I'm new, but can I just say that as a visitor I noticed that the ads on here are all about buying pets? I mean one said "choose a puppy from thousands of ads"; not really very responsible right? So please stop with the 'holier than thou' attitude a lot of you seem to have adopted with this girl.
The girl is doing her best and perhaps being a bit more supportive rather than bashing her is the way to go. Vetting is way more important than getting cash out of people. Even visiting prospective homes to see if they're suitable is advisable, more than charging for a dog.
Sometimes the most loving owner is not always the richest.
ALL my pets are rescues - even my fish - all were bought (except for the fish, they were abandoned) from rescues. But the best one was my cat - we were vetted thoroughly and only had to pay what we could afford whether that was £1 or a £100.
The dogs and cavies were a set price and very expensive (there was no vetting except to see if we'd owned animals before). We managed, but I have to say they weren't as spoilt with stuff as the cat as we just didn't have the readies left over to do it. I think vetting is far more important than getting cash out of someone to 'prove' their legitimate in wanting an animal.
I also volunteer at an dog rescue - one dog I am working with was bought as a puppy for a £100, its a mixed breed, it was then tied up in a garden with no shelter. It stayed there for three YEARS. No comfort, no love and no contact, except when food and water was given or the owner felt like beating him.
Paying for an animal doesn't automatically make the purchaser a wonderful and responsible pet owner. This dog is as damaged as if his legs were broken; its heart breaking to see him so hand shy and I have to spend loads of time with him to show him all humans are not bad. He's finally coming round, but its taken a huge amount of time. He's up for adoption and the rescue operates a 'what you can afford' donation system for their rehoming - but they VET potential new owners thoroughly. I constantly pray he will find someone to love him soon; he's been there nearly a year already.
I'd have him if it wasn't for the fact that I have two dogs already and the oldest is 17 and getting frail. He needs a lot of care and tlc for an old boy, and I also have an ongoing illness with one of my cavies that needs lots of attention.
But, as I said, VETTING is the way to go, not getting cash. So give the girl a break, please. Sometimes berating and badgering people isn't going to help them do the right thing.