[Mistymillar]

Ohhh, am I in this debate or am I out? Tried very hard to stay out but have to just say this.

Yes, there are undoubtedly millions of dogs in shelters right now all over the world who have had horrendous lives and are at risk of their poor, abused little bodies being euthanised every second.

There should be much more legislative power behind shutting puppy mills down, there is enough wealth in the world, that if effectively and fairly distributed, not one single child should die of hunger too.

We have to fight against what we believe in and bad breeders and puppy mills should be shut down and as many dogs should be saved as possible.

If however, we fight against reputable breeders then we will completely lose our pedigree breeds, are you really saying you would rather these pure breeds became extinct?

On the other hand, I do feel that in the past breeder who would have been deemed to be reputable, have inflicted terrible and painful conditions on pedigree dogs through inbreeding for very specific looks. Many breeds bare very little resemblance to the original dogs they came from and most modern breed standards were based on personal opinions of how a dog should look and in many instances this is a direct contradiction to the health of the dog.

In an ideal world, we would only have wonderful breeders of healthy dogs, in an ideal world we would only have wonderful parents who loved wanted and didn't beat or abuse their children. Unfortunately, this is not an ideal world and we can only do what we can to care for the sick, the forgotten, the broken and the abandoned.

In my experience on YT I feel that there are many, many dedicated animal lovers who devote their lives to the welfare of All animals.
I am sorry if I personally don't meet your standard of ethics for an animal lover, maybe my breeder should have decided against having me until we had world peace and hunger under control?