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Originally Posted by Ashley V  I could see your point if those dogs were from a legitimate dog breeder, but puppy mills are certainly not "dog fanciers". They are dog abusers. There is a complete difference and I don't see how YOUR rights are being trampled on. No one is hurting you. These girls weren't causing those animals any harm, they weren't letting them out of cages, or anything but those puppy millers ARE harming those animals... those girls were informing the public of where those dogs come from to do their part in shutting those mills down. |
Well I believe Yorkiekist has extremely high idols for breeders and she truly is bothered by poor breeders, and puppy mills; I read her posts all the time, and I know this. One thing that the average pet owner doesn't understand is how breeders are being attacked on many fronts, and many of them are scared by this new legislation, and the words "animal rights" strike fear in them instead of comforting them. It's not that easy to read a bill and understand what it's really trying to say. Probably the smallest group is that of good breeders, who truly aren't profit motivated, and are really interested in bettering the breed, however, they have no big lobby watching their back. All pet lovers should be watching their backs.