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Originally Posted by JCarlson2004 You know Villette, I don't understand why we are even having this "discussion." Why on earth would ANYONE object to a section on puppy mill awareness? I personally think we should have TEN sections on puppy mills. This is a topic that NEEDS attention. Why are people objecting to it even though we already have the Mill Busters website? Wow, big deal. There are MANY websites and rescue websites which discuss in detail the horror of puppy mills, pet stores and puppy brokers. But one more (in addition to the already existing ones) only helps to further the cause and spread awareness. So how can it be a bad thing?
Sorry if I seem dense but I just don't understand why there is even a discussion about this. It should AUTOMATICALLY be accepted and appplauded! |
I didn't answer the poll because there wasn't a category I fit into.
The first reason I question it is that
I think it might hinder our efforts to educate people who come on here because currently you can post about puppymill news in the General Discussion section which gets the most traffic. If admin sets up a separate section we will then
HAVE TO POST all puppymill info there and a lot of people who never go beyond the General or My Yorkie sections will never see it. The newbies, until they get comfortable with the site, generally stay in General and the regulars may not be as inclined to go to the Puppymill section if they only have a limited time on the computer. I think what happened to Millbusters is evidence of this phenomenon. JMHO.
I also don't like the fact that some seem to link "All Pet Stores" with puppymills which just isn't the case. Not ALL PET STORES get their puppies from puppymills as you know, Jennifer, from your experience with Quality Canines as do so many others on here as well. There are plenty of small Mom and Pop type pet stores all over the country that don't get their puppies from puppymills so
I will always advise people not to get a puppy from a pet store that buys from puppy mills but I would not blanketedly say...."Do not buy from pet stores".
As for the legal issues that have been raised, I have always been concerned about the amount of libel and defamation that goes on on internet forums and I have tried to help members to avoid subjecting themselves and/or the forum owners to potential lawsuits. The way to accomplish this is to
only post about what you have personal experience with, not rumor or hearsay, and use the words "in my opinion" when commenting negatively about someone or some business entitiy. This way you are not saying that it is TRUE, but only that it is your opinion and a lawsuit would be difficult for the plaintiff to prevail in.