The American Pets Products Association - 1170 Words

For years now, the lives and fate of homeless animals has been at stake. From overpopulation in shelters, abused dogs in mills, kill shelters opening up across the country, and private breeders breeding excessively, animals everywhere are loosing their lives because of these issues. â€Å"There are still more than 70 million homeless pets living in the U.S. Of these 70 million needy animals, only around six to seven million are put into shelters each year,† (Henn). Many of these animals without homes, are not even in shelters and are instead dying on the streets because there are too many to rescue in the small amount of time rescuers have. This expanding issue of animals being mistreated needs to come to an end. Many different problems are the†¦show more content†¦Potential dog owners typically have a breed of dog in mind when trying to purchase a new friend. These breeds are usually purebred dogs because new owners do research on different types of dogs to find the best match for their families. What they do not know is that most shelters do carry purebred dogs, in fact 25 percent of dogs in shelters are purebred. As Cabral states, â€Å"Before getting a dog from a breeder, visit your local shelter and contact breed specific recuse shelters for a specific breed of dog.† Meaning, even though private breeder do have purebreds, be sure to check breed specific rescue shelters that are available for ever breed of dog there is. Not only do people associate the factor of purebreds being associated with private breeders, but they believe the myth of dogs from breeders being a superiority as well. â€Å"Consumers looking for a new family pet are willing to pay exuberant amounts of money for a purebred dog because they are told that the puppy has been raised in a loving environment and will grow up to have a friendly disposition with minimal health problems,† (Henn). These customers are under the assumption that because they are being rais ed by one person in an open place, they automatically are free from behavioral and health issues, when this is not the case at all. This myth has been around since breeders began, and they will not deny this either because it gets them more money and customers. Yet, this could not possibly be true because