More legit rescue/animal welfare organizations will charge an adoption fee that covers a basic vet inspection, spay/neuter, and routine vaccines. And maybe also some of their cost to feed the animal while in their care. Charging people for that allows them to afford the care for the next round of animals, and usually isn’t more than ~$50 for cats and ~$100 for dogs.
But unscrupulous organizations that want to sell pets when they’re not allowed to do so will abuse this norm and charge high adoption fees in order to make a profit.
And they will make lots of money, and out compete the ethical agents. Then they will consolidate market share by buying up the less competitive players. Then they will spend money on corporate lobbyists to capture regulation. Then they will expand accross the nation. Then there will be one mega corporate animal farm churning out pets on an industrial scale. Yay.
That’s where the regulatory capture comes in. New laws and regulations, championed by the industry, make it harder and harder for any non corporate entities to operate.
Quite common, though.
More legit rescue/animal welfare organizations will charge an adoption fee that covers a basic vet inspection, spay/neuter, and routine vaccines. And maybe also some of their cost to feed the animal while in their care. Charging people for that allows them to afford the care for the next round of animals, and usually isn’t more than ~$50 for cats and ~$100 for dogs.
But unscrupulous organizations that want to sell pets when they’re not allowed to do so will abuse this norm and charge high adoption fees in order to make a profit.
And they will make lots of money, and out compete the ethical agents. Then they will consolidate market share by buying up the less competitive players. Then they will spend money on corporate lobbyists to capture regulation. Then they will expand accross the nation. Then there will be one mega corporate animal farm churning out pets on an industrial scale. Yay.
Thankfully, a lot of the legit rescues out there are operating as nonprofits and are not for sale, so they can’t be bought up and consolidated.
That’s where the regulatory capture comes in. New laws and regulations, championed by the industry, make it harder and harder for any non corporate entities to operate.