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The American Kennel Club fights to keep puppy mills open. They breed at puppy mills [View all] Maraya1969 Feb 2014 OP

K&R for this important bit of news. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2014 #1

k&r LiberalEsto Feb 2014 #2

Recommend jsr Feb 2014 #3

Important information here. LeftOfWest Feb 2014 #4

Perhaps as a requirement to receive a pedigreed dog, one must efhmc Feb 2014 #5

Why should a home-based breeder of labs, for instance, have to find homes pnwmom Feb 2014 #17

Oh, how far the AKC has fallen. Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #6

That is why . . . Brigid Feb 2014 #9

How many years ago was this? jmowreader Feb 2014 #42

My memories of the way that the AKC operated Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #49

The one in question just seemed to be a guy who bred his own hunting dog jmowreader Feb 2014 #51

Like the NAIA, they TRY to look like they're for the betterment flvegan Feb 2014 #7

Years ago, when the dog pound in my city carried unwanted or feral pets in the open, and you could freshwest Feb 2014 #8

You made me cry about that healthy kitten. Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #11

I can not let this BS pass without a comment copperearth Feb 2014 #10

I don't think the OP was a condemnation of all breeders. Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #12

Over my years around AKC dogs and dog shows. I've see the AKC inspect kennels and know Sunlei Feb 2014 #30

I remember when I was young, several years ago, Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #31

They have 'limited registration' now. Sunlei Feb 2014 #32

I spent a lot of time reading about buying dogs BainsBane Feb 2014 #14

+1 nt pnwmom Feb 2014 #18

What breeds and how many litters per year for those 41 years? flvegan Feb 2014 #15

But still you can't deny that for every dog your sold another dog that had to put to death Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #16

You still can't prove that if you deny a person the right to buy the lab puppy he wants pnwmom Feb 2014 #19

Why would he not want the pure bred from the pound? For one thing the pure bred Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #27

Because the pound, at least in my large city, has very few dogs available -- and almost no puppies. pnwmom Feb 2014 #34

Petfinder shows over 15,000 young labs and lab mixes available in the Seattle area. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #36

Those dogs are NOT all in the Seattle area, they're across the WHOLE COUNTRY! pnwmom Feb 2014 #38

Oh sorry, no default distance. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #39

Not 100 in Seattle. One hundred within 100 miles. Most people don't go that far to get a dog. pnwmom Feb 2014 #40

And I have known AKC breeders nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #22

We got our Sheltie, Jessie, from a breeder, and I have to disagree about "loving the fees." ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #28

The Humane society of the US is a good charity - as per Charity Navigator Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #23

Show kennels breed dogs to meet arbitrary beauty standards to the detriment of their health. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #37

Thank you for being so civil, you're a better person than I. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #43

The Humane Society's main mission is to prevent animal cruelty Progressive dog Feb 2014 #47

NEVER buy from a breeder! MoonRiver Feb 2014 #13

You do understand that most rescue dogs originally came from puppy mills, right? pnwmom Feb 2014 #20

Unfortunately the puppy mill dogs need us. We do not need more breeders. Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #24

I disagree. We need responsible breeders instead of puppy mills. pnwmom Feb 2014 #33

always buy from the breeder reddread Feb 2014 #26

Only buy if you wish a shelter or rescue dog to die. n/t flvegan Feb 2014 #35

what a silly remark reddread Feb 2014 #45

Good to know. I have a non-AKC registered mixed breed that came from a small, responsible breeder. pnwmom Feb 2014 #21

It is sad to hear that.....................nt Enthusiast Feb 2014 #25

AKC is just a registry, pedigree service.They put on dog shows, train judges, track breed standards. Sunlei Feb 2014 #29

Nothing but shelter dogs for me truebluegreen Feb 2014 #41

Here we go again yourpicturehere Feb 2014 #44

thank you reddread Feb 2014 #46

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!nt yourpicturehere Feb 2014 #48

I wrote a large rant, but then I thought better. hunter Feb 2014 #50

You bet the AKC is into puppy mills. defacto7 Feb 2014 #52