Lexar is a male ratty that is a biter. He is a big old adorable lug tho. He can live out his life safely here at Critter Camp now :)

In general all we ask of surrendering shelters and individuals is to pay the tranport fee if there is one - we use a courier  service to get animals from in the Chicago area to Rockford, it saves time and money- and is only $10-15 per animal, we still have to drive to Rockford to get them, spending hours and several gallons of gas. Basically we are splitting the cost of getting the animal to us. Then we assume the cost of care for the entire rest of the animal's life- food, beding vet, etc.

So it is unfortunate when a shelter wants us to take an animal but refuses to pay the tranport cost, apparently opting to spend more on euthanizing the animal and disposing of the body than to save its life.

During our last two rescues we have had to pay some of the transport costs just to keep the animals alive & get them here, even though it would have cost the shelters more to kill them.

Obviously we cannot save all of the animals, but if there is room at all we will do our best!