Oregon Defeats Law Prohibiting Sales of Purposely Bred Pups

https://animallaw.foxrothschild.com/2019/04/19/a-bill-that-would-have-prohibited-sales-of-purposely-bred-puppies-from-pet-shops-was-soundly-defeated-in-oregon/

https://animallaw.foxrothschild.com/2017/11/26/a-glimmer-of-hope-for-pet-stores-selling-professionally-bred-humanely-raised-puppies-for-dog-lovers/

We needn't rehash this yet again BUT---- puppies are born to be sold so people can own them.

 Most rescued animals do not have owners and thus rehoming them is what is done to get them homes. Calling the sale of an animal that is rehomed is in fact, a sale; if the selling entity is a non profit, the sold animal can be said to be rehomed and the expense of buying the animal could be considered a donation to the non profit.

 But because the word "sale" to activists means "buy"--and the word "rehomed" to activists means "not buying"--this is incorrect. Whether you pay cash or use a credit card, you are exchanging your money for the animal, period. Whether that animal is $5.00 or $5,000, and whether you are paying for the time or expense or rehab of said animal, you are still buying it; even the pound charges you to buy the animal, and it is not tax deductible in most cases because the county or city is not a tax exempt not for profit entity.

Even if a 501(c)(3) sells an animal and calls it an adoption fee, you are still exchanging money for property. The fact that the non profit says you can exempt the tax does not mean the animal was free, and the money you paid is added to the non profit's income which is generally not taxable.

  Non profits can in fact, and do, make A LOT OF PROFIT. That fact is highly misunderstood. A profit in a non profit entity is allowed 100%. It is the purpose of the entity that makes the entity tax exempt. Most hospitals are non profit entities and they are not broke; the HSUS is not broke; the ASPCA is not broke; the largest non profits in the world are usually flush.