So your not getting it, are you?
I don't mean to post or get nasty , but I don't like , lets say your approach to this thread. I am telling you and this coming from a person who was born and bred in New York(I am very street smart) that 4yrs ago I didn't know about puppy-mills or where these cute little babies came from, just knew I wanted one . After I joined a forum and was told the truth I actually cried. Then anger set in , then I blamed myself for not knowing. I was really defensive and would ignore a lot of posters. But secretly I was reading the forums on puppy-mills byb's and brokers and I GOT IT!
Once I knew I set myself straight and tried to educate anyone who would listen and if I stopped even one person from buying from a pet-store I felt like I had redeemed myself .
You say "more to the point , everyone acts all shocked and surprised", thats exactly how I was and felt.
Don't be like that, give people the benefit of the doubt, try to see the other side of not knowing . If you try to understand others with some compassion and not this well you should have known this or that attitude you will be a better person and people are more receptive to niceness than criticism .
I hope one day you do get it and post nicer about this subject . It's not that people have their head in a bubble it's that some time certain issues in life are not paid attention to and when you want that little adorable puppy , you don't research enough and your emotions get the best of you.
Be nice , be helpful , life is just to short not to be...
