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The difference in how dogs are treated in different regions. My question: why?
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 304388" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I don't know if they are really treated worse in the south. I know there seems to be more puppy mills in the south and in the rural areas. The warmer climate may be the reason there are more puppy mills here, but in Tennessee it can and does get down in the single digits and sometimes even below zero once in a while. It's also a lot easier to hide a breeding operation when you're way out in the country. One of the biggest puppy mill operations they ever found was just a few miles from where I work. A co-worker of mine has lived in that area all her life and never even knew it was there!</p><p> </p><p>Not that all rural people mistreat their dogs, but many farmer-types have the "It's just a dog!" mentality. They are seen as livestock, disposable, no different than a cow or a pig. They might call the vet for a cow, but maybe not the dog. These are people that are not willing to spend a lot of money on a 'non-productive' pet animal. When I lived out in the country there wasn't a week went by that someone wasn't dropping a dog off and it's heartbreaking, but you can't take them ALL in! That's how I got my little mixed breed eight years ago. A lot of people don't bother spaying or neutering their dogs and they have litter after litter. What puppies are not given away end up being dumped out in the country. Or ... they will keep the female puppies for their kids to play with until they're about old enough to come in to heat the first time, then they dump them! Of course there are a lot of good, thoughtful, responsible pet owners here, but the others are out there too and they make me SICK!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 304388, member: 1883"] I don't know if they are really treated worse in the south. I know there seems to be more puppy mills in the south and in the rural areas. The warmer climate may be the reason there are more puppy mills here, but in Tennessee it can and does get down in the single digits and sometimes even below zero once in a while. It's also a lot easier to hide a breeding operation when you're way out in the country. One of the biggest puppy mill operations they ever found was just a few miles from where I work. A co-worker of mine has lived in that area all her life and never even knew it was there! Not that all rural people mistreat their dogs, but many farmer-types have the "It's just a dog!" mentality. They are seen as livestock, disposable, no different than a cow or a pig. They might call the vet for a cow, but maybe not the dog. These are people that are not willing to spend a lot of money on a 'non-productive' pet animal. When I lived out in the country there wasn't a week went by that someone wasn't dropping a dog off and it's heartbreaking, but you can't take them ALL in! That's how I got my little mixed breed eight years ago. A lot of people don't bother spaying or neutering their dogs and they have litter after litter. What puppies are not given away end up being dumped out in the country. Or ... they will keep the female puppies for their kids to play with until they're about old enough to come in to heat the first time, then they dump them! Of course there are a lot of good, thoughtful, responsible pet owners here, but the others are out there too and they make me SICK! [/QUOTE]
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