I could use some advice. 
There is a dog on Craigslist that has been driving me crazy. Poor baby is left outside (and it's really cold right now) and has an eye infection that looks very painful. I'm sure it's not the worst Craigslist has seen, but it almost makes me cry every time I look at the pictures.
Anyway, I want to take and rehome her. I talked with the owners/managers of Bailey's daycare and they are willing to house her (they have about 4 other fosters right now). I would get the dog, take her to the vet -- get her vaccinated (I'm assuming she's not vaccinated or at least not current on vaccines) and spayed (she's not spayed) and get this nasty eye infection cleared up. I would also be willing to pay for food (I'm not sure if they daycare will want that, but I offered), and would make sure she got walks and some overnight stays so she's ready to go to a new home.
Soooo, I e-mailed the girls who posted the ad. They, incidentally, have another CL ad to "rehome" a lizard or something and say they are willing to trade for another "exotic," be it a reptile, bird, whatever. I e-mailed them last night about the "chocolate lab listed on Craigslist" and one of the girls responded with "which one, I have 2." I wrote back again and tried to talk them down from the $75 rehome fee. One of the girls wrote back and said she wouldn't budge because she "has too much time and money" in said dog.
I do have the $75, it just pi$$es me off that these girls are trying to make money off of a sick outside dog. (And I'm guessing that the $75 "adoption" fee is going to be a small part of what I'll end up putting into the dog to get her healthy and ready for a new home.)
Thoughts? I'm so torn. These pictures of the dog make me cry. So this would still be a rescue, right? Even if it seems like I'm rewarding these you-know-whats?
There is a dog on Craigslist that has been driving me crazy. Poor baby is left outside (and it's really cold right now) and has an eye infection that looks very painful. I'm sure it's not the worst Craigslist has seen, but it almost makes me cry every time I look at the pictures.
Anyway, I want to take and rehome her. I talked with the owners/managers of Bailey's daycare and they are willing to house her (they have about 4 other fosters right now). I would get the dog, take her to the vet -- get her vaccinated (I'm assuming she's not vaccinated or at least not current on vaccines) and spayed (she's not spayed) and get this nasty eye infection cleared up. I would also be willing to pay for food (I'm not sure if they daycare will want that, but I offered), and would make sure she got walks and some overnight stays so she's ready to go to a new home.
Soooo, I e-mailed the girls who posted the ad. They, incidentally, have another CL ad to "rehome" a lizard or something and say they are willing to trade for another "exotic," be it a reptile, bird, whatever. I e-mailed them last night about the "chocolate lab listed on Craigslist" and one of the girls responded with "which one, I have 2." I wrote back again and tried to talk them down from the $75 rehome fee. One of the girls wrote back and said she wouldn't budge because she "has too much time and money" in said dog.
I do have the $75, it just pi$$es me off that these girls are trying to make money off of a sick outside dog. (And I'm guessing that the $75 "adoption" fee is going to be a small part of what I'll end up putting into the dog to get her healthy and ready for a new home.)
Thoughts? I'm so torn. These pictures of the dog make me cry. So this would still be a rescue, right? Even if it seems like I'm rewarding these you-know-whats?
