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Originally Posted by Mardelin  PETA is not an Animal Welfare Organization, they are an Animal Rights Activist....there is a difference.
And why aren't they putting their millions of dollars into rescue or even donating to rescue? |
American Kennel Club - Investigations and Inspections Department
The AKC is the only purebred registry in the United States with an ongoing routine kennel inspection program. The AKC has a dedicated team of field inspectors who visit kennels to ensure the proper care and conditions of AKC-registered dogs and verify that breeders are maintaining accurate records for their dogs. In 2009, AKC field inspectors conducted approximately 5,300 inspections nationwide. The AKC dedicates nearly $6 million annually to its compliance programs to ensure the accuracy of its registry and the care and conditions of dogs raised by breeders of AKC dogs.
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The standard penalty for anyone convicted of animal cruelty involving dogs is a 10-year suspension and a $2,000 fine. • AKC inspects breeders who register seven or more litters per year. AKC also randomly selects some breeders who register between four and six litters a year for inspection.
PETA is a world wide organization and animal shelters is not their only cause. We just happen to be a country that can't figure out a humane way to breed dogs..$$$ came into the picture and we have volume breeders...
I first started reading about PETA when they threw blood on people for wearing real fur and I remember thinking, that is not right. If they wanted to wear a fox coat who am I to say anything...well fast forward and now we are all better educated about many of these cruel things done in the name of beauty. I also will never forget seeing pictures of apes in cages and what was going on with them. There is so much more that PETA does to help bring awareness to the world i.e. the China trade in dog fur. We would never know they are skinning dogs alive if it was not for PETA...
In the 4 plus years that I have been on YT over 20 million pets have been euthanized in this country...I have stated every year that I have been on YT that 5 million pets a year are euthanized and I have yet to see one breeder say WOW...I am not going to breed this year...but having people like the two woman at the dog show raise their signs will make people try to understand what is going on.