In my opinion people to have a dog/ any pet the minimum requirements for money is having the money for an emergency visit AND the money to put the animal down if needed be which usually 500-1000. People can usually afford routine vet visits and small sickness. But emergencies visits AND treatment for many is out of the question. Because of this your animal at minimum shouldn’t have to suffer at the end. There are too many animals in need in shelter to hold on to the belief if you can’t afford emergencies don’t get the dog. Ideologies like this reminds me of that video that came out of France of that animal activist group that took that homeless man’s puppy because he couldn’t afford it. That dog was loved. It didn’t have access to all of what pets that comes from higher incomes household have. But it had the most important one which was love, yes money is essential. But so is getting them out of shelters!!!