What is a good adoption fee for a pitbull puppy?

Question

I have recently rescued a 3 week old pitbull puppy from some negligent owners.. I am bottle feeding her and socializing and handling her.. and she will be getting her first set of shots before going to her new home at 8 weeks old.. I don't want my time and efforts wasted by placing her in another negligent home that cannot provide the proper care for her, so my adoption fee is to ensure that.. However, I am unsure as to what is a good adoption fee.. Any suggestions?

I am aware of what is required when adopting out a new puppy, questions and interviews and home visits and references, etc.. However, I would like to know what is a good ADOPTION FEE for a pitbull puppy.. I want to make sure I place it in the best possible home, and on top of all the other things, an adoption fee is a good way to help with that.

wow.. I am noticing that there are some rude people who have answered my question.. never once did I come across rude, nor did I come across incompetent as to what qualifies a good home.. I have adopted several animals in the past years.. I just wanted to know what is reasonable for the breed to ensure it does not become a fighting dog.. Nor did I ever state that the adoption fee is going to be my only qualifier for a good home.. So thanks for the attitude and the links.. The links were helpful, the attitude, not so much.....

Answer 1

she should be wormed as well get teh wormer from the vet usually it's best to worm at 2,4,6 and 8 weeks.
I would say $50 and a contract saying seh will be spayed at 6 months.
Have them come and spend at least a 1/2 hour asking questions like::Where so you plan on keeping the pup ( inside or outside)??
How do they plan on doing trianing??
Would they consider dog obedience classes??

Answer 2

this has some good information pertaining to this specific breed and screening the right homes for them

http://www.pbrc.net/adoption/screening.html

here's another one for all dogs
http://www.animaltrustees.org/ATA_Web/pdfs/findinghomesfordogs.pdf

add: you specifically say you don't want the dog to go to another neglectful home. that's why you need to educate your self about what to look for. your "adoption fee" no matter how high it is can NOT ensure the dog won't go to a neglectful or abusive home. THATS why i posted these links. Now if you are willing to take an others advice, then why don't you contact other APBT rescues and see how they go about screening proper homes and what they charge for a fee. if you were so "knowing" about what you were doing, then you should know that the fee isn't a guarantee.

Answer 3

The adoption fee isn't a sure-fire guarantee that it's a good home. You should include a home visit and a waiting period for the adoption (that way you can tell if it's an impulse adoption- people who are in a hurry to get the dog probably won't be willing to wait.)