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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We should also stop having children of our own as long as there are kids who need adoption![/quote]

That makes no sense. Literally. [/quote]
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Oh but it does make sense under the bizarre logic of the OP. OP tells us that anyone who chooses a specific dog from a breeder rather than one of the many unwanted ones in a shelter is responsible for their euthanasia, and is selfish for wanting a particular dog rather than rescuing.  By that logic, other people have had children that they can't or won't raise.  Those children are in foster care, orphanages, and other temporary care environments.  It's selfish to be picky about the type of child you want (ie. a bio child), when there are already all these other perfectly good children out there in the world in need of homes.

This is exactly the argument that OP and whatever other strident idiots are making, that if a child never finds a permanent home then any family who gave birth to their own child rather than adopting is responsible for the plight of the one without a family.  Just like any family that chooses a specific dog from a breeder is responsible for the death of a dog in a shelter.

It's incredibly extreme in terms of defining our responsibilities with regard to others, and it puts all of us at the mercy of the worst decision-makers among us.  I hate the idea that dogs are euthanized, but I don't think it's my job to support puppy mills every time a rescue swoops in and gets all the dogs.  [/quote]

Not exactly. She’s saying let’s not pay people (breeders) to create more puppies that are more to our desires when they already exist. Are people PURPOSEFULLY creating more orphans that are to a specific race or other characteristics? That is the comparison. [/quote]

People aren't purposefully creating more orphans, but by creating their own biological children there continue to be orphans without families is the anaology.  Ethical breeders who are highly focused on their breed also aren't creating litter after litter of unwanted orphan dogs.  I appreciate your response but you are conflating ethical breeders who perhaps have 1-2 litters per year that are sold to pre-screened and interviewed families with a contract, and random people either not spaying/neutering or puppy mills churning out dogs.

[b]Some posters also seem to be treating it as if a dog is a dog is a dog, rather than accepting that in fact there are lots of differences among dogs and many potential owners and their families do have a preference for certain things. [/b][/quote]

Showing your true colors.  Very selfish.[/quote]

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