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09-28-2009, 04:24 PM | #1 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| And You Wonder! These facts are why I get upset with people breeding that dont have a clue. Reputable breeders understand this and in fact many are not breeding right now due to the economy and placing their puppies in good homes. Rescue people do get passionate because they are the ones that have to pick up the pieces and open their pocketbooks wider and wider along with their homes. Euthanasia is the single largest cause of death for dogs and cats in the U.S. Each year 27 million of the animals are born. Five to ten million we classify as "surplus" and kill. These numbers do not include the millions of dead dogs and cats whose bodies we scrape off the streets, or the hundreds of thousands of abandoned, severely neglected or abused ones who never make it to our shelters to be counted and killed. The five to ten million figure represents those we "must" kill because they are unwanted. Most of these animals are young and healthy; in fact, it is estimated that a majority are less than one year of age. The problem is simple: we have too many dogs and cats. Too many for the too few homes available. The solution we have opted for is to kill the extras. This solution has been considered acceptable by default, as though there were no other way to control the crisis. And we spend over $2 billion every year destroying "man's best friend." Every year in the United States an estimated 5 million animals lose their lives in shelters because they are homeless. That is one pet life lost every 6.5 seconds. It costs U.S. taxpayers an estimated 2 billion each year to round up, house, kill and dispose of homeless animals. The pet overpopulation epidemic is so staggering that for every animal born in the United States to have a home, each and every human being would have to own 6 dogs and 9 cats. So, in actuality, a family of four (2 parents and 2 small children) would have to own 24 dogs and 36 cats. For every child born, so are 15 dogs and 45 cats..... Number of cats and dogs entering shelters each year: 6-8 million (HSUS estimate) Number of cats and dogs euthanized by shelters each year: 3-4 million (HSUS estimate) Number of animal shelters in the United States: Between 4,000 and 6,000 (HSUS estimate) Percentage of dogs in shelters who are purebred: 25% (HSUS estimate) Average number of puppies in a canine litter: 6-10 In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs if every person in America adopted a pet today, there would still be thousands of animals without a home. If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could product over 66,000 dogs in 6 years! More than 5,000,000 puppies are born in the U.S. every year The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Eco...09-7_paper.pdf Spay & Neuter Addressing a Pet Overpopulation Tragedy Welcome to 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You Cold Hard Facts Help Save Dog Rescue Los Angeles pet overpopulation shelter euthanizing kill spay neuter http://www.fmhs.org/home/spay_neuter...ay-neuter.aspx Pound pets end up as animal research Former Pets End Up Dead in University Teaching Labs: An All Creatures Animal Rights Article Following is very graphic Piles of dead dogs Pound dogs
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09-28-2009, 05:26 PM | #2 |
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| Wow!! Very sad, but interesting. (I did not open the graphic link.)
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09-28-2009, 06:31 PM | #4 |
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| It is tough to look at...I have seen it in person at animal control and I can tell you they were not all mutts.
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09-28-2009, 06:34 PM | #5 |
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| Sorry to say most people don't want to deal with this or imagine the horror of all of these pets dying. I think breeders should have to be certified and be limited in the number of litters they can have in a year and I think volume breeders have to be shut down.
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09-29-2009, 07:49 AM | #6 | |
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I also think not just anyone can wake up and think " hey I wanna breed my dog" I think you have to have some type of education or have to take a class or something like that! I know that is silly but is it really? Could you imagine how many puppies it would save, not everyone would want to take the time and learn how to really breed a dog so therefore it would limit all the unwanted dogs! I can honestly say it bothers me when people come on here knowing NOTHING about breeding and asking questions about it, I am sorry but thats not how you research something like that. It might help but I know people are taking the information and just going with it, they are not fully researching it.
