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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The truth is that solo purchasers from ethical breeders do not contribute to auctions and puppy mills. Rescues, on the other hand, directly and indirectly support puppy mills and auctions, to the point that rescues are driving up prices for dogs at auction and puppy mills significantly.

[b]Face [i]your[/i] truth: you care more about your virtue signalling and the emotional validation you get by calling yourself a rescuer than you do about the well-being of dogs. You're fine with puppy mills and auctions. Just own it.[/b][/quote]

Sigh.  Even if, for sake of argument, you're absolutely right that rescues "directly and indirectly support puppy mills," you know that I'm not "fine with puppy mills and auctions."  All I am, again [i]purely[/i] for sake of argument, is mistaken and misinformed in the relationship between puppy mills and rescues.

You, on the other hand, are not buying your dog from a breeder instead of going to a rescue (to say nothing about going to a shelters) because you are outraged over how rescues operate.  You're going to a breeder because you want a certain kind of dog, and a certain kind of dog only, and you couldn't care less about anything else.  So while my "virtue" may be based on being misinformed, but you have no virtue at all.  You couldn't care less, so long as you get your designer dog.

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Actually, I have no dog now. And my last dog was from a rescue, a German Shepherd mix who eventually died young of health problems likely due to irresponsible, puppy mill breeding.

I'm just not delusional about the link between auctions, puppy mills, backyard breeders, and "rescue" and I don't put my self-perception as a "rescuer" ahead of animal welfare. [b]You, on the other hand, seem quite happy to support puppy mills, backyard breeders, and auctions so long as you get to call yourself a rescuer.[/b] Your own ego is more important to you than dog welfare. Own it.[/quote]

You absolutely know that's not true.  And you literally don't even have a dog in this fight.  Move along, now.   [/quote]

Actually, I am quite positive it's entirely true, based on your posts in this thread. You want me to move along because you dislike the fact I am telling the absolute truth about you and your motivations. [/quote]

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