Why do people still breed cats & dogs when there are so many homeless animals already?
It makes me sick when I hear about people profiting from breeding animals while adding to the out-of-control homeless pet population in the United States. There are so many great pets waiting for homes in shelters that have less of a chance because people insist on breeding animals. Does anyone else see these breeders as selfish people out to make a buck at the expense of our country’s homeless pets? I have adopted: 2 dogs, 2 ferrets, and 2 birds from animal shelters and every animal I ever have will be adopted from a shelter!! I think it is justifiable to say that breeders contribute to the homelss pet population because for every animal that is bought from a breeder, one less animal is adopted from a shelter. I’ve spent several years working and/or volunteering at Humane Societies, and I can’t help but be angry at the fact that there are people deliberately producing more animals when there are so many already that end up being euthanized because they can’t find a home. I was harsh t
