Taking It to the AKC

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Shelters give people the illusion that there's a humane alternative and some sort of a placement service when the owner turns them in. I'd like ALL shelters to charge a $50 fee per dog for owner turnins owener verification via veternary records and a photo ID which will be photocopied and kept on record. I'd like for them to euthanize the dog at the front desk then hand the body back to the owner for their disposal. Let's have a law that makes walking away "littering" and subject to criminal prosecution. This already applies to animals illegally dumped at the pound. Their vets can direct them to creamation and disposal services if they can't bury their dog. I'd like to see a $500 annual license for each unspayed breeder bitch to discourage our USDAAKCUKCCKC approved puppymills. It should be illegal to sell or own an unaltered dog without proof of a current breeder license with that dog's microchip registration on it. People kick and scream about rescue's rehoming fees usually $150 for spayall shotsmicrochippingall vettingand say that poor people shouldn't be denied animal ownership. I disagree. If you can't responsibly care for your property just like licensing your car and maintaining it safely it should be illegal.

Maya Thanks for the advice but I warn you sticking up for me will bring you no good tidings. All the best.

Owner Responsibility is the greatest contributor to the cats and dogs in shelters in my opinion. The fact that a new pet owner gets their companion from a shelter or a breeder doesn't matter if they are ill equipped to care for the animal. An irresponsible pet owner could easily save a dog from a shelter then turn it in elsewhere or let it go. I think reaching out to the AKC regarding sterilization is a good start. Take baby steps. It's easier to make many small changes over time then to expect everything to suddenly change over night.

My mom worked at an spca and i worked at a huge vet hospital in nj for 9 yrs. my mom and i showed and trained dogs in obedience.We are both familiar with breeders and animal rights. I have to agree that "backyard breeders who breed dogs for profit are terrible. However I have seen many show breeders who dont even break even on littersafter the high fees of ultrasound. they have their dog's hipshearteyes x rayed ultrasounded and checked to make sure there dogs are healthy enough to even consider breeding. they do this because they feel their dog will improve the breed. Most of the time good breeders only breed when they have enough people interested in a puppy from their dog before it was even conceived. If the puppies aren't up to show standards they make the pet home owner agree to spay or neuter. usually there are only 23 show quality puppies in a litter anywayso that means the larger number are spayed and neutered. I worked at a large vet clinic that sees around 100 thousand animals a year and i can tell you the real problem are ignorant people who don't spay and neuter pets and the puppy mills. puppy mills crank out poor quality puppies from caged sick dogs. they sell puppies to shops for 2550 dollars a piecewhere they are then marked up to 1500. when the puppies die they are quickly replaced with new ones. the average person doesn't know what they are buyingand they spend double what they paid for the puppy in vet bills to save the puppy. I have seen this particular scenerio hundreds no thousands of times. I don't think it's fare to lump all show breeders together as villains. These people feed their dogs the best food pamper there dogsprovide better health care then most humans get and many are heavily involved in rescuing whatever breed they are affiliated with from shelters. I know a lot of show people who have 3 dogs topsand the dogs are there lives. they hardly breed either if at all.My mom and I once waited 3 years for a puppy out of a litter from a particular breeder.the breeder only slectivly bred their dogand was waiting to have enough homes for each puppy. showing is simply a hobbienot a profit making buisness for most of these people. the dogs who enjoy showing compete the others become pets. my advice is to work hard to eliminate puppy mills and educate ignorant people who backyard breed.