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Originally Posted by Tessa Arnold  How do you guys feel about about shipping Yorkies? I feel it is inhumame. In the unlikely event I was a breeder, shipping would mean hand delivery by me who holds the baby on the plane. I never again want to see on this site another person who ships dogs. They should be kicked off. It is so wrong on so many levels. If you agree with shipping them and think its safe, don't even bother posting here cause there will be no responce from me. I think of my Yorkies as my children and would never cage them and ship them off. I am so mad about this issue I could drop a few F bombs, but I won't cause i don't wanna get kicked off. So to all the shipper supporters I say a bunch of F-Bombs and don't talk to me. I don't say alot on here but when I do, I am passionate about it. |
Well, my goodness
! So, is there anything else we can do here to accommodate who may/may not talk to you on this site - or - who may/may not post on this thread; also, is there any other group of people here you would like to judge in totality
? Please excuse the sarcasm,
but really 
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Your first sentence asks to start a discussion. A few sentences later, you're telling the forum to only post if they support your opinion. Please allow me to clarify that ALL members are welcome to post on this thread.
As part of the discussion, let me add my perspective. Do I support 'shipping'? Well, it depends. What kind of 'shipping'?
I was able to pick up, in person, my first 2 yorkies. My 3rd kiddo, Pfeiffer, is from a wonderful member here (TammyJM), who lives in another state. Pfeiffer was lovingly flown, IN the cabin with another wonderful member here (LuvMySissy), who brought her to me at the airport - my first vision of LuvMySissy and Pfeiffer was them coming thru the security area and Pfeiffer was all tucked inside LMS's jacket - all cuddled in. So, that's my experience of 'shipping'. And it was nothing but positive
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I believe Michael Vick's horribly abused dogs were flown from his house of torture, to the Best Friends Animal Society in Utah. Was that wrong? Imo, no...BFAS was the place they needed to be; otherwise, they'd have likely been put down.
Rescue dogs are *sometimes* flown via cargo. Is that wrong? In some cases, it can be the right decision.
So, what do I think of shipping dogs via cargo? I'm not a fan of cargo, unless there is a VERY good reason/need to do it.
If you happen to be lucky enough to fly your kiddos around whenever you like, then I commend your luck and your ability to maintain a singular view.
Good breeders do not ship their pups willy-nilly. By definition, they'd do everything possible to do the opposite.