Breeders Damaged By Animal Rights

Gina McCrickard © TheDogPress 10|29|09 - I have also seen breeders (..and SHOW breeders at that!!) who got into disagreements with each other over a dog, and threatened to file complaints (and most of them would be FALSE complaints..) on each other by calling PETA/HSUS.

I have several AKC Champions now, and I can not afford to reveal our location, which to do so at present, is considered as a threat to their safety. Are my dogs going to be stolen from my property and neutered??

I have to meet my puppy people now, instead of being able to invite them into my home. That has cost me because most people think (due to Animal Rights dogma) that they are ENTITLED to do a "home inspection" of the breeder. They are told that only puppy mills will not allow people to come to their location...so they shy away. What if it was a PETA team that was posing as a family and wanting to "visit"? Can a breeder afford to take that chance?? Once the Animal Rights folks are in your home, then they can threaten you to turn over your entire litter or they will make more trouble for you. What ever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?

What if you have small children living in your home? Can you afford to take the chance of inviting a total stranger into your house to look at a litter of puppies that you have? What if the stranger comes back later to rob you, or to try and molest your kids? Can a breeder afford to do a background check on every person before allowing them to enter their domicile? Should a breeder HAVE TO do a background check on every person who wants to adopt a dog? No? Then why are potential puppy people being told to research the BACKGROUND of the person that they are considering getting a dog from??????

Think about this; when you go to buy a car (and we usually spend a LOT more money on the purchase of a new car than on the getting a new dog), do you insist on a HOME INSPECTION of the dealer?? Or even a dealership inspection of the dealer? Additionally, does a potential client insist on inspecting the home of a Veterinarian or a groomer before doing business with them?? I don't think so! So, why should breeders be subject to this cultural 'policy' when every other type of businessperson out there is NOT?

I have all but quit breeding; partially due to the economy being so bad, partly due to suffering a tragedy in my life recently, and partially due to the pressures (that I should not have to put up with...) of the Animal Rights movement.

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