I have no problem paying a full adoption fee for a pet from a shelter. That fee hopefully helps their work continue, and quite often barely covers a portion of the cost of keeping the shelter animals cared for. But that said, I too would have difficulty paying an individual who was giving up their pet any amount of money to take over the responsiblity of the pet they can no longer care for. It is also though I understand not a good idea to give up a pet for free, since you can't determine the adoptee's motives or responsibility with no fee at all. I would explain to the person giving up the pet that I wouldn't be comfortable paying them, but would be happy to make a check out to a local shelter to donate an adoption fee to the shelter for the pet whose care I was taking over. Just a thought, I'm sure not all people giving up their pet would agree to it. Risa [Posted in FML 6337]