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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a relatively new dog owner and am concerned. Will having a dog cause me to become unhinged like so many on this thread?[/quote]

I'd hardly call being passionate about the humane treatment of helpless animals being "unhinged."  With so many perfectly healthy and lovable dogs available for adoption from so many legitimate sources -- rescues and shelters alike -- it's quite legitimate to ask why in the world is it so important that people pay thousands of dollars to have a designer dog created for them?  It's just such a selfish and showy thing to do.   [/quote]

No, PP's right. You sound unhinged. No one is advocating for puppy mills or pet stores, but normal people realize that ethical breeders are a humane, reasonable choice. [/quote]

I really don't think there is a world in which it is ethical to breed something for which there is more supply than demand and where the extra supply is killed by the hundreds of thousands every year.[/quote]

But you think propping up auctions and puppy mills is ethical? Because that's what you're saying you support.

Personally I do not think keeping puppy mills and auctions in business is ethical,[b] but hey, you do you.[/b][/quote]

Two responses. First, you know that what you’re saying is disingenuous. You’re just making excuses. Second, this “you do you” thing that you say on every one of your posts is probably the most annoying thing I see on DCUM.  It’s not clever. [/quote]

So that's a yes, then, for you being a supporter of puppy mills and auctions. You are hardly in a position to lecture about ethics, my friend.[/quote]

So bogus to argue that folks who buy designer dogs are doing it to take a stand against puppy mills. Own your truth. [/quote]

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