How many kennels do you have built to house the dogs individually?
How many fenced in play yards do you have?
Are you a dog behaviorist? If you are not are you willing to hire one?
Do you have a good vet that you can pay full fees for each and every dog that comes to you if that vet can't or won't give you discounted rates?
Are you zoned for the type of work you want to do?
Do you have accounting experience to deal with the IRS? If not are you willing to hire one?
How many dogs are you able to interact with on an idividual basis per day? If you obtain too many dogs how do you plan on maintaining that level of interaction with all the dogs?
What are you going to do with dogs that can't be adopted out?
Are the current fences around your yard at least 8' high chain link?
Have you checked with your homeowner's insurance policy?
Do you have experience writing legally binding contracts for the adoptions? If not are you willing to hire someone?
Do you realize that most rescues very rarely have any kind of profit and are more often than not in the hole, the funds coming directly out of the pockets of the directors?
If you make any kind of profit - ie, money that is not immediately put back into your rescue - then you are not a rescue, you are a dog dealer. In order to be a real rescue you won't ever make any money off of this kind of venture. This is a noble cause but it is time consuming and will take more money out of you than you will ever get in return. You've gotten some great answers.
First of all, you'll need a kennel license from your city/county. If approved, which I doubt, since you don't live in an area that is zoned for something like that, you'll have to have a kennel built which will have to approved by your local zoning inspector. After that, you will have to be licensed and bonded and you'll need to get a business license from your local city/county offices. You'll have to establish a line of credit with your vet and company to buy your dog food from, amongst other supplies needed.
I sure hope that you have a LOT of money to back this venture up.
There is a lot more to it than that. It IS expensive to start out and to keep it running, to feed these dogs good food and exercise them etc.
Perhaps help out at your local shelter first.
That is sweet but children shouldn't be running dog rescues - I doubt your parents will let you.
* You need to abide by zoning laws
* There are all sorts of permits
* Not to mention you'll need a lot of food
* Vet care for all of the animals
* Space for them to eat, sleep, play, poo
* Deal with all sorts of behavior issues (from scared dogs, to abused ones, to fear biters, etc)
* Potential for court visits and fines if your barking dogs break any noise ordinances.
Gosh, so much more - this is why you cannot and shouldn't start a dog rescue at your house.
I strongly suggest you volunteer with an existing rescue, either a breed rescue or a small local shelter and foster dogs for them. I don't know of a breed rescue who doesn't need another foster home and many smaller shelter/rescue groups foster their dogs rather than keep them in a shelter as well. I have done it, and it is extremely rewarding. No need to reinvent the wheel.
Many smaller shelters and rescues post with Pet Harbor. See who is already active in your area.
If your first question is how much to charge, this isn't a dog rescue. You're just reselling dogs, which would probably violate several laws in most cities, including maximums for # of pets.
The term "rescue" has both legal and cultural meanings attached to it, and the biggest of all is that it is a non-profit group and gets a 501(3)(c) exemption, which is a tax status issue. Otherwise, you'll also have the IRS after you.
LOL?
are you telling me you have enough money to properly train and feed HIGH QUALITY EXPENSIVE dog food?
Dont be so money greedy.
Get a job for that.
Im sure your neighbors will love your idea and when you have a dung mountain with non stop barking.
First thing you have to do is to establish yourself as a non-profit organization. That takes paperwork for the IRS, accounting etc. I looked into it and the firm that would handle everything would charge about $800.00.
If you decide to bypass the 'rescue organization' and want to save animals and adopt them out you will need to report the adoption fees as personal income and pay taxes accordingly.
Give this some serious thought and research.
Not a good idea to have rescue dogs outside, unsupervised. Most of them are escape artists, and you will be legally liable and probably shut down should they escape and cause damage. Then you won't be doing ANY dogs any favors. My advise is to foster dogs from shelters in your area and learn a lot first.
As for the type of dog food, doesn't matter. As long as these dogs are well fed, that's what should matter. Most shelter dogs eat regular grocery store dog food and are just fine.
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