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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  ...you know i've been really nice and i've stuck it out on this forum, i've supported your comments to others even when you are quite contrary and sometimes YES quite RUDE.
...I don't support puppy mills or bad breeders, .... i never said i support APRI, but i can say that i do support the little guy. there is no reason that someone can't breed dogs because they like puppies and they enjoy the feeling they get when they have new little lives and they make people happy by providing these cute wiggly things to them. ..... i don't think you have to register AKC to be a "responsible" breeder because i don't think the registry matters one bit in the health and well being of the puppy. i wish you all would realize that no one on this forum SUPPORTS puppy mills. so by constantly commenting on every little thing posted that you somehow link back to this topic, you are actually making people very angry and causing them to leave this forum forever. i'm glad i have a little backbone and have learned to just deal with you and pretty much ignore you, but you still constantly are the fly in my soup here......
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Rachel, the last post I made to you was very positive so you cannot think I am only giving you negative feedback. When you type a post, it may be read my thousands over the years. I do not want to see APRI supported and I feel if someone is talking about sending them money, I should speak up. They are an organization started by puppymills! If you are against puppymills you don't send them money, PERIOD. That is why I commented.
I feel many posts made to you are not really absorbed. You read them, determine them rude & then don't understand the content or the intent. You say NO ONE here supports puppymills. That is really not true. If a person knowingly buys from a puppymill, doesn't bother to check where they come from, or sends money to the APRI, then they are supporting puppymills.
Several have tried to show you the tie in with APRI and puppymills. Puppymills needed the APRI to stay in business and compete with the registered dogs when the AKC banned most of them for cruel conditions or horrid record keeping. So, they all got together and formed the APRI. That is the point everyone is trying to make.
Now you make a comment that you think anyone that wants to breed puppies, should. Now how is that to be taken in a good light? Do you really believe that? Breed every animal without regard to their parentage, health histories, genetic anomalies? Breed even without being educated on proper breeding, whelping, and raising of healthy dogs? Why do you think our shelters, pounds, and rescues are so full? It is that same mentality. You are not supporting the "little guy" as you put it -- you are supporting poor breeding practices and worse. That is bound to stir emotions!
Life is not a one-ended equation. Every action has a reaction. Support
this and you wind up also supporting something else. So, you have to really delve into the issue before you support something. I can compare it to the jewlery shops that were closed in many of the malls across the US. Money made at these kiosks was being funneled directly and indirectly into terrorist accounts. People who shopped at these places were indirectly supporting the terrorists! How awful to not know! But now people know and they have been shut down. Innocent people are not having their hard earned dollars turned into terrorists bombs. Now, we have a lot of innocent people who unknowingly support puppymills, pet stores, and the offshoot registries that keep the puppymills in business. It is important to get the word out so that people know and HOPEFULLY once they know, they will not want their money funneled to the same bank accounts that support the puppymills. See? I know you think your puppy did not come from a puppymill. But if you never see where they come from in person, it is difficult to ever be sure of that. I feel strongly that responsible breeders do NOT deal with APRI! Many tried to warn you away from the breeder.
Maybe try easing into the forum. Don't try to win over or run over the whole membership at once. When you do post, expect that everyone may not agree and that sometimes you may broach on a subject that someone wants to comment on. You cannot control every post made to a thread just because you start it. Try keeping an open mind about the posts. Do not assume someone says what they do to be rude to you. To turn the tables on what you wrote, I think everyone has been very nice to you and stuck it out with you through some very questionable posts. Several of us posted that it was good to see you come a long way in a short time, felt you changed, and were happy to accept friend requests. I think that was an open arms policy. But you continue to be the "fly in the soup" -- as you put it --to those who tried very hard to offer good sound advice and information. Just sit back and relax, learn, and you may be amazed at what a great site this really is!