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Originally Posted by megan_kat22 It's been bothering me lately. Why don't more people rescue dogs? I am not trying to offend anyone who bought their dog from a breeder, I have once myself. But now that I am educated on the subject, I just can't see myself buying another dog from a breeder without feeling so guilty about those sitting in a cold scary shelter, and all those who were euthanized... The whole concept of dogs had become a vicious cycle.. I mean it never ends, and there are so many that just get left behind... I don't know, I just wish more babies had homes  It's so frustrating. |
Megan, I agree with you completely. I think it's sad that we have such an overpopulation of dogs that any end up in a shelter for whatever the reason may be. I think it's sad that a lot of these dogs are there for bad temperament and cannot be adopted due to previous owners lack of knowledge, time, or inability to train. Or the people that so horribly mistreat their dogs that the dogs will never recover.
I think it's sad that people purchase dogs from breeders they don't research and when they find out they are not "perfect" leave them (that's how I got Simon) or people use babies for breeding and then abuse them (that's how I got Hallie). I suppose we are a site of extreme animal lovers so for us it's easy to see all of the destruction and unfairness in animal treatment. I will say though, selfishly, I would really like to have a puppy that was healthy because I have never had that experience. Please don't get me wrong I would NOT change a thing about my babies but I would consider buying from a breeder so I could assure a long, healthy life.
So, yes Megan, there is so much sadness going on and I agree with everything you said
but I can also see the other side of the issue too.