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Originally Posted by dudley1984  -----------------------------
Doesn't this look like Sandy thinks breeding should be banned? Who else is left? Yes, I know someone is going to come back and say "only responsible breeders should be allowed to breed." Lovely, now who is going to police that? Shutting down puppy mills is probably possible, at least the worst ones. Too much intervention beyond that will only drive the business underground where it will get really sleazy.
ALSO, stop yapping about shelters full of dogs. When is the last time any of you saw a Yorkshire Terrier in a shelter? |
Dudley, first of all I want to tell you to PLEASE learn how to use the QUOTE function correctly..I'm not being rude here but anytime you post, it messes up all the quotes people use following you..it makes the thread very confusing.
Okay...no I didn't take from her post that all breeding should be banned. She said she didn't want the government to have to control WHO could breed (think of the mandatory spay/neuter laws popping up everywhere) but she said that if that's what it takes to stop puppymills then so be it. She didn't say she wanted all breeding stopped...she wants all bad breeding stopped. She and many others only want to see REPUTABLE breeders breeding. yes, that would be hard for the government to police...which is why their laws probably won't ever work
And so far as yorkies in shelters....the past two times I've been to the animal shelter here there has been a yorkie! Look at yorkie rescue groups...look at petfinder.com...look at the Rescue forum on this site. There are yorkies in shelters! Lots of them! It is a big problem
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