well it seems the dust has finally settled on this issue, but it did bring up some interesting points...many simply do not know what a puppy mill is, so they lump nearly all breeders under one large umbrella, and call them a puppy mill, Why? spite? ignorance? the effect is the same, they dont like it so no one else should be allowed to do it.
Many ( i will refer to them as activists ) additionally intentionaly keep the lines blurred, that way they cannot be proved wrong, and they can make any statement and hold it up as fact totally berift of any true logic or fact.
All mass breeders are puppy mills, and all pet stores purchese from these breeders so all pet stores support puppy mills so all pet stores should be shut down.
Simple and tidy
totally incorrect, but simple and tidy none the less.
And none should take this as all pet stores only buy from licensed distributers, im sure some do not.
but it is a simple enough task to find out, ask them for the paper work and see if the distributer is in fact licensed.
A small amount of research yeilded the following link: http://www.canismajor.com/dog/puppymil.html
very good reading, it does however contain very few pictures so i expect a few will simply skip reading it. It is however very enlightening,
a few snippets:
A fair enough assesment i would think but as the saying goes Wait Theres more
The last line really says it all,
If we where to look strictly to the governing bodys we would be dealing with organisations such as AKC ( in the US ) and the British Kennel Club,
in the above mentined article you will find links to AKC and their requirements. The BKC on the other hand is the oldest Kennel club in the world and is THE governing body for the UK note:
This is the same kennel club many aspire to and arguably the world nexus of "respectable breeders"
Well maybe not, these type are more concerned with the perfection of the breed standard to the exclusion of health and well being of the very animals they espouse to care so very much for:
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedigree_Dogs_Exposed
The standards they require all "respectable" breeders to breed to
after reading only half the article, i had to stop, Their practices are truly disgusting, and all done under the guise of "responsible breeding"
Thank goodness our own AKC does not operate that cruely.
But they ( AKC are certianly no angels when it comes to " Breed Purity"
So next time you pass that Shelter in favor of your neighborhood breeder, remember what Those breeders are all about.
Rescue that dog ( or cat )
Oh yeah and remember the Pet stores that sell dogs and cats primarily deal with breeders that have to jump through federal hoops that the "neighborhood breeder" dont .
It is the sanctmonious / activist types that in their ignorance of what and how the responsible "Mass" breeders operate and would paint them black as the scourge of petdom, where in reality it is the commercial ( yes the neighborhood types) that typically falsify and outright lie to your face as you adopt that " perfect dog" from that "respectable" breeder whose only claim to respectablity is " they dont do it for profit", of course not, it is to expensive.
Many ( i will refer to them as activists ) additionally intentionaly keep the lines blurred, that way they cannot be proved wrong, and they can make any statement and hold it up as fact totally berift of any true logic or fact.
All mass breeders are puppy mills, and all pet stores purchese from these breeders so all pet stores support puppy mills so all pet stores should be shut down.
Simple and tidy
totally incorrect, but simple and tidy none the less.
And none should take this as all pet stores only buy from licensed distributers, im sure some do not.
but it is a simple enough task to find out, ask them for the paper work and see if the distributer is in fact licensed.
A small amount of research yeilded the following link: http://www.canismajor.com/dog/puppymil.html
very good reading, it does however contain very few pictures so i expect a few will simply skip reading it. It is however very enlightening,
a few snippets:
A fair enough assesment i would think but as the saying goes Wait Theres more
The last line really says it all,
If we where to look strictly to the governing bodys we would be dealing with organisations such as AKC ( in the US ) and the British Kennel Club,
in the above mentined article you will find links to AKC and their requirements. The BKC on the other hand is the oldest Kennel club in the world and is THE governing body for the UK note:
This is the same kennel club many aspire to and arguably the world nexus of "respectable breeders"
Well maybe not, these type are more concerned with the perfection of the breed standard to the exclusion of health and well being of the very animals they espouse to care so very much for:
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedigree_Dogs_Exposed
The standards they require all "respectable" breeders to breed to
after reading only half the article, i had to stop, Their practices are truly disgusting, and all done under the guise of "responsible breeding"
Thank goodness our own AKC does not operate that cruely.
But they ( AKC are certianly no angels when it comes to " Breed Purity"
So next time you pass that Shelter in favor of your neighborhood breeder, remember what Those breeders are all about.
Rescue that dog ( or cat )
Oh yeah and remember the Pet stores that sell dogs and cats primarily deal with breeders that have to jump through federal hoops that the "neighborhood breeder" dont .
It is the sanctmonious / activist types that in their ignorance of what and how the responsible "Mass" breeders operate and would paint them black as the scourge of petdom, where in reality it is the commercial ( yes the neighborhood types) that typically falsify and outright lie to your face as you adopt that " perfect dog" from that "respectable" breeder whose only claim to respectablity is " they dont do it for profit", of course not, it is to expensive.
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