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Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007  Welcome to 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You
I came across this website and I am unsure of my opinion right now.
This would be good in so many ways if it goes through with the FDA. But will it be more affordable for the pet owner? Will it be vetoed because it would take money away from the veterinarians who do the surgeries? Will it be one more thing show breeders have to watch out for at dog shows? Would this be the answer for breeders who want to make sure the puppies they place won't be bred?
What do you think? |
I think you need to be licensed and monitored in your practices to be held accountable and responsible in order to be breeding period, ensuring only healthy dogs are bred, at appropriate ages, intervals and overall numbers of litters.
My solution every dog needs a birth certificate and a microchip correlating with it so there's accountability for where, whom and the parentage of each dog out there. These would be used for registration at one large national registry...then we'd know who was breeding who to who, how many etc...pup mills busted, BYB ousted, dna testing should be also used (maternity/paternity testing). Advances in accountability and responsibility not creating more pills and band-aid solutions.
As far as pups being re-homed-with spay/neuter contracts well they are effective when written in conjunction with the state law and when enforced...a better method the standard $500 extra deposit-you get it back when you provide proof of spay neuter-again this requires micro chipping for verification and the trusting of the vet whom signs off on it...
I'm just skeptical about the idea of a pill being out there that can do such...I know people were freaking out on microchips (They'll chip our children!) but hmm I'm still not into the idea of this when it seems a dangerous and band aid solution to common sense evolution in the requirements of responsibility and accountability.