Over the past few years we have noticed a trend and have often been the victim of false accusations like many Top Quality Breeders from uninformed, misinformed, animal rights activist/extremest. New Puppy Buyers Feeling Sometimes Guilty For Buying and not Adopting. THAT IS JUST SO HEART BREAKING! It is time to clear the air by first going over some key definitions, fundamentals and real facts!
Lets start with some definitions and key differences between popular dog facilities.
The fact is, breeding dogs is often a business, yet distinctions need to be made between unethical dog breeding practices, responsible breeding AND all those so called rescues that are not always what they seem!
Shelters are usually run and funded by local governments.
Rescue groups are funded mainly by donations and most of the staff are volunteers. While some shelters place animals in foster homes, many are housed on-site in kennels. ... Within the dog rescue community, there are breed-specific and all-breed rescues.
A backyard breeder is an amateur animal breeder whose breeding is considered substandard, with little or misguided effort towards ethical, selective breeding. ... Larger commercial operations of a similar type that breed dogs are usually termed a puppy mill (especially in North America) or puppy farm
Puppy Mill According to the ASPCA, a puppy mill is a “large-scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs.” Puppies born in a puppy mill are often sold at as young as 8 weeks old, to brokers and/or retailers who then sell the puppies to the consumer.
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