to SELL her dogs when there are adoptable dogs being put down because they arent "prime subjects".
ReplyDeleteDoes that make sense??
Yep, totally. I get it now.
ReplyDeleteIs the HS a nonprofit? I'm not up on all that stuff, but wouldn't clearly go against the bylaws if they were acquiring a profit for animals? Is there a board that is apparently clueless to what's going on in that respect? That mindset clearly seems to go against anything I've ever experienced when working with or adopting from a HS.
ReplyDeleteIt seems sketchy...does the money go back into helping the HS, or is it for profit?
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