Comments: Animal crusader takes on overcrowded animal shelters

“30% of purebreds end up in shelters nationwide. Unfortunately, these are usually from the backyard breeders, the people who have a purebred and want to make a fast buck. These people do not take the dog/pup back if the person can't keep it at any time in its life, unlike reputable (REPUTABLE) breeders. From a shelter perspective, there are very few reputable breeders out there. Reputable breeders DO take responsibility for their lines and don't breed their dog twice a year, year after year. There's got to be a happy medium somewhere that allows a person to breed, but not indescriminantly, like what we see in a shelter. From where I sit I am all for spaying/neutering everything with 4 legs (and possibly that weird relative or friend on occasion!) There must be some way that reputable breeders can look at what goes on in a shelter and the number of lives lost and give us people in shelters some cooperative guidance and suggestions instead of saying NO, NO, NO. All of our pieces make the whole. We must work together.” — debbie, Feb 10 2008

“I don't run any such illegal business nor am I a tax evader so stop slandering my name. Continue your lies elsewhere. ” — smitte21, Feb 07 2008

“smitte21 trots out all the old lies by the breeder lobby. They'll say anything to keep unlicensed and off the books.

These breeders are making money- yes the hobbyists too. A lot of it.

They just lie about it and hide it.

And they fight licensing because licensing exposes their illegal businesses and the fact that they haven't been paying taxes.

Not to mention breaking other laws.



” — jessie142, Feb 07 2008

“Well Beers1, first of all I won't start my retort by insulting you. No I am not a for profit breeder nor is the breeder I got my dog from. I am as I stated before, someone who shows my dog in conformation. I have not become a breeder yet but once I finish my dog's championship I do plan on one very carefully planned breeding. We in the dog fancy who take the time to finish our dogs and exhibit them do a very dilligent job screening the future homes of our pups and when/if those families can not care for them we have strict contracts in place that they be returned to us for rehoming. We also place a spay/nueter contract on all of the puppies as well that they be spayed or neutered unless that happens to be one of the few who is to be a show dog. My dog comes from a very REPUTABLE breeder and it offends me that you assume I must not be.

I also support our local breed rescue and am very involved at many of their fund raising events as well as volunteering my time to them. There has never and will never be a dog put into a shelter or rescue because of me. I also by the way have a rescue of my own so perhaps it is better to think before you type. I do not intend to breed for money but merely to better the breed which is supposed to be the intent of all breeders. I myself was also burned by a for profit breeder and do not ever intend to put someone through what I went through. As for income tax, I do not breed for a living it is merely a hobby to show my dog and eventually to breed her one day. I am a tax paying citizen and work a full time job and pay my taxes. ” — smitte21, Feb 05 2008

“Thank goodness for Judy and the others working tirelessly on this bill. Our state is filled with people breeding and selling animals underground, avoiding taxes on the sales and operating outside the boundries of current law. Smitte21 misunderstands the bill. "Reputable" breeders, those following current law, can keep on breeding and selling. Go Judy!! Go Healthy Pets Act!!” — milque, Jan 31 2008

“smitte21...hmmm, let me guess...you breed animals for a profit, right? Your tired, lame excuse to object to this sensible law is used by all of you who use animals to earn a living, all the while taking up rescuers' time and money, not to mention draining the tax payers’ dollars which would otherwise go to improving schools, community programs, public safely, public medical care, etc. when your litters don't find a home and are killed in shelters. Do you pay taxes on your income from selling animals? Well let me tell you, the rest of us do pay income tax..it’s high time you joined the tax paying community. If you don't support the Spay and Neuter Ordinance, you are either greedy, or ignorant, or both...bottom line. This ordinance helps REPUTABLE and REGULATED breeders while stamping out those who are not. Reputable breeders are exempt from this ordinace via a permit. Please either get with the solution, or you will remain the problem.” — beers1, Jan 31 2008

“In essensce all you will have left are puppy millers and back yard breeders left, none of which will be effected by this bill as these people will not be the ones to buy these permits. It's a nice idea but just won't work. ” — smitte21, Jan 30 2008

“The only thing this bill will do is to put reputable breeders out of business. Most people who have intact dogs and are not breeders will simply not register their dogs so how is this solving any problems. There is just no way to regulate this concept. Most show people I know will refuse to take their intact animals to the states that pass these laws and that's an awful lot of revenue lost when you are talking some really large shows that will have poor attendance and loss of business revenues in the areas of the shows as well. ” — smitte21, Jan 30 2008

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