Top 5 Reasons Not to Buy from an Animal Rescue

2. They are a non-profit, but they work full time selling Big Birds.

That rescue down the street from you selling Big Birds may not show a profit, but if the person selling those Big Birds is working there full time, then chances are that’s how he’s making a living. There is no shame in being paid a salary, but the breeder they stole from probably didn’t get a salary. The breeder whose Big Birds were confiscated actually made a profit from selling Big Birds to the public.  This means that the breeder business model is sustainable in the free market, and the rescue model is not sustainable. Rescues operate parasitically off others.  If they are allowed to continue to loot breeders, this  will lead to the demise of the pet industry.