HSUS Launches Onslaught Against Dog Owners

I am the writer | 1/30/09 | John Yates

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Go F yourself, Mr. Self Righteous.

You first.

[YellowRoseofTx]

I never bred him, but who are you to tell me that it would be wrong?

I didn't tell you it was wrong, I would never do that. And in a case like yours where the puppies would have been wanted, I think it would have been great. I'm sorry, you took my comments different than I intended.

I have had more mixed breeds than pure breeds in my life, usually rescue dogs. I've taken in many dogs that were unwanted and found good homes for them on my own.

Right now I have a little rescue dog that had been abused and took him a while to trust us, but he is wonderful, and two registered dogs that are just as wonderful.

I volunteered for one of our local shelters and it breaks my heart to see so many unwanted animals, and some very abused. Not everyone should be pet owners because they don't care about them or know how to deal with animals.

When there are too many dogs (and cats) that they end up in shelters or run wild, then too many are breeding that shouldn't be.

[huck von finn]

That’s sweet. I’ve taken my dogs on trails in the West where they get to meet other dogs. They love it. But there are places where dogs are not so well cared for, and it’s probably best that a dog who sees the shelter more than once is neutered/spayed, unless it’s a case of a well cared for dog who escapes the confines of a fence or something.

[ApplegateRanch]

Not until you add me to the plonker list, Wanker.

[huck von finn]

I guess the part that threw me off was the "Don't allow uncontrolled breeding" part...?

Who wouldn't object to uncontrolled dog breeding? The government shouldn't control it, but the folks doing it do and can control it.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Not until you add me to the plonker list, Wanker.

Do you think you’ve earned it? Or are you just a wannabe Plonker? Either way, you can get knotted.

[huck von finn]

As a former breeder & exhibitor, I have to say that on the surface this is reasonable. Yes, most of the dogs we sold had enforcible neuter agreements written into the contracts, the exceptions being to other known breeders and involving show/breeding quality animals. That said, I have known, and known of other, breeders who had valuable animals stolen and then later ended up in shelters. Pre-chipping, it was devasting to some breeding programs.

Then be more careful about the people you let adopt puppies. The dogs aren't commodities--"valuable animals"-- they are family.

[ApplegateRanch]

Then be more careful about the people you let adopt puppies

We were; OTHERS weren't. And it wasn't the adoptors that were the problem, it was third party "activists" that caused others some trouble.

We never had a problem.