There are some great dogs at shelters, and some of those puppy mills where people breed purebreds are atrocious. I agree classic, there really are too many domesticated animals out there. So many are put to sleep every year, and some of those animals would make perfectly good family pets. I think a lot of it depends on the breed. Too many people see a movie or something with a dog they think is cute, so they buy one without doing any research if that breed is a good match for them. Then they end up in a shelter.
Nirvana, I'm curious, do you think the food industry should not be regulated? I for one am really glad to see more regulation happening, not only for health reasons, but for humane reasons as well. But on the health issue, apparently the cattle industry would kill cows that were so weak and sick they couldn't even stand, and put them out into the food supply.
Obama has signed a law now to stop that. ugh. I certainly wouldn't want to eat any of that meat. It's one reason why I never eat read meat anymore, and eat very little meat period. It's sickening what goes on in some of those places.