> A small thought to ponder, as breeding dogs and selling the puppies is > legal, and if the dogs being bred are well cared for, why do we often > 'attack' those who breed and sell but don't have an occasional champion?
It is fairly simple *why*. Breeding live animals without proper knowledge can actually hurt those animals---cause more health problems and cause them to have to endure more pain than average. Not only that, but can cause excess heartache to those poor souls who buy the puppies produced by ignorant breeders. As mentioned before, in the last year I've gotten calls from 2 people whose very young Cavalier died (both before 2 years of age)--both Cavaliers appear to be from the same litter from the same ignorant breeder. Both owners paid huge amounts of money trying to keep their beloved pets alive--and both pets endured a tremendous amount of pain and suffering due to the ignorance of their breeder. This is not to say good breeders don't produce puppies who suffer unduly, it is to say that good breeders have a lesser chance of doing so. People who wish to supplement their income without knowledge should stick to inanimate objects that don't feel pain. and won't cause their owners lots of heartache. Laura Lang Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
