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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  Until breeders stop using our tax dollars to take care of their surplus then it is all of our problem. I did Yorkie rescue in Arizona for many years and it made me sick to see so many of these dogs being thrown away. One weekend alone I had 17 Yorkies at my house trying to find new homes for them. Some of these rescues came in with AKC papers and some were BYB's and a couple were from show breeders. There were times we could not pull them out of the pounds fast enough in Tucson and Phoenix so more died. I am sorry but I cannot turn a blind eye to this issue like you apparently have "not my problem" as long as you are going to promote protecting the breeders rights at all cost.
I am not against reputable/responsible breeders but when I read this bill I could not see where a reputable breeder would be opposed to what they are trying to do. Does anyone really need more than 25 intact animals to be a exhibitor breeder/hobby breeder? What is wrong requiring special veterinary certification for breeding dogs yearly, or allowing inspectors access 24/7 to homes or facilities that are licensed? As long as many breeder are not going to be responsible for the rehoming/euthanizing of their surplus dogs and the american public is, then I don't have a problem having these requirements. |
It looks like the laws that are already passed is a great one. Why "improve" it?
Whats wrong with unannounced inspections 24/7???????
Sounds like the German Gustaopo(sp) to me. Like I want someone banging on my door at 3 am. That is what it is coming to reguarding our rights in this country. We already get inspected by AKC and they do a good job. Animal control does its job. Why do we need MORE of this harrassment??? Inch by inch our rights are being taken away from us by the likes of H$U$ and Peta. I have taken in strays and kept them until I could either place them or they died of old age at my house. One was a blind poodle that was walking down my street. I am un-indated with stray cats that people dump. At one time I was feeding over 30 cats. One by one I have had them all spayed/neutered at my cost as I am sick to death of finding batches of kittens in my yard. And, yes, I have had to hand feed numerous day old kittens when the mommies abandoned them. And all of these cats are feral. I just wish the coyotes would get them instead of my chickens.
So I am VERY aware of the pet problem, which still is not MY problem. My dogs do not end up in the pound and reproduce thousands of unwanted puppies. I have a return policy, spay/neuter policy in my contract and now I am going to start spaying/neutering the puppies myself before they are sold. My dogs are vet checked so I dont think that making it a requirement by law is going to help the situation either. And what about handlers that can easily have more than 30 intact dogs at their homes? So is a 4 month old puppy and intact dog? 25 intact dogs would be easy to have if you have a breed with large litters. That would only be 2 litters + the parents and other show dogs. What if you were deciding which ones you were going to show and which ones were going as pets? 4 months of age is usually when I start really evaluating this.
I could go on and on, but I am sure you get my drift. I understand where you are coming from also. Its definately a huge problem but nothing is going to work including legislation. I think more emphasis should be put on shutting down the mills first, then the bybers. But the states dont want to loose all the $$$$$$$$$$$$$ the big pet stores bring in.