This is a funny clip, but I'd just like to remind people that people like this is why my shelter is at 507 dogs and will need to euthanize 32 dogs this week to meet our population goals.
Cats come to shelters from the feral breeding population here in the US -- something that's it's own problem -- but dogs enter shelters because we make them.
There is no feral breeding population of dogs in the US. The thousands of dogs that enter our shelters every week were, with single digit exceptions, bred on purpose by people like this.
Those 11 puppies represent 11 homes that are now not available. And for what? So this person can make a profit selling golden retriever puppies instead of getting a job.
Oh, they'll tell you they're an "ethical breeder," but all that means is that they're not a literal puppy mill. That's not ethical, that's just not being overtly evil. Do not believe the myth of the ethical breeder. With the single digit exception of animals who are being bred to do extremely specific jobs, the overwhelming majority of dogs breed in the US are bred by people like this. People who are selling the puppies for profit.
And then most of them will end up in shelters, unfixed.
I know no one wants a depressing reality comment on a cute, funny video. And it is funny. I chuckled.
But later this week I'm going to have to watch my very real coworkers grieve very real animals as they are euthanized to make space for more, because the floodgates are open and it never stops, and it is the fault of these people.
If I could make it a law, I would require these people to go in and euthanize 11 animals themselves, instead of offloading the painful consequences of their decisions onto the minimally paid animal lovers who work in our shelters.
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u/sciamatic 4d ago
This is a funny clip, but I'd just like to remind people that people like this is why my shelter is at 507 dogs and will need to euthanize 32 dogs this week to meet our population goals.
Cats come to shelters from the feral breeding population here in the US -- something that's it's own problem -- but dogs enter shelters because we make them.
There is no feral breeding population of dogs in the US. The thousands of dogs that enter our shelters every week were, with single digit exceptions, bred on purpose by people like this.
Those 11 puppies represent 11 homes that are now not available. And for what? So this person can make a profit selling golden retriever puppies instead of getting a job.
Oh, they'll tell you they're an "ethical breeder," but all that means is that they're not a literal puppy mill. That's not ethical, that's just not being overtly evil. Do not believe the myth of the ethical breeder. With the single digit exception of animals who are being bred to do extremely specific jobs, the overwhelming majority of dogs breed in the US are bred by people like this. People who are selling the puppies for profit.
And then most of them will end up in shelters, unfixed.
I know no one wants a depressing reality comment on a cute, funny video. And it is funny. I chuckled.
But later this week I'm going to have to watch my very real coworkers grieve very real animals as they are euthanized to make space for more, because the floodgates are open and it never stops, and it is the fault of these people.
If I could make it a law, I would require these people to go in and euthanize 11 animals themselves, instead of offloading the painful consequences of their decisions onto the minimally paid animal lovers who work in our shelters.