Also caution prospective dog owners not to get a puppy or kitten
from irresponsible individuals, often called backyard breeders, who typically breed just for profit and do not practice adequate standards of care.
They may be
irresponsible as parents, as evidenced by malnutrition of a child, an illness in the child resulting
from a \ aèk of minimal hygiene, a child's dependence on neighbors or nonresident relatives for food or shelter, a failure to arrange for a caretaker for a young child when the
individual is away
from home, or repeated squandering of money required for household necessities.