http://www.thedogpress.com/anti-anim...ation-062.asps
Whilst written in a hyperbolic way - there is some serious stuff happening around us breeders. Show breeders will likely be the first to fall as by definition we are in the minority - and guess what we try to do the right way with our breeding dogs - we have big costs - and many of us can not afford to fund for long out of our personal pockets - at least we need to break financially even over the long haul.
I have watched personally show entries decline over the last ten years. In Canada with the big shows of which in Ontario only a few annually going from it is very hard to find a set-up grooming area - to pretty easy to find one.... And hard core numbers suggest show entries are down at least 20%.
Not my problem Yeah well maybe - but what happens when we are fewer and fewer breeders breeding to the standard of our breed? Think it won't happen? Well bison got almost extinct - and there is more than one form of hunting.....
Make no mistake we are under siege - from a myriad of factions...and agendas.