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Originally Posted by PepinosBambinos  Hmmm - your reply is thought provoking Harley Chk, but I think that I stated that there should be some form of licensing and limit laws for private breeders. Dogs are still in homes, but a manageable number of dogs receiving a certain level of care. Right now there are no standards for private breeders.
I went to a lot of breeders' homes looking for my pets, and what I saw in some of them was very distressing - dogs walking around in their feces, dirty water dishes, feces in their bedding, and so many dogs in a small house that they had no choice but to live that way. In one home, it was so run over in the "dog room" with excrement, that it was mixed in with the food. It broke my heart. |
I hope you reported those "breeders." The conditions you are describing probably violate anti-cruelty laws and health codes that are already in place. If children were living in those environment they would be taken from the home. If the authorities don't enforce the laws we already have in place, why would passing new laws do any good? Breeders should be held to the same standard as every pet owner. If you have four dogs that you don't breed, it's still wrong to let them live in their own filth. We need better enforcement, not more legislation that does nothing but garner good press for politicians.