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That Doggy in the Window
The Scandal of Puppy Mills
Valentine Story For Pets
Giving a Pet as a Gift
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Breeding Should Be Banned
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| If you are a breeder and you feel that you truly love animals, please read the following it its entirety. Please do not get offended by the info., instead view it objectively and constructively and know that it was only written in love for your product, the animals. Growing up, we always purchased our family pets from breeders; I’m thankful for the sources that educated me and I hope you read this with an open mind, and accept it as a learning tool, too. Maybe you will make a change (since you have the power too) and maybe you won’t, but perhaps you will make consideration. This info. isn’t about bashing breeding, it is about temporary banning breeding until the crisis ends. And not all of the following applies to you if you breed, but if you do breed I’m sure you can agree that it applies to the majority of breeders that you know. Here it goes… With nearly 20 million pets being euthanized (killed) in shelters every year and millions more being abandoned in rural and urban areas, killed by getting hit by cars, and killed from animal abuse, there obviously is a pet overpopulation crisis. Not all of these animals are strays or mutts, in fact as many as 25% of dogs entering shelters each year are purebreds. Yes, many of them were bred, and many were bred responsibly. But regardless how "responsible" or "ethical" a breeder is, if one pet has one litter, even if you find "good" homes for most of the pups and kittens, in one year, all the pups or kittens could have litters of their own. One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in seven years (80% of all cats entering shelters are killed). One female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in six years (61% of all dogs entering shelters are killed). You do the numbers, there is no way we can find homes for them all. Do you know that the majority of breeders advertise "FREE SHIPPING!" and "GUARANTEED HEALTH OR MONEY BACK!" and "FAMILY RAISED" and "GREAT FOR SHOW!" 1). If they are willing to SHIP IT FREE, who do they know they are shipping it to? Do you know how many researchers who test on animals would love to get a hold of that dog? And if the recipient doesn’t like it, what?, does the dog get shipped back for a refund?! 2). Oh, so it’s HEALTH IS GUARANTEED. So, if the dog dies, there’s a refund, how nice. Animal’s LIVES should not be treated like merchandise! 3). FAMILY RAISED-Have you ever been to a breeding facility? If it’s at a kennel, all the puppies are in cages with hundreds of other puppies. They cannot possibly get the attention needed. If it’s at a breeder’s home, the puppies are kept in the garage or in a shed out back. Not exactly "family raised." 4). Not all puppies come out to be GREAT FOR SHOW. 86% of litters result in a puppy born with a birth defect: "runt" or an "abnormality" or "deformity." What happens to those? They certainly can’t be sold to customers who are going to a breeder for the mere reason that they think they are getting the "perfect pet." And a one-legged dog certainly can’t be a show dog in this society. It’s called euthanization! That’s what breeders do to the ones who won’t sell. Afterall, selling GOOD dogs are their business! IT IS’NT FAIR TO PROFIT OFF THE LIVES of animals, to continue reproducing them everyday, while millions are being killed everyday because they are homeless. Breeding directly contributes to the pet overpopulation crisis and until the crisis is over, I believe that breeding should be banned. And every time someone purchases a dog from a breeder, that is one more lost opportunity for a dog in the shelter to lose its life. It’s as if puppies and kittens and dogs and cats are sentenced to death row by society because they are homeless. And it is society (mostly breeders) who continues to bring them into this world. So please, if you want to adopt a purebred, please check out your local Humane Society or a Rescue Purebred Organization. And if you know any breeders, please send them a copy of this. Save a Life, Neuter & Spay, Then Adopt A Stray! |
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