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09-29-2009, 08:29 AM | #7 | |
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09-29-2009, 09:00 AM | #8 |
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| This is exactly what I get so angry about~ For every person that comes on YT to ask for breeding ideas or whatever that are dogs being put to sleep all over this country. I had said it before and I will say it once again. IMO it is not a right or need to breed, it should be something that is well thought out and planned. You need to know what you are doing and need if you don't leave it to the professional breeders who are breeding to better the breed. Just because you own a cut little yorkie does not give you the right to breed. Sure there are lots of mixed breed dogs in the shelters but there are also plenty of pure bred as well. There are yorkies in shelters as well. They might not all be 4 lbs with a gorgeous flowing coat but who's fault is that anyway................all of the irresponsible breeders that are making puppies not knowing what the heck they are doing or puppymills who are breeding sick dogs. Isn't it too late when they come here and already have a pregnant yorkie who is in labor and they don't know what to do, are in a panic and instead of calling their MENTOR or better yet their VET. Instead they are looking for new friends to walk then through how to birth puppies I'm sorry this is irresponsible behavior no matter how you slice it up. I stay away from the Breeder Forum because it just makes me want to cry. Some might think it is cute and fun to watch all of the puppies being born from many of these people who do not know what they are doing but to me all it adds up to is another possible statistic. If these same people who are looking for quick free advice have a litter of puppies that are sick are they going to know what to do? Are they prepared for emergencies where the mom cannot or will not take care of the puppies? Are they prepared to take time off work to hand feed and play surgote momma to a litter? What happens if the mom dies from giving birth? Are they prepared? I have seen all of these things happen and it blows my mind! Most of the time I say NOTHING and will not even open those type of posts because I just might say something that I will regret later or even get me bounced off here again. But occasionally, I get pulled in not knowing what is really going on trying to help someone in need. Here are a few off the top of my head that I have been pulled into 1. My Yorkies are "In Love" and needed each other and I think she is pregnant. This heat can our of NOWHERE, I was meaning to get her spayed but never got around to in in the past 6 months 2. My breeder pal is giving away a bunch of UNALTERED yorkies Want one? BTW they haven't seen a vet in years and live in a shed 3. I don't want to get my 1 1/2 yr old dogs extra teeth removed. She's fine I give her a breath mint 4. I am a breeder this puppy is he really is not mine someone "gave" him to me. He can't walk or stand..........anyone want him 5. This is also my favorite classic...........My female is 1 1/2 and this is her second litter of puppies, I'm not a BYBer so I really need some help. 6. Everyone tells me that (fill in the name) is gorgeous, I bought her from Petland and I want to have a litter of puppies. 7. I found a yorkie in the trash can and she is pregnant with a Rottie Hmmmm.......wonder why I get so upset Then from the rescue end we have: 1. He is 13 sick and I don't want him any more. I'm getting a puppy next week and don't think this will work out between the two. 2. I wanted a 4 lb Yorkie and he is now 12. 3. My yorkie pees on the carpet he needs to go 4. Pregnant yorkie found on side of road, not sure who the daddy is and the owner say they are sick and tired of that stupid dog getting out. You keep her! 5. I didn't know I couldn't have a dog in my apartment 6. I just had a baby so we need to get rid of her Now put all of this together and see through my eyes why I get so upset.
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09-29-2009, 10:00 AM | #9 |
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| Well said...I really wish this thread had been named differently, so certain individuals thinking of breeding would be drawn in to see the stats, before they become the stats! That said I would rather have help available, than to have dogs suffer or die needlessly, once they are already bred. IMO
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09-29-2009, 10:14 AM | #10 | |
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09-29-2009, 10:25 AM | #11 | |
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This should be posted where it will do the most good, in the Breeder's section! It's very sad to think so many wonderful dogs are put to death each year because they have no homes. Makes me sick to my stomach. That's why I can't understand the need to continue breeding, any breed, yearly! Makes no sence. There are so many Oct litter's being born right here on YT. They should read these stastistics. So many arguments get started over breeding and it's easy to understand why. You argue on one thread then move to another and read about all the litter's awaiting to be born It's a vicious cycle. | |
09-29-2009, 10:45 AM | #12 |
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| It boils down to greed and selfishness. The "What is in it for me" environment has trained people well. People have, and still view animals as objects to use at their own personal discretion. Without thought to the health or happiness of the animal. It spans across gender and financial bounderies now. How do you teach humans to be humane? I do not have an answer as to how to fix it. All I can say is to keep yelling until you are heard. All forms of animal abuse must stop! |
09-29-2009, 11:01 AM | #13 |
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| Here is another thought............someone comes here and is asking about a 1st heat and thinking of breeding their puppy. Instead of trying to explain the above she gets a "good luck with that" and away she goes to breed her puppy. Back again now the puppy is pregnant and she does not know how to deliver the puppies...........HELP Some jump on board and offer assistance, pray, wish her well. Now the mom dies or puppies get sick, have a defect, can't sell them, get abused, or whatever else goes down. Wouldn't it have been so much better WAAAAAAYYYYY back at the very beginning to step up and say it is not such a good idea to breed your puppy, blind dog, aggressive female, in the first place, 10 lb male to a 5 lb female............fill it blank. If all that is being said to most of these people is "Good luck, hon <3" and "I'm praying" aren't you part of the bigger problem? When some of us step up we are them told that we are wrong and jumped on for having our voice heard. It is all about what's in it for ME, ME, ME!
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09-29-2009, 11:10 AM | #14 |
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| Those statistics are so sad - what an eye opener.
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09-29-2009, 11:39 AM | #15 |
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| Well said...I really wish this thread had been named differently, so certain individuals thinking of breeding would be drawn in to see the stats, before they become the stats! That said, I would rather have help available (to them), than to have dogs suffer or die needlessly, once they are already bred. IMO
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