People complain about the adoption fees at the Humane society, but will spend a small fortune on an in-bred, ill-treated, dog from a mill – and then wonder why the dog’s a mental case. Give me a mutt any day.
Chicago has just made a stab at eliminating puppy mills (ditto for kittens and rabbits). As I understand it they will not license any retail sales of those animals, only shelters and rescues and other such-like. Won’t eliminate the abuse, but at least it’s a candle in the dark…. All our Border Collies for the last thirty years have been rescues, dogs people didn’t understand or who didn’t fit the owner’s agenda. (In fairness, some are painfully relinquished by the sick, the elderly or the suddenly homeless.) Our gain! Thirty years of the best friends a person could ask for.
People buy from puppy mills because when you adopt from a shelter many times the staff will try to push the “hard to train dog” on you. We were good doggie parents, but we adopted a cocker/poodle that had to be an outside dog. If you paid any attention – good or bad – her bowels would loosen up and would leave trails – not happy ones.
We adopted our last dog, a Shitzu/Terrier cross from an adoption program – he has been the best dog ever! We did a lot of research ahead of time, and this has been our 2nd adoption home run.
cdward about 10 years ago
But good for the ones that get rescued.
crookedwolf Premium Member about 10 years ago
Greed and emotional illness = the grinding of puppies.
Dani Rice about 10 years ago
People complain about the adoption fees at the Humane society, but will spend a small fortune on an in-bred, ill-treated, dog from a mill – and then wonder why the dog’s a mental case. Give me a mutt any day.
Plods with ...™ about 10 years ago
Hit a nerve there. I’ve helped shut down a few of them.
dogday Premium Member about 10 years ago
Chicago has just made a stab at eliminating puppy mills (ditto for kittens and rabbits). As I understand it they will not license any retail sales of those animals, only shelters and rescues and other such-like. Won’t eliminate the abuse, but at least it’s a candle in the dark…. All our Border Collies for the last thirty years have been rescues, dogs people didn’t understand or who didn’t fit the owner’s agenda. (In fairness, some are painfully relinquished by the sick, the elderly or the suddenly homeless.) Our gain! Thirty years of the best friends a person could ask for.
route66paul about 10 years ago
People buy from puppy mills because when you adopt from a shelter many times the staff will try to push the “hard to train dog” on you. We were good doggie parents, but we adopted a cocker/poodle that had to be an outside dog. If you paid any attention – good or bad – her bowels would loosen up and would leave trails – not happy ones.
Larsonian about 10 years ago
We adopted our last dog, a Shitzu/Terrier cross from an adoption program – he has been the best dog ever! We did a lot of research ahead of time, and this has been our 2nd adoption home run.
Helen Ferrieux about 10 years ago
Many of my dogs have been ones I’ve found…abandoned, ownerless. So much love & joy from all of them.
txgroves9 about 10 years ago
Great strip, thanks for helping people aware.