With the holiday season coming to a close, a number of families are probably tending to new pets received as gifts. However, with those new pets may come a number of costs with them too.
According to Bankrate.com, puppies that are purchased from a pet shop can often carry with them an expensive price tag after taking into account the medical costs to make sure the it is healthy.
Unlike professional breeders that often lose money on initial sales of dogs because of the costs they incur to raise the puppy properly, Bankrate said that pet stores got their animals from “commercial breeding operations” that breed in volume and follow government regulations for minimum “food, shelter, cage size and care.”
"Pet stores then turn around and sell these puppies for an extraordinary profit," says Cori A. Menkin, the senior director of legislative initiatives for the ASPCA. "We have seen puppies for sale in pet stores for as much as $2,500."
As a result, puppies born through commercial services can often suffer from poor breeding methods, “chronic sanitation issues” due to being kept in such close quarters with other animals, and side effects created by not having enough time with their mother.
For families that have received puppies from pet stores as presents this holiday season, there may be a litany of tests and medical procedures that must occur to ensure their safety. If prices for the procedures begin to get out of hand, payday loans may be a viable solution to cover the needed costs.
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