Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home?
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I do have a place in my heart for animal shelters because the job they have is impossible - so many animals that need to euthanized because don't have homes for them.
We can stop the cycle of animal homelessness and save lives by opening our hearts and homes to a loving cat or dog from an animal shelter instead of buying animals from breeders or pet shops.
When you see the horrible conditions that these animals live in, you wonder why operators of puppy mills have gone undetected for so long.
Millions of animals are euthanized every year because shelters can't find homes for them. Buying animals from pet stores also tends to support puppy and cat mills, many of which have deplorable conditions for animals, which shouldn't be tolerated.
Think about it: if the world could see how much adoption means from a cat's point of view, shelters would be empty.
For instance, it was very rare for anyone there with dogs to allow them into the house.
I think pets are a good thing, especially if you get them out of a shelter.
People simply shouldn't buy puppies without a breeding certificate.
There's nothing humane about the flesh of animals who have had one or two or even three improvements made in their singularly rotten lives on today's factory farms.
Everybody should have a shelter dog. It's good for the soul.