Why does the Edmonton Humane Society charge an Owner Surrender Fee when someone needs to give up his/her pet?
Owner surrender fees cover a small portion of what it costs us to care for each animal that stays at our facility. The costs to care for animals add up very quickly with such items as: • • health assessment • vaccines • deworming • feeding • care • cleaning • time and effort into promoting animals to find them a home • maintenance of computer records of each animal • care of the building that provides shelter In fact, we have calculated the average cost to care for each animal that comes through our facility as $250. When we take in an owner surrendered animal, the fee only covers a small percentage of the average cost of care.
