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Originally Posted by megansmomma  Thanks and I have decided that will be my new siggy for a very LONG time. Speaks volumes of the attitude and reputation that should be present within the ethical and reputable breeders of this country. Whether you breed for Hobby or Show we should all be working toward the same thing of sound and healthy Yorkshire Terrier. Ethics is ethics. I believe a Hobby breeder and a Show breeder need to rise above and speak out against mills. Otherwise they are no better and are living a lie regarding their own breeding ethics. |
Sorry to go OT, but this thread long ago went that way so,....
I like your new signature too and wish exhibitor and hobby breeders would back legislation to end puppymills. But sadly, most do not because of their fear of what the new laws would mean for their breeding programs and the number of dogs they own. I do understand their concern and wish legislation could be written in ways that would avoid affecting negatively the truly reputable breeders.
Browsing through the animal protection and welfare section on YT you will notice with the exception of a few comments by a few reputable breeders, there are no breeders posts supporting puppymill legislation.
In fact, for all you see written about puppymills and YT members wanting to put an end to them, that section of this forum is dismal in member participation (I'm guilty too).
Now having said the above, I really don't understand how you (and Nancy) took Jeannie's post to be "making light" of anyone's work with the puppymill situation. Also, I agree with others that her comment about checking back in on partis in ten years had nothing to do with mills.