Killing/getting rid of breeder animals rant

[Awaiting Abyss]

I've seen a lot of people around in my area getting rid of breeding animals once they are finished breeding them. My cousin got two dogs from a breeder who kills her breeding animals unless someone decides they want them... I personally just think this is appalling. That, to me, is a sign that the breeder doesn't really care about their animals at all. It disgusts me. /end of rant.

[reesesturtles]

That sort of thing angers me as well, as does culling animals that are "sub-standard" but generally healthy, or dropping "excess stock" off at the county shelter. I'm surprised that there are vets that agree to do such things for breeders. I'm not against ethical breeding of dogs or other pet animals, but I wouldn't have anything to do with getting a dog from a breeder that culls perfectly healthy animals that could be kept or rehomed as loving pets; I feel that giving such a person your business just condones the practice. If I want to save a dog on death row, I'll go to the local shelter thank you. I feel that anyone who resorts to such culling practices is breeding more dogs than they can manage and they need to lay off the litters rather than cull perfectly healthy animals.

I got my Silken Maya (free of cost) from a responsible silken breeder. This breeder only breeds 1 litter every 1.5-2 years, finds quality pet homes for dogs less suitable for continuing the line, assists with breed-specific rescue in an effort to keep the Silken breed out of shelters,and will take back any dog that they have bred or homed at any point in that dog's life for any reason if the owner-pet situation doesn't work out. Maya was their foundation female but had a bad habit of clearing their fence and running into traffic. They gave her to me because they felt it was in her best interest--they wanted her to have a safe home where she could be doted on in her retirement years. But I know if anything were to happen with my health or finances, thus making it impossible for me to keep her (hopefully that will never happen), they would happily take her back and give her the best of love and care. Any animal breeder with less concern for their animals than that would not even be on my list of consideration. Also a side note, such practice also shows the breeder is not concerned with breeding long-lived healthy dogs. The way to know if a pup is going to be long-lived and healthy is to look at the health and longevity of the grandsires and great-grandsires. If animals are culled in their youth, you have no reference for knowing what the longterm health of your lines are. I know first hand that Maya's parents and grandparents (and most of her great grandparents) have been healthy and long-lived. But of course your cousin is free to take what recourse they wish for acquiring their own pets.

Now I'll hop off my soapbox. Anyway I heartily agree. How can anyone do that and say they care about what's best for their animals? smh.

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I had a stunning poodle pup he was apricot he was rescued from a Amish puppy mill he was the last pup left and the mill called the home rescue and said i have one standard poodle pup left and that if the rescue didn't want to take him they would take him that afternoon and shoot him!! if they did not take him for a $1000 fee!! I agree it is horrible that someone could have so little compassion and someone that would do that should not have a pet ever!!

[thegerbilninja]

Yep, and me.
You have them as pets, each one has as much value as the next whether one has a wonky tail or faulty genes, It's still a living animal and has a heart.

-- And you have a lot of pets by the way. Awesome.

[ninestone]

Considering we now have teenagers in the US shooting & killing joggers cause they're bored, I supposed I shouldn't be surprised. Still appalled, but not surprised.