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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  3.7 MILLION cats and dogs are being euthanized in shelters every year. Education isn't working.
Personally, I think when human behavior results in this many deaths - this is probably a perfect example when some other entity needs to step in.  |
Yes, that is a sad figure and very shameful for such a wonderful country. I would have to venture to say that probably 95% or more of those animals are not bred by reputable breeders and out of that, most of them are not even purebred. If we want to play the blame game, I would have to put my money on bybrs and mills, big box pet stores and uneducated buyers/breeders. And when the "other entity" steps in, they want to shut everyone down except the mills and the pet stores that sell the puppies and kittens. They may try to make exemptions for show breeders, but who is to determine what is or is not show quality and who is and exhibitor? What about hobby breeders and those that are just getting started showing?