They lead Americans to believe that their focus is on rogue, unscrupulous dog breeders, but in a recent interview, the ASPCA admitted that they consider even law-abiding dog breeders to be “puppy mills.” Animal rights activists hold the belief that bringing new, pure-bred dogs into existence is unethical so long as there are dogs in shelters. Thus, they seek to put every law-abiding dog breeder permanently out of business by any means necessary.
Their public relations war against dog breeding has raked in countless millions from unsuspecting donors who are unaware of the fact that almost none of this money actually goes to the care of dogs. The numbers of abused animals are inflated and exaggerated to the point where you would think that puppy mills were an epidemic. In reality, almost all dog breeders are hard-working, rural Americans, who take very good care of their animals.
Recently, the activists have turned to a disturbing, new tactic of singling out individual breeders and publishing their names, their addresses, and photographs of their breeding establishments. Where do they obtain such information, one might ask? The answer: None other than our own government, courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture.
I think the statement
“…none other than our own government…” is wrong.
It is obvious that the government of the USA does not belong to ‘we the people’ anymore. It has been hijacked by environmental extremists in the EPA, animal rights extremists in the USDA (and what the blankety-blank does agriculture have to do with puppies and magicians rabbits?), racists in the DoJ, and socialists in every other department.
It’s maddening to me that so many conservatives who readily spot a leftist takeover when it comes to their energy, speech and property rights, go 180 degrees when you try to warn them of the leftist campaign against purebred dogs, and dog breeding in general.
90% of them have bought the puppy mill, overbreeding, mutts-are-better propaganda hook line and sinker. These people are to the dog fancy what David Suzuki is to the oil industry.
This approach; having it “my way or the highway” being taken by the ASPCA is terrorism. Cheers;
So why doesn”t someone,(who knows how facebook works-I have trouble even accessing facebook) do up an information sheet explaining what the USHS is ACTUALLY doing. It could go viral quite quickly.I witnessed this a week ago when a friend lost her old dog while out walking it in Vancouver(big place). She put it on facebook and it spread like wildfire. Within 2 days she had her dog back.
Puppy mill. Old Indian word for ‘man who sell more than one dog’.
It’s Humanewatch.org
Kate, I agree with you and put it down to the indifference to something that does not affect them personally. It is the same thing when it comes to firearms and everything else. The puppy mill is just another invented myth. I recall about 20 years ago or so when an American farm publication I received ran an article on including dog breeding as an aside to raising livestock, poultry and crops the poor people were inundated with hate mail accusing them of promoting “puppy mills”. These fanatical activists managed to put an end to the project, since it was to have been a first article in a series. Having bred hunting dogs and livestock protection dogs in the past I am well aware of the number of fanatics around. When my children were in 4H beef we grew to expect some of these nut cases at the fairs.
However I think the biggest threat to freedom is the indifference of people when it does not directly affect them.
I agree, and their stealth campaign against the livestock industry is just as invasive and insidious.
ASPCA, PETA no difference, misanthropic loons driving both these fanatical NGOs – the thing that boggles me is how the ASCPA has managed to hold on to any public cred at all. They are s neurotic ans demented as the street theater loons in PETA.
Yeah well, Dad an X-Brit figured out long ago that the Humaine society was a make-work project for working(not) class Brits.
In my time that vermin was purged from the Humaine Societies by the current crop of animal rights crazies…..they’re still whinning……
Alain I cannot agree with you. I have witnessed a puppy mill. Fifty or so puppies, kept in cages, piled up on top of one another, so that the feces dropped from the upper to the lower cages. Those poor animals were subjected to disgusting, inhumane conditions.
But it is quite another thing to compare a responsible, caring breeder like Kate to a puppy mill. When I bought my first golden retriever, the breeder insisted that I attend every couple of days…she wanted to ensure that I was going to be a responsible owner, and, given that I had recently lost my previous dog, that I was emotionally prepared for a new one.
That breeder, and people like Kate, are not puppy mills.
The fact is that unfortunately, such enterprises do exist. And I have no reservations whatever seeing operators like those hounded (no pun intended) out of business.
…she wanted to ensure that I was going to be a responsible owner, and, given that I had recently lost my previous dog, that I was emotionally prepared for a new one.
Oh, fer gawds sake, psychological profile to own a dawg…what next?
Strad…cut yourself a break for God’s sake. She is a breeder. She wants her dog’s placed properly. Some people, including myself, place a large degree of impotrance into our dogs.
You’re reading way too much into these comments…relax, have a beer or whatever…give yourself a break…
I agree that whoever seriously believes mutts are better obviously never heard of Barack Hussein Obama.
I do have a related question, Kate. You say the breed you deal in is prone to eye trouble that makes sufferers useless for serious dog fancy, and unsalable at any price, and carriers useless for breeding. How do you generally dispose of defective pups?
Be very careful how you answer Big Dick, Kate. Some how I know the Pope will be involved.
Trust me this is a losing battle for these pet haters.
Working for Parks & rec. Doing dog runs (trails for dog walkers). I have noticed that pure breads are much preferred. Its the biggest bragging point among dog owners.
They are legion, the Humane society pipsqueaks against this Goliath. People who really love animals for pets, outnumber them in the millions.
Kate is right to mpost this though. Many are unaware of how radical these groups have become by taking over what used to be Brand name organizations for their obsessions.
Informing people is the key to stopping the fantics.
As we have seen in the Gay community of 3 % at most. They have great weight because of political posturing & the media.
Thing is though they fight human nature. They can only win for a season, before the Dog people regain the turf.
They don’t even rank popper scupper status in the long run.
In fact a Lot of even the Media people own pure breed dogs, are proud of it, that only other dog owners can attest to.
A 22 works. Same as on a gopher.
One of our neighbors in Missouri (when I lived there) was and I think still is a dog breeder.
Among the requirements they have tried to put on her:
Her own dog defending the property must be neutered.
Meet with one government agent in town while another government agent tries to inspect the farm and finds no one there.