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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  But "inhumane" has to be defined by law. Some people think it's inhumane to leave a dog alone for 12 hours a day, some people think it's inhumane to clothe dogs. Good breeders need to help in changing some of the laws, and so much misinformation is passed when a new law is under consideration. They are worried about not only what the laws could do if it is used property, but also how it could be abused. I agree, I think the AKC could probably have higher standards, but it's so hard to get breeders to go along with these changes, and breeders, not pet owners are the majority of its members. Furthermore, I would guess that commercial breeders are in the majority. |
I've seen discussions here on YT on how we bathe our dogs to often, crate training vs ex-pen, and the ones Nancy mentioned. Not everyone agrees on everything. I think the problem we will face is why are dogs/cats/bunnies and so on different from say cattle. Why is it ok to raise livestock in commercial conditions and not pets?
I often look for an answer to that question, but I'm not real informed on livestock to make a good answer. So far all I have is, beef ends up in my belly while a puppy sleeps soundly on my lap.