Buying Vs. Adopting Pets
Okay - here is something that I grapple with everyday -- there is a huge sign on one of the biggest roads in town that changes with the number of animals put down by the shelter each day because there aren't enough homes for them -- its very sad. But yet, the papers are filled with breeders and puppies for sale. I have never bought an animal (except for our ferret, and we truly didn't know better at the time) and don't see the appeal in having a dog for the sake of saying its a pure bred and you paid $$$ for it, when there are so many "death-row" inmates up for adoption, and even pure-bred dogs from rescue groups.
I'm really being sincere here - I know my usual sarcastic tones may sound like they are jumping out, but I'm not trying to be rude.
So I would like to hear from people who have bought dogs, and why -- not that you have to "explain" yourself to me or anyone else, I just want to get a prospective from the other side of the fence. (Just for clarification since I mentioned it previously - I do own a pure black lab, but he was a rescue - he and his entire litter were left on a road side during a terrible snow storm).
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