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Originally Posted by JeanieK  The only thing I take issue with is your comment on rescuing dogs just to kill them. I know that although they do try to save most of the dogs, euthanizing does happen occasionally.
The conditions that some of those dogs are in and the lives they have led. Euthanizing is the kindest thing, at least they are not suffering. There are worse things than death.
We would ll love to resuce all of the pet store puppies and puppy mill puppies, but in doing so, we are just making it so they can breed more, if there were no market for them, the breeding would stop.
It is a shame that we do not have laws against mills, but we don't, so all we can do is to encourage people not to buy from them.
USDA breeders are large commercial facilities, that run with the bare minimum of compliance to the codes. Codes that were developed for livestock, not domesticated pets. Those breeders look at their breeding stock as livestock, the get fed. That is it. Minimal care to keep them alive, food and water, nothing more and when they are too old or too sick to breed, they are killed, not euthanzed, KILLED. |
Totally understand what you are saying here and explaining about if the breeding doesn't stop. I appreciate you elaborating on how you feel.
Sorry folks had a lonnnnnnnnnggggggggggg drive home to respond. I see so much now.
Healthy discussion gotta love it!