Rescue shelters don't take dogs off folks tho - only the aRSePCA. I could be wrong?
Yes some people in rescue like to make a big hooha out of saving an animal. Yes, some people like a sob story. Some rescues are crap, some are good. And most certainly yes, a lot of the dogs that go through them have had traumatic times at the hands of knob heads. The fees, tho, don't usually cover the neuter/spay, vax, food ... not to mention medical treatment when it's needed. They treat it like a business but shouldn't they? After all they have overheads just like anybody else. Their business is helping