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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  But also on Oprah it was mentioned if I remember correctly was to adopt from a resuce or to buy from a responsible breeder so whether it was just about puppymills the show also kinda opened the door to something outside a puppymill....some of those "BYB's" buy from puppymills and go from there...so actually the show was open to interputation JMO 
It was also about adopting or buying responsibly so again it opens the door to many things I hope that made sense...
I put an unethical byb in the same catagory as a puppymill with just as much less regard to health and the dogs. Same thing! Cruel is Cruel and cranking out puppies whether it be in a puppymill or someones backyard same thing...Large or small scale...
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I completely agree with you about people buying responsibly. That is where the real pressure will come from in ending unethical breeding practices. I mentioned this in an earlier post. Until Webster's gives us a definition on 'back yard breeder', I guess that term is open to interpretation but, as I said, in my mind BYBs aren't as sinister as puppy millers and I feel that most do care about their animals even if they are ignorant and wrong-headed about what they do. You're right...cruel is cruel no matter where it comes from, even from pet owners. It's counter-productive to go back and forth about whether BYBs are as bad as puppy mills. I'm one for trying to end animal cruelty in all its guises and I hope her show will act as a catalyst for that.