I think it also has to do with space, and their attitude changes when they are in a shelter too long.. I'm lucky enough that my city has a no kill zone. So the SPCA and pound don't kill.
the previous answers are right. They find stray dogs all the time, and they run out of room. They need to pay for space, food, cleaning, medication. There are some who are no kill shelters. Cesar Milan basically has a shelter where he had like 15-20 dogs and he and his family/friends take care of them all, he's raising his children to learn to care for dogs and follow his passion for them and he trains them if they're aggressive to increase their chances of homes. But regular shelters don't have time for that- there's too many dogs to give them individual treatment, and generally people lean away from aggressive, timid, disabled or generally considered 'ugly' or 'bad reputation' breeds, which is what the majority of strays are. I hate it too, but they can't hold all those dogs and they can't just drop them back on the street.
is kicking dogs supposed to make them well trained? Or Jabbing them in pressure points to get them to "calm down" and be "well behaved". Punishment is not discipline. not to mention Cesar Milan has no formal training at all and he made up his techniques
"Punishment is not discipline"
AHAHAHAHAH, okay buddy, you can stick to your liberal redefinitions and remain convinced that punishment isn't part of discipline, If that's actually what you think, then there's nothing left for me to say.
They say "don't buy" but I really don't think they thought that out. I mean I have adopted pets and volunteered at those shelters so I'm all for it, but it's not like dogs are going to stop breeding new puppies? If everyone only got dogs from the shelter all the puppies from breeders would inevitably go to the shelter as well and become "dogs we have failed". Like unless I'm interpreting it wrong it's all about circular. The message should be "take care of your fucking animals so they don't have to go to shelters"
True but I think it's that if the demand for puppy mill dogs goes down, then those mills, which put the poor dogs in horrible, unsanitary, unhealthy conditions, will also have to stop breeding that way. But like you mentioned, many dogs who are in puppy mills now and in the future will face the consequences and likely be put down. It's really just a terrible system :( (anyway sorry if I explained that weirdly)
Actually, I have to disagree with guest 1. Right now, there is a large push for dog owners to spay or neuter their pets, which would stop dogs for making new puppies, at least until we can take care of what we have. Also, breeders do what they do because they can make money. If the demand for breeder dogs went down, they would stop creating all these new animals we can't support. So if we focus on adopting or fostering and don't buy dogs, or other pets, we can fix a lot of the problems they face.
my westie puppy was the last one of his litter to not be adopted, and I asked my dad what would have happened had we not adopted him and he said "he'd have probably gone to a shelter or pound." don't know if it would have been a no-kill shelter or not, but so glad that I have him
No way, that's way better than knowing you're going to die. The dog doesn't even have a concept of personal death. I'd much prefer being led to some place, then having a pike rammed in t my spine without my knowledge than have to dread the end.
"This dog is being walked to the room to be killed"
the only evidence you have of that is a picture, and not even one that proves the dog will be killed.
AHAHAHAHAH, okay buddy, you can stick to your liberal redefinitions and remain convinced that punishment isn't part of discipline, If that's actually what you think, then there's nothing left for me to say.
That's probably why
the only evidence you have of that is a picture, and not even one that proves the dog will be killed.