Posted by DWPC (A) on September 11, 2009 at 10:23:36

In Reply to: RE: Pedigree Dogs Exposed (a BBC doco): seriously upsetting footage included posted by dave c on September 10, 2009 at 05:36:24

I wonder if it'll make "Animal Planet". I blame the AKC and other groups like them for turning dog breeding into a perverse "sport" based on appearance. Its become a game where sociopath fat-asses can be winners. We've had dogs from a number of great breeds over the years but when we searched for our current pooch, I was banned from several breed forums for asking "inappropriate" questions. We found so much on serious genetic problems and ridiculously intrusive and restrictive conditions for purchase in so many breeds that we decided instead on a rescue mutt. I'm not a cat person, but these creeps are doing the same thing to cats now. Some of the "breed" standards I've seen like hairless cats and faces so flat that they can't breath properly seem to me to be plain cruelty.

"We must beware of those who burn with zeal but are not endowed with much sense." - Angelo Roncalli