Belinda, I think the re-wording Marissa suggested is good - with only a minor adjustment. I would add "if they haven't already died during the experimentation." to make it read...
Unfortunately, there are many people in the world who would take advantage of a free pet and use it for all kinds of unthinkable things. Believe it or not, there are actually people who use cats to train dogs to fight (encouraging the dog to aggressively mame and kill the cat), or to feed their snakes. There are actually sick, demented people who look for free animals to torture and beat until they finally get bored and kill them. Additionally, there are bunchers who sell free or cheap pets for anywhere from $30 to $100 to labs who will experiment on them and then kill them if they haven't already died during the experimentation. I know you dont want any of these things to happen to Tiger, and that is why we require a minimum fee rather than allowing people to give away their pets. What do you think?? Kat (Mew Jersey)
