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BrotherIvan

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12. I hope other people who care about pets don't take your posts as fact

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 08:22 PM

Aug 2014

We've had this discussion many times. It doesn't matter that you are willing to buy from a backyard breeder. Pets are dying in shelters: beautiful, amazing animals put down. Too many pets are abused and mistreated by backyard breeders and puppy mills. People think they can invest in a breeding pair and breed them until they drop so they can make some cash. It's sickening and should be illegal.

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United States Moves to End Puppy Mill Imports [View all] xchrom Aug 2014 OP

I didn't realize puppies were imported from Russian puppymills. Sunlei Aug 2014 #1

We apparently have plenty of puppy mills in the US dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #3

Ugh. I'm glad. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #2

Get rid of backyard breeders as well BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #4

I'm not sure what you mean by backyard breeders but there are plenty of good breeders pnwmom Aug 2014 #5

Yes, people who breed out of their homes BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #6

There IS a shortage of available dogs in Seattle, which is why they're imported from other places. pnwmom Aug 2014 #9

In less than it took to read your post I went to petfinder.com BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #10

So? That is the number of dogs of all breeds and ages in their system ACROSS THE U.S. -- not here. pnwmom Aug 2014 #11

I hope other people who care about pets don't take your posts as fact BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #12

If you check Pet Finders right now you will see there is only ONE pnwmom Aug 2014 #13

I can't read your posts because I put you on ignore BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #15

I don't care if you read them or not. Other people who read your post can see my answer. pnwmom Aug 2014 #16

I hope they do BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #17

I thought you said you were ignoring me. That lasted a long time. pnwmom Aug 2014 #19

You are wrong and Brother Ivan is correct. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #18

Where am I supporting puppy mills? I'm supporting responsible home breeders pnwmom Aug 2014 #21

But they're all loved and only bred a few times!!!!! BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #22

Those dogs are listed in Pet Finder, and there are no medium poodle mixes under a year in WA. pnwmom Aug 2014 #26

Our dogs are mutts. They're poodle MIXES. But the breeders are careful to breed healthy parents pnwmom Aug 2014 #29

She's stated before that she won't go to a rescue because she's not willing to meet their standards. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #31

If you want purebred or designer dogs, perhaps try one of the rescue groups KurtNYC Aug 2014 #20

That was the first place I looked when we got our dogs. And there weren't any puppies available. pnwmom Aug 2014 #24

Breed rescues are entirely willing to bring a dog to you, provided you're offering a good home. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #34

I don't want to buy a dog from a rescue or anywhere else that is shipped to me. pnwmom Aug 2014 #35

Shelters are full of dogs people looked at in that manner. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #38

Not in my area. There are only 14 dogs available in the county right now, and only 6 pnwmom Aug 2014 #40

Good lord, you mean you might have had to wait a while or leave your name and have them call when a LeftyMom Aug 2014 #37

No healthy young dog is going to die because of us. it's the older, sicker, or unadoptable dogs pnwmom Aug 2014 #41

Your numbers are wrong. About 1.2 million dogs are euthanized annually. pnwmom Aug 2014 #32

I got a beautiful, healthy, happy border collie from a "backyard breeder" DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2014 #25

He should give them away then BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #28

Agree. How many millions of cats and dogs are killed at shelters... SMC22307 Aug 2014 #7

We don't need more dogs and pets because too many people are irresponsible. BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #8

Try walking around Seattle. You might not see a single non-neutered dog. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #14

About 1.2 million dogs per year, and most of those euthanized are old, sick, pnwmom Aug 2014 #27

Please stop lying BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #30

I'm quoting from the Humane Society. Your opinion is backed by nothing. pnwmom Aug 2014 #33

Where does it say only old and sick dogs? BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #36

Are you also accusing PETA of lying? pnwmom Aug 2014 #39

Hopefully that is just the first step KurtNYC Aug 2014 #23