Owners rehoming pet, but want money?

[Ginger]

No worries best of luck with finding your new cutie.
I noticed an absolutely beautiful one on gumtree the other day but dh won't let me get him

[Lisa]

Urgh! I had this exact same issue a week ago. A woman advertised her cat as free to good home as it didn't like small children. I thought it sounded perfect for my Mum who would absolutely love it. So, I contacted her and she told me the cat is free, but she wants $200 for the things that go with the cat such as 2 beds, a scratching pole and a bowl. I have not contacted her back as it is ridiculous. Mum already has a cat bed, bowl & a scratching pole ready for a cat.

[Kazbah]

There are a lot of rehoming services which do charge for food / vet etc while rehoming the animals. A lot of them are people working out of their own home. I got my Tillie from one of these. OzPetRescue is a good site to source animals needing rehoming.