Great! You’ve decided to add to your family. Instead of diapers and midnight feeding, you’ve committed to house training and fur in your food. But where do you get your new pet from? 

You start by asking around, some of your friends passionately cheer, “Rescue! Rescue!” But this might not be for everyone. Rescuing can be personally rewarding, and has so much public support, it has taken social media by storm, making any other choice seem wrong. Almost like a sports car, rescue dogs a...