Bad Breeders Spurred on by irresponsible buyers
I pulled this post from another blog site but it really struck a chord with me.
Bad Breeder Still in Business
In May 2005, El Dorado country animal control officers raided Arthur Warren's ranch near Placerville, Calif., seizing 15 Aussies and six horses. And yet a year later, Warren is still selling puppies without a kennel license, and with an open animal cruelty case against him. News 10, out of Sacramento, Calif., just last night gave some long-overdue exposure to this disreputable breeder who has bred and sold Australian Shepherds illegally for more than 20 years.
Warren advertised his puppies for sale in newspapers, and News 10 reporter George Warren interviewed Arthur Warren "in the parking lot of a corner market near his ranch where he often meets customers to sell his puppies." Not to deflect blame from the true criminal, but how is it that these customers thought it was OK to purchase a puppy in a parking lot, without ever seeing the kennel or the puppy's parents? Didn't that seem the least bit suspicious? Until people stop supporting bad breeders, bad breeders will continue to profit while their dogs suffer.
NorCal Aussie Rescue took in the seized dogs (two of whom had to be euthanized because they were so aggressive), rehabilitated them and found them homes. You can read more about this story, including what you can do to help, on their website, here and here.
Bad Breeder Still in Business
In May 2005, El Dorado country animal control officers raided Arthur Warren's ranch near Placerville, Calif., seizing 15 Aussies and six horses. And yet a year later, Warren is still selling puppies without a kennel license, and with an open animal cruelty case against him. News 10, out of Sacramento, Calif., just last night gave some long-overdue exposure to this disreputable breeder who has bred and sold Australian Shepherds illegally for more than 20 years.
Warren advertised his puppies for sale in newspapers, and News 10 reporter George Warren interviewed Arthur Warren "in the parking lot of a corner market near his ranch where he often meets customers to sell his puppies." Not to deflect blame from the true criminal, but how is it that these customers thought it was OK to purchase a puppy in a parking lot, without ever seeing the kennel or the puppy's parents? Didn't that seem the least bit suspicious? Until people stop supporting bad breeders, bad breeders will continue to profit while their dogs suffer.
NorCal Aussie Rescue took in the seized dogs (two of whom had to be euthanized because they were so aggressive), rehabilitated them and found them homes. You can read more about this story, including what you can do to help, on their website, here and here.
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