One of the most interesting and perplexing myths we have heard is that certain rescues are perceived as making money for themselves adopting out animals. This myth usually originates with comments made about a particular person or rescue, that perpetuate over the course of sharing and become more legend than fact. Usually the person or rescue charges hefty adoption fees that others perceive as making money off the animals without truly understanding the investment that they made in the animal. The truth is that most rescue organizations struggle year over year and often inject thousands of dollars of their own […] Read more »
How much is your house worth? Or perhaps your car? While you may not have an exact number, you probably have a pretty good ballpark figure that you could rattle off. But now think about how much that dog you are adopting out is worth. Do you know? How much money has been put into him/her? Cost of goods sold is a term that is used in businesses of all shapes and sizes. From the small town bakery on the corner, to Fortune 100 companies, the term helps calculate how much profit you made on a particular sale of inventory and […] Read more »