HOW BREEDING OR BUYING FROM BREEDERS PERPETUATES THE CYCLE OF OVERPOPULATION AND EUTHANASIA. Breeders often claim they don’t contribute to the overpopulation crisis because they find homes for all the dogs or cats they breed. This argument ignores a fundamental reality: every puppy/kitten they place in a home is a home that could have gone […]
ONCE HEALTHY, NOW DEFORMED Dr. Karen Becker, a veterinarian who understands the overpopulation crisis and genetics, has written about how breeding has deformed once healthy dog breeds. She looks at 8 breeds specifically, including what we call the poster child of bad breeding, namely the English Bulldog. These are not the only ones, though. “Breeders may consider them […]
BREEDING CREATES A MASSIVE OVERPOPULATION CRISIS BUT ALSO RAISES SOME SERIOUS ETHICAL AND WELFARE CONCERNS. A human baby factory is a great business idea… or did you frown upon imagining this form of exploitation? If this is not ok with humans, how can you justify breeding exploitation for other sentient beings? For this article, we […]