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Originally Posted by JeanieK I guess you are very fortunate that you have never had to make that decision. But there are people out there that might someday have to, and you may be one of them. So what would you do to ease the suffering of a poor helpless animal if you were forced to make that decision. Do you perhaps keep ether on hand to make them unconcious? |
I think it depends on the individual breeder.. I have heard stories of controlled breeding and to me that is NO different then sticking a puppy into a freezer to die (who knows some that practice controlled breeding may use their freezer).. But I would NEVER do either one! I have trained my husband and my neighbor to whelp a litter of puppies if that should arise.. But I am the kind of breeder that wants all my puppies to survive and will do whatever is necessary to help them along.. I do not believe that a smaller frail puppy should not be given a chance to survive! I had an emergency vet tell me one time that the purebred dogs were alot nicer when people practiced controlled breeding, I could of hit him! I believe that if a puppy is born into this world it should be given EVERY opportunity to survive! But if I had to make a decision that the puppy would not survive and it was in the middle of the night or whatever I would pay the money for the emergency call to have the puppy humanly euthanized..
I do think that it was a valid question though, because I have actually heard of breeders practicing this and we cannot learn if we do not ask!