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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I hate to say it, but it will all change in time.
The popularity of yorkies has been the breed's downfall......if the popularity of the Biewer's or Parti's increased and they were in the top 10 on the AKC list, you would see more of them in shelters. Oh, and of course their prices would go down and there would definitely be more and more being sold. It has happened with many breeds...I remember after the Disney Dalmation movie..omg the shelters and rescues were overwhelmed.
I find all of it disturbing....the many countless pups of all breeds that are euthanized daily.  Hard to wrap my mind around it...and doubly hard to watch people breed and sell them to just anyone with a buck in their pocket and not worry about what happens to them later. Everyone says they do it out of the love for whatever breed or color it is...no one ever admits the real reason which imho is either ego or money or both. I am sure that some really DO breed for the love of the breed the are breeding, but I would not honestly know HOW to tell who was telling the truth. I have seen things happen to pups and have known where they came from and just sat with my mouth agape. I won't get into jumping on anyone, because sadly more people are doing the wrong thing imo than anyone really realizes. I only care to rescue those who have gotten the short end of the stick. Sadly, we will never be able to save them all...the numbers are just sickening and far too many people have their heads somewhere other than their shoulders. |
Great post!
My knees were literally shaking the other day when I was at the Vet...I arrived early and the waiting room was packed...of course folks started chatting amongst themselves and before long ethical breeders vs unethical breeders vs rescue conversation was going on...I was, because of YT able to participate rather well
One quiet person with a very, very, tiny baby asked where I got Mini I told her, then I asked her and she said the SPCA. I thought hmmmm cuz I check the site everyday and never saw a Yorkie puppy, I was concerned that there was preferential adoptions going on type of thought!!! Her husband came in sat down and she was called to the counter to fill out new patient paperwork...another newbie to the waiting room asked the husband where he got the puppy...I almost fell off my chair when I heard the name of the breeder....I KNOW THIS BREEDER, AS DO MANY OF YOU. The wife obviously lied to me after hearing the conversation that was going on...This woman was well known to the practice and was very obviously more concerned about the cost than the care of the pup...you know what I mean...everyone was sitting there like omg why does she even have a pup...anyway...I can assure you that had the breeder contacted the vet, the vet would not have endorsed this family for an adoption....apparently they keep getting the worst puppies and always have to get rid of them...my vet owns one of her discarded pups...I wonder if the breeder who shipped her half way across the country even knows OR CARES.