Humane Society chickens????

[usschicago1]

You know how much it costs to put it down? This is what happens with organizations, they screwed themselves either way. too bad

 

[redhen]

Dosent surprise me at all...

 

[chicnfarmer]

this is exactly why I rarely give to "charitable" organizations - many of them exist simply to employ people - not to do good work. I wish that all charities had to report in any of their literature how much of their money went to doing what they claim to be the reason the charity exists and how much goes into mailers and salaries of people to lick envelopes and call me at dinner time. Here we have someone who would have given the chicken a good home, but instead it was killed. Nice job "Humane" Society.

PS: before someone comments, I recognize that there probably are perfectly effective charities out there doing good work in an efficient manner. ...but how to tell them apart?

 

[Jeeper1540]

heres the way i see it:
if its killed, they dont have to put anymore money into it (food water, etc)
If its adopted for free, they may not get any money, but they still dont have to put anymore money into it
so the only difference is the bird gets to live. both of those options still end in no more money being spent toward the bird by the 'humane' society.
so which is better, proving your point that if you dont get the money, the animal gets killed, or giving an animal a safe home, even if for free.
by the way, i wonder how much it cost to kill the poor bird...

 

[Sunny Side Up]

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I imagine that the staff at places like that have to draw a firm line for themselves, otherwise they'd be taking home unwanted animals every day.

Since your pal volunteers here you should ask them why the shelter was asking so very much to adopt a chicken. Perhaps there's a good explanation, perhaps it was a misunderstanding all along. Let them know you're willing to adopt any other chickens they get if the fee could be made less. Much less.

Personally, I am hesitant to take on other people's unwanted chickens. You don't know their history or the diseases/parasites they may be harboring.

 

[Sunny Side Up]

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While I still don't see how they can justify $158 for a chicken, I do believe they should charge something for it. These organizations have a lot of costs to bear, utilities, staff salaries, advertising, office supplies, food & medicine for the animals, & much more. And I think it would set a dangerous precent if they started handing out animals for free. Not only would they not have the funds to cover their operating costs but they would run the risk of placing animals with people who couldn't afford to care for them as they should.

Maybe you should look into starting your own private Chicken Rescue League. Then the next time there's an unwanted chicken in your area it could be brought to you to keep or adopt.

 

[Jeeper1540]

I do believe that something should be charged, but since nobody would pay $160 for a chicken, and apparently they wouldn't lower the price, wouldn't it be better to still give it a good home, even if they didn't get the money?
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While I still don't see how they can justify $158 for a chicken, I do believe they should charge something for it. These organizations have a lot of costs to bear, utilities, staff salaries, advertising, office supplies, food & medicine for the animals, & much more. And I think it would set a dangerous precent if they started handing out animals for free. Not only would they not have the funds to cover their operating costs but they would run the risk of placing animals with people who couldn't afford to care for them as they should.

Maybe you should look into starting your own private Chicken Rescue League. Then the next time there's an unwanted chicken in your area it could be brought to you to keep or adopt.

 

[OSUman]

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Cochins???? No

 

[red roo]

Please see the rules

2. No P-E-T-A or Cock fighting posts, period!

 

[MareeZoCool]

Strange! I can't believe the charges the shelters are trying to collect. Then they wonder why people prefer to buy pets from private owners?~ at least those costs are up front!