PetRescue in Money Magazine!

PetRescue is pleased to announce that we are featured in the July issue of Money Magazine. An online version article able to be seen here.

This article includes a link from their website which will mean lots of new potential adopters will be directed to our site while searching for their new pet!

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Buying a dog
From Money Magazine, July 2006

They say dogs are man’s best friend – they can be woman’s too so long as they keep away from the shoe collection. Replacing a pair of chewed Manolo Blahniks will probably bring the canine love affair to an ear-splitting end and cost much more than the dog.

In many cases the least expensive part of dog ownership is acquiring one.

Dog pounds sell pooches at bargain prices. Sydney’s RSPCA animal shelter at Yagoona sells dogs of all types and ages for $220. For this you get a hound that’s desexed, microchipped, wormed, vaccinated, vet-checked and raring to go.

You can also adopt a dog from www.petrescue.com.au, a not-for-profit organisation that rescues animals, often from the pound. It lists dogs looking for homes in all states. Prices to adopt start at $200.

In addition to buying the dog, you’ll need all the paraphernalia to go with it, including kennel/dog bed, collar, bowls, brush, lead etc. These items will cost you around $150 to $200, Listorti says. You’ve also got to keep it alive, for maybe 15 years or more, with food for a medium-sized dog costing around $700 a year, worming $60-$120 a year and, if your region requires it, tick and flea treatment that can cost about $350-$400 a year.

Vets’ costs add up

Then there’s the inevitable occasional visit to the vet. Charles Dadzie, a vet based in Newport in Sydney, says a standard consultation is around $50, a vaccination (medicine only) about $28, and desexing up to $275. If something more exotic needs to be done, that will cost a lot more. A specialist leg joint reconstruction (yes, such operations exist for dogs) can cost more than $3000, and there is no Medicare rebate! Now, that really does bite!

For the complete story see Money Magazine's July 2006 issue.

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