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In my mind, it would seem more "on the up and up" to raise their adoption fees by that $10, instead of charging the fee ahead of time. I've never heard of a rescue charging a fee just to put in an application. In my experience with canine and equine rescue, there's a vast difference with the number of folks who apply and the number who actually are considered "acceptable" to adopt an animal. Maybe they feel they are "weeding out" people who aren't really dedicated to getting an animal, but charging just to apply may be discouraging some very good folks as well. I don't call them "crooked", I just think it's a bad idea.
Comparing a reptile rescue to a college application is "apples and oranges", IMO.
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