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Dogs at the shelter are not free but it depends on the way you look at it. Shelters have an adoption fee on their animals to help pay for those animals' vet bills, care, and for the upkeep of the facility. Most shelters are non-profit organizations, so they get the needed funds from the animals that they adopt out. Basically, by paying the $200 fee you are helping to save many more homeless animals.

AnswerThere is a fee, but you have to consider what is included... spay or neuter, current vaccinations, and in many shelters now, a microchip.

The adoption fee varies greatly by location. Up North, they may be as high as $400; in the South, as low as $40. They are still sterilized and vaccinated, so it is worth it either way.

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