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Originally Posted by Hotel4Yorkies  Is this the place for this? OKYR never turns away a stray, surrender and we do check every shelter for Yorkies. You know that Jen...you went to the auctions with them. I'm sorry, I just think this could be discussed elsewhere. |
This is Yorkietalk... this is the perfect place to discuss this matter. I think that those who are involved do need to give answers to the concerns that have been mentioned.
By shutting down this thread it is another way of hiding the truth to some of the practices that organizations such as the mentioned. We all have a common interest here ~ the love of Yorkshires.
I don't think anyone is coming out and saying those who are running this rescue are horrible people. It sounds like to me that everyone involved whether past or present got involved for the sake of helping rescue yorkies, again, for the love of this breed. Sadly, it is true that when a person sees the money to be made with this breed and especially Biewers. Greed comes to play. It may not happen immediately but as time goes on it becomes more addictive... the money that is. It is easy to say that you are providing great homes for them... but at what cost? You are clearing them out in order for the mills to replenish them. Ridiculous! You become a broker and nothing less. Or, on the other side, maybe just taking the trip for your own households... easier & cheaper to buy one there than from a legitimate breeder. Right?
If I see a yorkie, lets say on craigslist being "adopted" out because the owner is in a jam and needs to rehome for a fee and then at the same time I hear of an older yorkie that has medical problems... I would automatically make a decision to save the one that chances are is going to be put down because no one wants to shell out the money to save this dog...hence "rescue"
Taking a full days drive to buy a dog to resell is not a wise rescue move. I don't care how you slice the pie. You are putting money into the mills hands just the same as if you were to go to the petstore. It is irresponsible and very disrespectful to all those who do support the rescue both fostering and monetarily.