robbieswan
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Are there any good puppy farms? or is it a case of steer clear of all of them?
I couldn't agree more. At best the question is thoughtless.murphy's mum: I would have thought the answer to that would have been painfully obvious.
But could the same could be said of the rescue schemes that take middle age breeding bitches from these bad breeders when they know this will enable them to restock with younger dogs?
I thought Puppy Farmers in Wales and Ireland would dispose of their bitches no matter what. If they were not taken in by one of these schemes, they would be shot or worse! These unscrupulous people don't care whether these dogs are taken into care or destroyed. I might be wrong but that is how I understood the situation.
Thanks for all of your replies. My question stems from the fact that Wales is a pretty easy place to get a bad reputation in anything. If these puppy farms are that bad, then why are they allowed to exist?
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So, my question is that no-one mass breeds the cavalier breed successfully?...Why is this so when it is done with so many other breeds?
I am not inciting argument..I am curious.
But the question still remains .........If it is wrong to buy a puppy from a puppy farmer should we not question if it is right for rescue to take their unwanted breeding adults off their hands?
All attempts to regulate these farms are opposed by vested interests, which I'm afraid often includes the Kennel Club and their registered breeders, who say they want 'puppy farmers' stopped but object to any rules that would limit the number of dogs they can keep themselves.
This confuses me...what makes registered breeders who have many many many dogs any different from puppy farmers. I visited one of these "top breeders" in the USA. Yes the dogs were in a nice building with food & water but they were not loved pets, they were a business. This wasn't a woman who loved her dogs, this was a woman who loved her money!
I would prefer to deal with a small breeder who loves these dogs and cares about them more than the money!