[caribear]

Originally Posted by 107barney

I do not think it has anything to do with rescuing a dog or buying a dog. The relevant question should be whether a person is fit as an owner. I wish more breeders would scrutinize owners more carefully rather than selling to the first person with cash in hand. By the way, not all rescue dogs are special needs, in fact, the vast majority of them are very healthy dogs whose owners cast them aside because they can't or won't take responsibility for them but mostly because of a myriad of insufficient reasons and excuses. The push on YT as I see it is responsible pet ownership. Collectively trying to educate, share stories, help fellow members, and to give support when we have nothing else to offer. I don't see it as a begging or pleading for adopting a rescue so much as I see it as raising awareness to more global issues like responsible pet ownership.

Agreed