How do rescue groups stay afloat?

[cleosmom]

Originally Posted by sinatras

i am sure i am not the only one in your world wondering: "how does this person afford the time and money to spend on all these abandoned dogs"? i am not insulting rescue groups. i am asking the question that no one else has the courage to ask.

Simply put: passion and priorities. In my heart it makes more sense to spend my time, money and sweat on a homeless, speechless animal than to go buy lotto tickets or dine somewhere 5 star.

[puginabug]

Originally Posted by sinatras

I refuse to believe that people with little or no financial means are shelling out all this money and time to rescue dogs. Who is paying for the car repair bills all those miles are leading to? Who is paying for the medical bills of a volunteer who throws out her back rescuing a dog 200 miles away? I am not talking about people who sit at tables on Saturdays or run a website, but the people who are transporting dog through state lines or fostering 30 dogs for weeks.

I am a huge animal lover, but I would not put the financial needs of my family second to a dog I've never met in another state. I guess that makes me a bad person.

I don't really think, and I doubt you do either, that people who can't afford it put their families second to their rescue duties. Many people, myself included, are available when they can be. It's not just one person devoting all of their time and money to transporting/vetting/pulling from shelters.

Some do, granted. I know people who have 8-15 hospice dogs in their home. But I think many if not most do what they can, when they can. As little as it may be.

And as trite as it sounds, every little bit does help.