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 Many  people apparently believe profit from the breeding and sale of “perfect”, helpless animals is an inherent right.  They also believe that it is not fair to try and stop people from breeding animals—that “responsible” breeders are not the problem.  Anyone can look in the newspapers and the local pound and see that over-population of dogs is a huge problem.

How fair and responsible is it for breeders to profit from innocent animals without any abiding knowledge of the animals’ future care? Is that responsible?  Truly responsible animal lovers would bring an animal into their home and take care of it, not use it for capital gain.

People need to quit buying dogs bred for exactness and start visiting the local pound.  Contrary to what many breeders would have you think, there are many pure bred animals up for adoption at the local shelters.  More importantly, many of the “mutts” found at the pound make excellent pets.  Some pound puppies may not meet a shallow person’s idea of being physically “perfect”, but that is a people problem.  Quit breeding and buying innocent animals to fulfill some bizarre personal need.

In closing, I would like to ask the Californian to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.  Quit accepting advertising from breeders.  Seeing those adorable, innocent little faces staring out from the top of the classified ads is heart breaking, as I know full well that one less animal will be adopted from the pound and one more breeder is well on the way to adding more “perfect” litters to the whole unwarranted mess.