"Mutts Rule" and "Breeders Kill Shelter Dogs' Chances"

I didn’t think I had anything to write about today until I read this on line. "Mutts Rule" and "Breeders Kill Shelter Dogs' Chances". This was part of an interruption to the Westminster Dog show yesterday by 2 members of PETA.

Let me start by saying that I think there are way too many dogs in the world and I don’t have a problem with dogs in shelters being put down. I am also ok with aggressive dogs being put down. I actually think they should be used for food to help feed the people who are starving. Seems like a perfect supply and demand solution.

My issue with PETA’s demonstration has to do with the poor selection of the protest subject. If that is the best they could come up with they should close up and move on to a new cause. I could understand if they had an issue with the methods and protocol the Kennel Clubs use in breeding and possible health defects that are occurring in some breeds, or if they objected to the new Designer Dogs. But their topic had little relevance and showed they have not adequately analyzed or defined the problem they hoped to solve.

Their statement indicates that if Kennel Club members stopped breeding pure bred dogs, people would adopt the shelter dogs. It is like saying people who are capable of supplying a child’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs should be sterilized and forced to adopt. This may also solve a supply and demand issue but probably wouldn’t do much for the evolution of the human race.

In both cases the problem needs to be addressed rather than finding an outlet for the error.