關於 purebred dog ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

不要再買了，拜託

更新聲明2019/01/09 19：15
今日我們收到彰化動保所的關切希望…
說許多繁殖業者打去反應希望我們修正貼文這並不是個繁殖場…

就協會的立場很簡單…
我們當初從通報人那獲得的資訊就是…
之前的繁殖業者已經丟下這批可憐的毛小孩跑了…新的土地承租人不知如何處理而釋出這些小孩讓要的人領走…
裡面皆為大家熟知的品種犬,阿富汗.喜樂蒂.邊境牧羊犬...一般人很少會一次養那麼多種品種犬跟那麼多數量吧？！

因為協會空間有限,加上有其他團體能夠幫忙收容,所以我們幫忙帶回兩隻阿富汗…
我們昨天帶那兩個可憐的孩子去醫院時就發現母狗很明顯是生育過的…但是不知生育過後的孩子在哪裏？！

站在協會的立場…
我們當然希望藉由宣導
#領養代替購買
#領養不棄養
#毛小孩節育
來減少眼前台灣龐大的流浪狗數量

謝謝大家對協會的關注…
您的幫忙及支持是我們繼續幫助流浪動物最好的動力！

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今天一大早，我們就開車到彰化，救援了兩隻阿富汗獵犬。 這是我們到達現場的影片。當下的場景，是我們長期看過最殘忍的環境之一。每隻狗都沒有水和食物。他們的籠子不僅生鏽、磨損、發霉，也被狗毛和糞便覆蓋。我們看到狗兒在這樣的環境受苦，非常傷痛。我們帶了兩隻，一公一母(公狗是我們在剃除凌亂毛髮後才辨識性別的)。另一隻阿富汗獵犬當天被領養。邊境牧羊犬會被專門收留此品種的協會帶回。 這樣的場景令人心碎。我們知道這個情況遍佈台灣各地。大部分您在寵物店窗口看到的狗兒，都來自這樣的繁殖場。請不要視而不見。停止購買，就可以停止這些狗兒的死亡。 我們將會分享這兩隻阿富汗獵犬的完整故事。我們今日也救援了另外兩隻阿富汗獵犬，短期內也會與大家分享他們的故事。

January 9th Update:
Today we received a call from the government animal protection agency, who informed us that they had recieved calls from various breeders around Taiwan that we had given false information about the rescue of these animals. When we were asked to help with these dogs we were told that a breeder had abandoned the dogs and the owne or renter of the property did not want the dogs there.
Later we were told that the original owner was a breeder and abandoned the dogs, then the new renter of the land took of the "care" of these dogs, but kept them in the same condition (rusted cages, limited food and water and no release from the cages).

We do not know for sure if these dogs were breeding dogs, or victims of a terrible hording situation. We can only go on what we have been told. We know that all of the dogs are purebred dogs, none of them were spayed or neutered and the female we have rescued had had puppies before. If these dogs were not breeding dogs, they were still most probably bought from a breeder or pet store at some point and they were never chipped, registered, spayed/neutered or properly cared for.

As a rescue organization and seeing the distress of 1000s of dogs in Taiwan, we still strongly advocate for people to adopt and not buy dogs.

Our priority is the care and well-being of the dogs we have rescued from this situation. It has been very traumatic for our volunteers and staff to see dogs in such terrible condition. We will continue to advocate adoption and continue to help dog where we have the ability.

Today we drove down to Chunghua very early in the morning to rescue two Afghan hounds from a hoarding situation. Here's a video of what we found when we arrived. This is one of the worst cases of cruelty that we have seen in a long time. None of the dogs had food or water. Their cages were cramped and rotten, completely rusted, bent and covered in matted fur and feces. It was very traumatic for us to see these dogs in these conditions. We took two of them, a male and female (he had only found out one was a male when we shaved away the matted fur). One other Afghan hound was adopted on that day, and the Border Collies will be taken in by a Border Collie organization. It broke our hearts to see this, but we know this goes on all around Taiwan. Many of the puppies you see in windows in the pet stores around Taiwan come from these conditions. Don't close your eyes to this, stop buying and they will stop dying. We will share a full write up with everyone on the two Afghan Hounds we rescued. We have recently rescued two other Afghan hounds and will share their story soon.

Never buy an inbred dog (opps...I meant purebred). Mutts are healthier, smarter, and will save you lots of money on vet visits.

認養代替購買 #banbreeding

The shelter manager's letter:

"I am posting this (and it is long) because I think our society needs a huge wake-up call.

As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all - a view from the inside, if you will.

Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don't even know - that puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it's not a cute little puppy anymore.

How would you feel if you knew that there's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at - purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are "owner surrenders" or "strays" that come into my shelter are purebred dogs.

No shortage of excuses
The most common excuses I hear are:

We are moving and we can't take our dog (or cat).
Really? Where are you moving to that doesn't allow pets?

The dog got bigger than we thought it would.
How big did you think a German Shepherd would get?

We don't have time for her.
Really? I work a 10-12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs!

She's tearing up our yard.
How about bringing her inside, making her a part of your family?

They always tell me:
We just don't want to have to stress about finding a place for her. We know she'll get adopted - she's a good dog. Odds are your pet won't get adopted, and how stressful do you think being in a shelter is?

Well, let me tell you. Dead pet walking!

Your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off, sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn't full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy.
If it sniffles, it dies.

Your pet will be confined to a small run / kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it.
If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers that day to take him / her for a walk. If I don't, your pet won't get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose.
If your dog is big, black or any of the "bully" breeds (pit bull, rottweiler, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door. Those dogs just don't get adopted.
If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed.

If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed, it may get a stay of execution, though not for long. Most pets get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression. Even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment.
If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles, chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.

The grim reaper
Here's a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being "put-down".
First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. They always look like they think they are going for a walk - happy, wagging their tails. That is, until they get to "The Room".

Every one of them freaks out and puts on the breaks when we get to the door. It must smell like death, or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there. It's strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs (depending on their size and how freaked out they are). A euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process. They find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the "pink stuff". Hopefully your pet doesn't panic from being restrained and jerk it's leg. I've seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood, and been deafened by the yelps and screams.

They all don't just "go to sleep" - sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves.
When it all ends, your pet's corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back, with all of the other animals that were killed, waiting to be picked up like garbage.

What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You'll never know, and it probably won't even cross your mind. It was just an animal, and you can always buy another one, right?

Liberty, freedom and justice for all
I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can't get the pictures out of your head. I do everyday on the way home from work. I hate my job, I hate that it exists and I hate that it will always be there unless people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much farther than the pets you dump at a shelter.

Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes.
My point to all of this is DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!

Hate me if you want to - the truth hurts and reality is what it is.
I just hope I maybe changed one person's mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog. I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say "I saw this thing on Facebook and it made me want to adopt".
That would make it all worth it."

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