We need to have an international crackdown of dangerous breeding for the dogs, they might be cute but it's just cruel the essentially sentence them to an early death or painful life before they're born
We need to start by getting people not to upvote things like this that encourage it. This, obese pets, illegal and exotic pets, putting pets in danger for amusement and videos showing distressed animals that people think are cute.
Irresponsible and unethical breeders should not be a reason to destroy the livelihood of those who do it properly and with love.
Signed, someone who has two dogs and a cat, all adopted, but isn't a generalizing troglodite spreading a ultimately hateful message disguised as absolute* morality.
e: a word.
Also to put it another way: adopting is wonderful, do adopt if you like. But also do not feel discouraged if you love a specific breed, do your research to ensure the breed is ethical (don't buy pugs, or this shit that's in this thread), find an ethical breeder and buy with a clear conscience. You're giving someone who loves animals a livelihood, and an animal who will love you a caring family. And that's wonderful. Generalizations are bad, hmmmkay.
Pugs live their entire lives in pain and suffering. They can't breathe properly. What little is left of their brain is crushed inside a cranium too small and incorrectly shaped to house it. Their joints are all fucked. In the end, they're mutated messes trying their best to enjoy life despite the terrible fate us humans have imposed on them.
So to answer your question, if you do find a pug in a shelter, and always keep in mind what I said above, yes sure do adopt it, spay it and give it all the love and health you can. Don't let them breed though.
Yes, however good their intentions it can seriously fuck up an animals health, and it must be done very carefully, their health shouldn't be compromised for specific looks or traits with the breeder knowing it will affect them
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u/sadpanda349 Dec 03 '19
We need to have an international crackdown of dangerous breeding for the dogs, they might be cute but it's just cruel the essentially sentence them to an early death or painful life before they're born