WOW!!! WHAT? That is insane! I know that a shelter is a good place if you are looking for a pet, but DON'T get me started on this one. Animal Rights groups like PETA want all pet animals to be extinct. They don't want anyone in the US to have a companion animal. Well, if you buy from a breeder, you are continuing the breed - if no one bought a puppy from a breeder, then slowly, all pure breeds would cease to exist. If you are looking for a pet, please, please, go to a shelter and get one for your family. BUT, do not feel vguilty for buying a pure bred puppy.
Instead of putting down the people who buy pure bred dogs, why don't they spend their money (instead of on advertising) giving free spay and netuers to every shelter in the country?
The ad from PETA (I think this was the point of the post) 'Buy One, Get One Killed'
When you buy an animal from a pet store or a breeder, you're responsible for a new member of the family! You're also responsible for the death of an animal in an animal shelter who needed a home. If you want to bring an animal into your life, always adopt from an animal shelter.
PETA TV:'Buy One, Get One Killed'