Why do some people still breed their pets?
Why do some people still breed their pets? General Dog Discussions
With all the dogs (millions) dying in shelters every year because of not enough homes, why do some.....people..... still insist on breeding their pets? When only 1 dog in 10 gets a permanent home, why do they still do backyard breeding? Someone please tell me. Why?Please be aware, about 25% of the dogs in shelters are purebred.Also akc papers does not mean a dog is breeding quality.This is a hard one to pick best. Skillet, Kelly C,Karen S, Princess & Eteqit2002 (I like your attitude) I wish I could pick you all. Ontario Ashley, Hex913, Iyamacog, Linnie & KateT, you are all on the right track too. S_Silly is just that and MJ needs educating on the subject, badly. Sal & Doldaggdbuzz, you both sound like bonifide responsible breeders, not the backyard variety. You are not the ones I have an issue with. It is the people that breed just for the sake of breeding, AKC does not mean breeding quality. Just because fido is cute does not mean he needs to make shelter pups and just because fluffy is so darn sweet doesn't mean she needs to make more pups to end up in shelters. There are too many dogs born. It is as simple as that. Spaying & neutering our pets would help the problem. All of my pets (1 dog, 4 cats) are rescues and there is not a baby maker amoung them. Some people don't realize the snowball effect. One litter of pups escalates to a whole bunch of dogs.