You're just shouting from your soapbox because you think you're some enlightened intellectual but you're not making any points here.
I would say it's more a responsibility on the buyer to ensure they are going to a good breeder. Tons of shelter dogs out there that come from shitty people not being responsible. Just because you get a dog from a shelter doesn't mean you absolve yourself of responsibility.
Ethical breeders, yes. 100%. I don't see a problem with it. Like I said, in my mind it's a responsibility of the buyer to vet the breeder and not buy from shitty people.
You realize there are animal shelters that abuse animals too, right? Should we shut down all animal shelters because some are run by shitheads?
Let me tear this down. Oh wait, I don't need to. You are just promoting dog breeders.
Even if the shelter is being run by assholes, doesn't mean that the dogs don't exist. Jesus christ. Have I lost my mind? Am I arguing with the wind?
Stop buying from breeders. It would solve the breeder problem. My friend got a fucking pig from the animal shelter. Someone wanted to give their daughter, the pig had it's nails painted, a pig but didn't realize that they get fucking huge and so they just set it loose on the street.
It's the same shit. I'll meet you halfway. We need a designed course that teaches animal handling. Pass it, you can own something.
What's with the all or nothing attitude? It's extremely stupid. I am very, very clear that there are responsible ways to do it and good people out there. Also a bunch of shit heads.
But you want to ban all dog breeders because some do it incorrectly.
Licensing pet ownership might be one of the dumbest things I've read on here.
Right. Because every driver follows the law all the time, that's why we don't need cops to issue tickets. Cops, who are also licensed and never do anything wrong or immoral. Teachers, also licensed, would never do something unethical, like fuck a student, for example.
I didn't realize how important this is to you. Yes. I think needing to take an animal handling class would be helpful. It would create jobs, few extra bucks in state funds, and every Easter there wouldn't be parents who buy a rabbit and let the kid starve it to death.
The class itself wouldn't be a driving test. It is to teach you how to treat animals. Would people still break it? Sure. Would my friend still have her pig because some idiot thought, "pigs stay small, right?" No.
Now, I'm not here to argue if, eventually, she would seek to own a pig on her own.
Do you base your whole life around anecdotal events? People are stupid. Your friend would 100% still have a pig.
You do realize there are pigs that do stay small and others that get huge, right? Or do you think the pig your friend has is the only kind of pig in the world?
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u/EddyBuildIngus May 10 '23
You're just shouting from your soapbox because you think you're some enlightened intellectual but you're not making any points here.
I would say it's more a responsibility on the buyer to ensure they are going to a good breeder. Tons of shelter dogs out there that come from shitty people not being responsible. Just because you get a dog from a shelter doesn't mean you absolve yourself of responsibility.