4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 10, 2009
Some people are seeking purebred animals or puppies and think these are not available in shelters. In fact, nearly a quarter of all animals in shelters are purebred. Often someone buys an expensive purebred animal and then attempts to breed that animal to recoup their money. These animals are healthy and very eager to please.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 10, 2012
There are also tales of dogs who weren’t specially trained, but who turned out to have skills that helped their humans in unexpected ways! A Rottweiler named Sheba who broke free from her chain and rescued nine of her puppies after her owner buried them alive in a two-foot deep grave because they weren’t purebred.
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4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 1, 2010
Save the Planet: Adopting a shelter pet not only saves a life, but it reduces demand for purebred animals, which are more likely to have medical problems due to genetic abnormalities. If you’re not willing to go through the trials of house-training a young puppy or kitten, opting for an older shelter animal is an easy option.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 14, 2013
They want to know about my scars and whether it was hard to train me (whatever that means). It doesn’t matter if we were born in an Indian slum or to an American purebred. People are always asking my human what kind of dog I am and where I came from. They seem to be fascinated by my story. Look, I’m a pet now.
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
This one addresses the decreasing number of dogs and cats being experimented on and, without mentioning it, discusses speciesism and our affection for dogs--pet dogs particularly (and especially purebreds)--which leads to our revulsion with the idea of snatching, vivisecting and killing them. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over?
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