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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 [b]I don't think it's my job to support puppy mills every time a rescue swoops in and gets all the dogs.[/b]  [/quote]

This truly takes the prize for the most disingenuous argument on this thread.  [/quote]

Nonsense. It's an excellent point. Why should people bring new children into the world when there are so many who need good homes? [/quote]

PP  Humans are not biologically related to either breeder dogs or rescue dogs.  That's the difference.  People want to pass on their genes.

As for the debate I worry about the health of the fancy dogs.  Humans are literally killing these dogs by overbreeding them and inbreeding them ( moms and sons and daughters and fathers)  If a ridgeback dog doesn't have a ridge which normally would be considered optimal the breeder kills the puppy because humans want that ridge.  Same with the noses of English and French bull dogs...they can't breathe naturally anymore or with much difficulty.

Everyone should watch the documentary about this from the BBC I think  it is this link:

https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pedigree-dogs-exposed/
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