I understand your point of view. I usually discern those who are legitimate rescues from the fakers by the adoption policy. If it's a sliding scale based on the animals worth in the marketplace then I am skeptical.

As an example a burm adoption should cost the same whether it's a normal, albino, or granite. There simply is no reason to charge more if your goal is a good home for the animal.

At the SPCA here you can get purebreds and mutts all for the same adoption fee.
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'