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Originally Posted by JCarlson2004 I couldn't agree more with this statement.  I volunteer at an animal shelter and I've seen the horrors of pet over population. I've come home from the shelter MANY time and just sat on the floor in my bedroom and cried my eyes out because of poor innocent dogs being euthanized. It breaks my heart, it truly does.  |
That is certainly a BIG reason for some to make the decision to ESN. I do not fault anyone for this view. It is commendable for sure. As I stated earlier, I also volunteer at my local humane society so I am more than aware of the problem.
Breeders do not ESN for this reason alone however and neither do vets. If it were all about "social responsibility" then we would have to ask breeders not to breed or at least restrict them to a certain number of litters and require that they be licensed and fully trained, etc.
Not to be personal but despite your experiences in the shelter you did not rescue a dog, but rather bought one, as did I, and so many others on here, so I am just saying that we can all do our part to battle the pet over population problem in our own way w/o compromising the needs of our own family members and circumstances.
I am not positive but from what I have heard yorkies are not in much danger in this area as they are quickly rescued and adopted from what I can tell.
Cindy can you answer this? Are yorkies a breed that is high in the euthanized shelter/rescue animal statistics?