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Chris wrote:
>This should be setting up many, many red flags. This breeder looks to be a >puppy farmer if my past experience has anything to say about it.
Puppy farmer would be a good and accurate description.
> This person is committing the crime of cruelty to animals and needs to be >reported to the authorities.
Hold on a minute... there is nothing in what Cindy related that indicates abuse or cruelty. Overbites, hernias, and heart murmurs can happen in the most carefully bred of litters. That all three were in one litter (and more than likely this was not the first litter with this parentage) indicates to me that there are heriditary issues involved and a responsible breeder would remove the sire and dam from their breeding program.
>At least, in my opinion. If you've read about those clinically insane pet >freaks with a home filled with as many animals as this, you should know that >something is seriously wrong.
There is nothing indicating any collecting or hoarding going on. High volume breeding, puppies as products type thing, yes - hoarding and collecting are very different.
> Do not hesitate to call the ASPCA or even the police. Chances are, if the >the puppies are in this bad of shape, many of the adults are sickly as well. >>Remember, this is for the good of the corgis.
>Think of the corgis!
Again there is nothing here that speaks to inadequate care, neglect or abuse. The parents may be perfectly healthy. That three puppies in this litter were born with inherited health problems speaks to the genetic incompatibility of the parents. You could try reporting Mother Nature to the ASPCA if there is a party to point fingers at.
Now would I send a referral to this particular breeder as a good place to get a puppy? NO. But I wouldn't have recommended Cindy go there before she visited. I had been to their website before it was brought up here and saw all the warning signs, plus they are on the rescue radar.
Debbie
Debbie
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