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erickajm · 11-13-2008, 08:56 AM

Education is all well and fine but does take time, and often isn't effective. How many years have scientists been screaming about global warming and our government has yet to take it seriously? Or smoking, how long have we been educated enough to know it's not good and still people start smoking every day of the year.
I appreciate your responses. I know that you do care and have passion for what you are trying to accomplish. I do want to encourage you to not give up on the educational process...it is hard, it is long, however, in the end it IS effective.

So, even as we educate, dogs are being killed, abused, bought by breeders, resold at flea markets and for medical research. Do we just stop buying (saving) them until everyone is educated? Absolutely not! I am not even hinting that that would be what we should do. I am simply saying, Educate, Educate, Educate! It is worth every second of your time. If you want to be successful at saving these animals. This is my opinion on how to get it done.
I have posted several times on this forum about the auctions here. As far as bringing "the media" with me, an area newspaper has already done an extensive report on them, so they have been exposed here. And you continue to bring them out..along with the t.v. media, Peta, whoever you can get to help you get them fully exposed They do have big signs on all of the doors forbidding cell phones, cameras, etc. If you only knew the mindset of these people that run the auctions......dogs are like livestock to them, they are NOT like our pets. The mindset would have to be this way. No human being with a heart for animals would do this.With that attitude and the fact that the auctions are completely legal, change will be difficult. Difficult, but Not Impossible!

It takes one person to set in motion ~ change! One person! Look back in history at the woman who defied society and sat at the front of the bus....the woman who decided that it wasn't right to have our children pray in school...or have "In GOD we trust".....it may seem a difficult feat, but it can be done!

Dang ~ I should be a preacher or something!
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erickajm Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 3,200	Education is all well and fine but does take time, and often isn't effective. How many years have scientists been screaming about global warming and our government has yet to take it seriously? Or smoking, how long have we been educated enough to know it's not good and still people start smoking every day of the year. I appreciate your responses. I know that you do care and have passion for what you are trying to accomplish. I do want to encourage you to not give up on the educational process...it is hard, it is long, however, in the end it IS effective. So, even as we educate, dogs are being killed, abused, bought by breeders, resold at flea markets and for medical research. Do we just stop buying (saving) them until everyone is educated? Absolutely not! I am not even hinting that that would be what we should do. I am simply saying, Educate, Educate, Educate! It is worth every second of your time. If you want to be successful at saving these animals. This is my opinion on how to get it done. I have posted several times on this forum about the auctions here. As far as bringing "the media" with me, an area newspaper has already done an extensive report on them, so they have been exposed here. And you continue to bring them out..along with the t.v. media, Peta, whoever you can get to help you get them fully exposed They do have big signs on all of the doors forbidding cell phones, cameras, etc. If you only knew the mindset of these people that run the auctions......dogs are like livestock to them, they are NOT like our pets. The mindset would have to be this way. No human being with a heart for animals would do this.With that attitude and the fact that the auctions are completely legal, change will be difficult. Difficult, but Not Impossible! It takes one person to set in motion ~ change! One person! Look back in history at the woman who defied society and sat at the front of the bus....the woman who decided that it wasn't right to have our children pray in school...or have "In GOD we trust".....it may seem a difficult feat, but it can be done! Dang ~ I should be a preacher or something! __________________ __________________ Zoe Peppee Brady EARL!