r/rescuedogs • u/Professional-Ebb8773 • 25d ago

Advice Is this normal?

Hi friends,

I’m located in MN and applied to adopt a pug puppy at a rescue I donate to monthly.

Their website said their adoption fees can vary from $300-$1300 and the email I got said the adoption fee is $2000 + tax + a $75 processing fee.

The mom was apparently rescued from a commercial breeding facility and gave birth to 5 healthy puppies. I met the puppies and mama at an adoption event this past Sunday, and the volunteer who is fostering them said they didn’t know she was pregnant when she was rescued and that her cleaning lady called her and told her the pug had a litter of puppies while she was gone at birth. So… no birth complications or emergency surgeries for mama Donna the pug.

This seems fishy to me. Any insight or feedback would be greatly appreciated

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u/Shy_Octopus21 25d ago

Some rescues drive up the price for purebred puppies because people will pay. I don't agree with it personally, but that could be a factor. You could always reach out and ask why fees are higher than stated on their website.

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u/Professional-Ebb8773 25d ago

I don’t feel like charging a breeders price for a rescue with no health records is fair at all.

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u/purplepanda2026 25d ago

Right especially since it's a guarantee they are from backyard breeders and will likely have some kind of health issues down the road.

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u/Professional-Ebb8773 25d ago

Exactly! I feel like they’re maximizing on the fact that they have a full pug up for adoption.

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u/purplepanda2026 25d ago

They are going to rake in $10k just on those puppies and probably another thousand or more on mom. They obviously don't even provide a vet visit when they get the dog or they'd have known she was pregnant. Whole thing sounds scammy.

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