“One day perhaps, we will put an end to the large-scale suffering
Our poor, too-trusting, canine companions have faced on our behalf.
But if that is ever going to happen, this ignorant culture of Purebreds,
Of Elegance, and of Exclusivity, needs to be one of the first things to go.”
Joel Boyce
As one who rescues so many abandoned dogs from the streets
I cannot even watch the dog shows like Westminster anymore
They ignore the plight of millions of unwanted dogs in America
They promote more and more ‘upscale breeding,’ which I deplore
As more and more of America’s canines are now abused, and neglected, and abandoned
More and more people, continue to spend exorbitant amounts, purchasing these ‘purebreds’
And the majority of these people could care less about all of the homeless dogs in their areas
About all of the unwanted, unloved dogs in America’s shelters, that so sadly, will soon be dead
Dog Shows have even dropped Pedigree Dog Food, from their lists of ‘approved sponsors’
Since Pedigree promotes dog adoption, not purchasing a dog from a breeder or a puppy mill
So very sadly today, twenty-five percent of the abandoned dogs that we rescue from the streets
Are these purchased ‘purebreds;’ they too, are being dumped, and in our shelters, now being killed
“One day perhaps, we will put an end to the large-scale suffering
Our poor, too-trusting, canine companions have faced on our behalf.
But if that is ever going to happen, this ignorant culture of Purebreds,
Of Elegance, and of Exclusivity, needs to be one of the first things to go.”
-Please Adopt, Don’t Shop, For Your Next Dog-
©February 2013, Mr. Ed
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Lady Vivian
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the no-nonsense the plain the true
keep going, Ed
john
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Ron
the way of the rich and famous and the not so rich and famous...
Never watched those shows, don't care for them for the same reason...
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Lily