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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 406343" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Not all "rescues" are the same. Some are very good and some are no more than animal hoarders who do more harm than good. A reputable rescue group is very, very careful to place the right animal in the right home and carefully screens applicants and does home studies. Their "client" is the dog, not the adoption applicants. A dog who is not good around small children will only go to a home without small children, and a dog that does not get along with other animals will only be placed in a home where they will be an "only child". A good rescue group has the dogs living with foster families who can often re-train them towards better behavior. That's one bad thing about animal shelters in that they will usually let an animal go with whoever will have it, then if it's not a good match, the people bring the dog back to the shelter again.</p><p> </p><p>And more on the PETA thing ... they now have to post guards and people have to be very vigilant at major dog shows like Westminster because of the actions of PETA. These so-called animal lovers have come in to dog shows and created chaos! People no longer leave their crated dogs unattended because harmful things have been put in their drinking water and valuable show dogs were let out of their crates to run free ... some ended up out in the streets and were hit by cars or lost forever. These aren't just "show dogs", they are beloved family members of their owners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 406343, member: 1883"] Not all "rescues" are the same. Some are very good and some are no more than animal hoarders who do more harm than good. A reputable rescue group is very, very careful to place the right animal in the right home and carefully screens applicants and does home studies. Their "client" is the dog, not the adoption applicants. A dog who is not good around small children will only go to a home without small children, and a dog that does not get along with other animals will only be placed in a home where they will be an "only child". A good rescue group has the dogs living with foster families who can often re-train them towards better behavior. That's one bad thing about animal shelters in that they will usually let an animal go with whoever will have it, then if it's not a good match, the people bring the dog back to the shelter again. And more on the PETA thing ... they now have to post guards and people have to be very vigilant at major dog shows like Westminster because of the actions of PETA. These so-called animal lovers have come in to dog shows and created chaos! People no longer leave their crated dogs unattended because harmful things have been put in their drinking water and valuable show dogs were let out of their crates to run free ... some ended up out in the streets and were hit by cars or lost forever. These aren't just "show dogs", they are beloved family members of their owners. [/QUOTE]
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