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Originally Posted by Maximo  I like the idea of fines being graduated for the number of dogs ending up in shelters.
Relative to the small breeders, I believe it was Nancy who pointed out that a good breeder requires by contract that the dog be returned to the breeder if the owner cannot take care of it or wanted it rehomed-- hmmm, maybe the contract could be the protection for the small breeder if the one bad egg buyer takes the dog to the shelter or dumps the dog. |
Yes, a reputable breeder will take the dogs back but they have to be willing to go after the people who don't return the dogs and sue them. I have seen many not do this...It is all talk..and looks good. I just don't think we have that many reputable breeders in the U.S. I think we have people who love the dogs but just aren't educated about what goes on and doesn't follow up with their dogs for years...the old "no news is good news" thing. If they thought they would get fined I think they would pay attention and really come up with great ways to stop what is going on in our shelters.
I think it is great to have discussion about how do we fix this mess.