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Beware These Organizations:Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Truly Dog Friendly (TDF) International Association of Positive Dog Trainers (IAPDT) No Shock Collar Coalition (NSCC) The first three organizations have innocent enough names. Who is against a Humane Society, or Ethical Treatment of Animals or people that care about being Truly Friendly to Dogs? Whoever does not support these organizations must be a monster, right? Or are they just well informed professionals in the dog world? Are they really "for" what you think they are for however? I would bet not. Here are some articles where you can make your own decisions. Mannerly Mutts Blog Dealing With These Issues Information about PETA-Note what it says about criticism of euthanasia rates caused BY PETA. PETA Puts 90% To Death (Do Not Fund Willy Nilly Euthanasia) Mannerly Mutts' Article "Truly Dog Friendly or Truly Dead Dogs?" Mannerly Mutts' Article "Ten Areas of Dog Training that Truly Dog Friendly Wants to Suppress" Mannerly Mutts' Article "Thirteen Reasons Truly Dog Friendly or Behaviorists are Dangerous" Breed Specific Legislation:There are unfortunate, well-publicized incidents that occur on occasion between humans and dogs. It is my opinion that these are usually the result of handler error (not training the dog, letting the dog "loose" in the neighborhood, encouraging a dog to be aggressive, and just plain negligence). In other words, irresponsible owners cause the problem, and then easily targeted breeds get blamed for the problem. If your insurance company has ever asked you what breed you own, this is part of the breed specific bias that goes on today. Or maybe your in an unlucky part of the world where you are not allowed to own a breed there period. Or perhaps, you need to muzzle your dog, who has never bitten anyone, every time you take them out for a walk now. The good people abiding by the new breed laws are not (nor were) usually the problem. The irresponsible owners will continue to be, and their dogs may be the ones we next see on the evening news. Please spread the following message "punish the deed not the breed". Please take a moment to educate yourself on these topics if you care for dogs at all. I have provided the following links below (these links are chosen for their good information, and not necessarily as an endorsement to support these organizations): http://www.understand-a-bull.com/BSL/Locations/USLocations.htm (excellent up to date information on states and counties breed specific legislation. You might want to check the route before you travel with your dog.) http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/pressrelease836.htm http://www.dog-play.com/pitbull.html http://www.animallaw.info/articles/aruslweiss2001.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0617_040617_dogbans.html This link is highly disturbing. Please do not let your children view this. It is a very valuable interpretation of this issue, and as thus, had been included in the links to this issue. http://www.deviantart.com/view/11454716/ The Term Guardian, why is it a problem?Are you your dog's guardian? Seems an innocent enough question, but if you answer "yes", you may be unaware of what you are answering to. I know just a few months ago, I had no clue that an answer of "yes" might limit my right to train my dog properly, my right to own a certain breed, my right to make certain decisions regarding my dog's level of comfort in later years, and an unending host of other rights that I have taken for granted when I "own" my dog. The term "own" in of itself always bothered my husband and I, and so we started using the term "caregiver", which has not yet been used in legislative bills. What we did not know, is that there may some day be, and there is a movement sweeping through the nation, that seeks to change laws to specifically use the word "guardian". Legally, a guardian's rights are limited, and at the mercy of the popular movements of the day. Obviously, only the sick minded want abuse to happen to any living creature, and this term will do very little to protect our dogs. There are already legal remedies to abuse, and could they be better? Absolutely, but the guardian movement will not make this happen. Here are some links you can use to research this subject (these links are chosen for their good information, and not necessarily as an endorsement to support these organizations): http://forum.darwinawards.com/index.php?showtopic=4942&st=0 http://www.papillonclub.org/legislation.htm http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/policy_petscomm.htm#guard http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1545 http://www.naiaonline.org//body/pdfs/guardianship_final.pdf http://www.cfainc.org/articles/legislative/ownership-not-guardianship.html Designer Breeds & Breeding in GeneralI am not against mutts. Our shelters are filled with them, and with pure bred dogs. What I am against is another trend that adds to the puppy mill factory. The designer breeds are marketing as more intelligent, non-shedding, and somehow superior to mutts. Everyone is buying into this newest trend your backyard breeder, your puppy mills, your neighbor next door who just wants their kids to experience the miracle of birth (and of course make a buck too in the process). As far as I am concerned, there are not that many breeders who should actually be breeding, and those that I do feel good about, keep to the highest standard of their breed, health testing, and ongoing support for adopters. The rest feed and overtax the animal shelters. Consumers are buying into the hype that these are the perfect dogs, and in fact these are dogs just like any other. They deserve and need the same care and training as any other dog. Here are some links (one humorous that I may pull out later), about pet over population, the theory behind designer breeds (please note that top breeders in already AKC approved breeds work on these issues within their own breed), and some statistics on euthanasia rates in the USA: http://www.petpopulation.org/statsurvey.html you will need to scroll down the report, first are numbers of animals who enter the shelter, towards the end there is a summary of percentages of animals and what has happened to them. http://www.dogpro.org/articles_detail.cfm?ID=23 Excellent article on the true story of breeding your dog. If you are considering this at all, please read this first. It's not a hobby, it's your dog's life, and the life of his/her puppies. http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/finnfact.htm http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/8211 this piece actually deals specifically with the designer breed issue. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/NoPuppyMillsVA/Poo-dogs___Designer_Mutts/poo-dogs___designer_mutts.htmlAnother link that tackles the designer breed issue. http://www.wonderpuppy.net/breeding.htm all sorts of information on breeding et. (funny/humorous-not that this issue is funny, it's a serious issue. A little levity never hurts though.) http://moocat.freeservers.com/breed.html |
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