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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  it floors me that there was anyone opposed to this and my reasoning is...aren't most phyco path killers linked back to some form of animal abuse in their early stages of life??? why wouldn't you punish as a fealony someone who hurts an innocent and defenseless animal. if you are cruel and crazy enough to harm a dog or cat, you are most likely crazy enough to go off on a human being or baby someday. why not put them away before more damage can be done?? |
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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 Lol, who do you picture as a mill operator? There not just backyard breeders gone wild. Think of how farmers decide a crop, they have some type of group that tells them how much they will pay for certain things. The farmers aren't deciding yorkies are really hot this year, "I'll breed me some of those", they are given suggestions on what to breed, just like they are being told what would be good to grow. The farmer/mill operators are not the ones making the money; it's the brokers. Farmers are lucky to get $200.00 for a puppy. Haven't you ever heard of dog auctions, where breeders are sold in large numbers, farmers are changing crops. Now sure there are probably larger commercial facilities that are run by larger groups or individuals and puppies are their only business, but I'd guess most of the mills are one-family operations. It's not like they spend all day caring for the dogs, they are raising and growing other things as well.
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I'm not sure what's so funny about my views on puppy mills
. I don't pretend to be an expert but have done enough research to have a good awareness of them.
From the images I've seen, puppy mills aren't farmers that are 'growing dogs' along with corn, wheat, tomatoes, etc.. They're usually dumpy places with stacks of dogs everywhere. I don't recall seeing crops growing in the background so I would say that many are just that...puppy mills operated by a family making money off the misery of their dogs. In many ways, they are 'backyard breeders gone wild'. I won't insult farmers by lumping them together with millers, though there are surely some millers that do some farming.
Yes, I am aware of dog auctions, brokers, the Hunte Corp., Petland, the Amish, bogus rescues, the USDA list, etc. etc.. Hello, I'm not some newbie here that just bought a pup from a pet store. Geez, I
almost feel the need to re-introduce myself.