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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  I really do tend to agree with you. But surely, there are some things that they can accept in order to help dogs in general. I'm pretty sure that PETA isn't so strong or admired for their tactics that the American people are going to sit back while they drive dogs out of our arms with legislation that drives every reputable small breeder out of business! Americans love the idea of having dogs and no one loves PETA except the tiny fringe that believe their way.
But like any terrible social situation, one has to take the first drastic step and hopefully breeders and AKC can agree to accept some things that yes, will increase dog costs, but will overall help exploited dogs by having some laws that will help put those greeders in the red or even out of business for a time. Yes, they will probably pick up & move & start up somewhere else but they won't be able to afford to do that much and not indefinitely.
I don't know the answer but I know the status quo isn't it - not if you are a little dog stuck in a puppymill cage with 4 others, sick and pregnant and one of your cagemates keeps attacking you. Doglovers have to think more about her and the thousands like her and less about our rights to cheaper dogs anytime we want to walk out and get one. There is such a problem with shelters full of dogs and killing thousands daily, maybe it is time dogs become more difficult to buy. |
I am not a fan of PETA. There are many humane organizations that are not "fringe" elements that are trying to stop the puppy mill situation in this country. Shelters and rescues that deal with the few that make it out alive are very active in trying to stop the low life that run such places. It would take very little in the way of legislation to curb their practices. In some ways the government is very poor at enforcement of such regulations but it would give more power to organizations that get access to and are able to report these places. I also question why the AKC is so afraid of regulations if they really feel enforcement would not be done properly by the government agencies.