Well I must not be hanging around the right people!! I have worked for a few handlers and know alot of breeders and their dogs are never kept crated all of the time. Usually only on show days and it is still not for the entire day. I think it is cruel to have a dog in a small crate 24/7.
Alot of the race horses are put to slaughter. And, yes, the ones with the great pedigrees are kept for breeding and some are even sold to the public. I had a thorobred that had done alot of winning at Aqueduct and was 12 when I got him. He was magnificent!! I have ridden alot of horses, mostly quarter horses. None of them compared to the power underneath you on the thorobred.
But just as greyhounds that cant run are killed, so are thorobreds. thats the sad part about the business. |