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Originally Posted by yorkiegirl2  You and I must be reading the statement differently.
I read it as saying because of the laws today it is illegal to kill an animals just because they are born out of standard.
As was done by breeders years ago and sorry to say probably still done today.
One with a prominent reputation to protect would not want peers to know of defects or off colors produce by a highly prized sought after sires.
So what is the best way to protect the reputation of a Ch dog and their name/kennel ?
Simple, kill the offspring and get rid of the evidence. |
I would think any good breeder would not kill a dog just because it doesn't meet standard,
but there's a big difference between killing dogs that are not standard and breeding them. Selective breeding is such an important part of the process when man domesticates an animal. Let's not forget all the dogs we are killing daily in shelters.