The investigative and protest movement that was started by a few women
in Beverly Hills has spread throughout the city, with large animal rights organizations jumping on board
in an effort to educate shoppers that 20 % of the
dogs in the shelter
system are
purebred dogs who need homes.
It may reflect, according to the authors, a greater tendency for
purebred dogs to stray, a propensity for underground confinement
systems among
purebred dog owners, an ease
in capturing
purebred dogs, or a willingness of people to catch or report stray
purebreds more than mixed breed
purebreds.
And what so many stories are sorely missing is this piece of the puzzle — that by promoting the idea of the «
purebred dog,» the National Dog Show is doing a grand disservice to the millions of animals that enter the shelter system every year — thousands of which (5,500 dogs, to be exact) die each day in the U
dog,» the National
Dog Show is doing a grand disservice to the millions of animals that enter the shelter system every year — thousands of which (5,500 dogs, to be exact) die each day in the U
Dog Show is doing a grand disservice to the millions of animals that enter the shelter
system every year — thousands of which (5,500
dogs, to be exact) die each day
in the U.S.