Puppies Save Boy Lost in Forest

Greg,
I am a member of PETA and I can tell you that PETA is not against owning pets. What they do care about is animal abuse and neglect. So they will argue that it's better to get your pet from a shelter or the pound than to go to a breeder that might be abusing animals for profit. They also advocate for fixing or neutering pets, so that puppies and kittens are not put to sleep as unwanted strays.

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PETA is WONDERUL, ThANK GOODNESS for them and all against them are UNINFORMED and should not only not have pets but don't breed themselves! GO PETA!
PETA is aggresive because they need to be especially when dealing with all the stupid people who have no clue and spew forth ridiculous stories. And euthanasia is the unfortunate but kind solution to animals leading terrible lives. too bad we can't euthanize stupid people who are anti animals. I suspect it is breeders who are mostly behind the anti peta lies.

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I agree PETA is off the wall with some of their ideals.
I am a fan of both mixed and pure bred dogs as well. Right now I've got my watch/protection dog, who is shepherd/lab/shetland sheepdog mix, who is a wonderful dog, purchased from a tiny pet store at 7 weeks old (and she's 11 now, yikes!), and a purebred shitz tu who was inhereted. Both are always amusing and loving and protective. Before these two, our other dogs were always shelter dogs. But don't bash the good breeders who do it to uphold the individual lines either, they are trying to make sure the world doesn't end up with anything but fancy-named mutts.
Kudos to the puppies as well, glad they were there to keep the boy safe

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Wow...I'm shocked by the selfish folks on this board...Actually I'm not shocked...All of my pets have been shelter or off the street abandoned animals, and I mate for life with each and every one...they are well cared for and loved...My 4 year old son is now an animal lover and I trust my dog with him...As far as pure breeds. I think many of the breeds are nice, but MANY are overbread to the point of ill health, etc. so people can have a certain look or feature in the pet...that is the height of arrogance and no concern for the animal at all. Gross. So quit pointing fingers at PETA and the like. At least they are trying, and no I'm not a member of any of those organizations, I just have a brain and a heart. and to those who make a living off of breading, I don't see the need at all except to be a part of your own "special" club...It's not like back in the day when animals were bread for work and hunting where people actually relied on the dogs for survival..MOST people today are just selfish. Plain and simple... and there are plenty of pure breads at shelters, so no need to buy one from a breeder, oh yeah I forgot, you simply must have "Papers" on the dog...Makes me sick...Selfish selfish selfish...

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Suddenly I'm wondering what CATS think about PETA's proposal to end pet ownership. After all (say the cats), good staff is SO hard to find and train these days...Anyone who thinks he or she "owns" a cat is deluded. It's best just to give in, accept that the cat is in charge and get on with life once a cat has deigned to share its living space with you. Anything else is just frustrating for the human, and irritating for the cat.

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First I want to say I am glad the little boy was found and was OK. Second I want to say...I bought a dog from a shelter and it cost me over 400.00....for a mixed breed. I am all for shelter dogs, but I think that that is very excessive, for that I may as well have bought a pure bred dog.

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Starsinger, why is it selfish to desire a purebred pet? I too own randomly bred pets, but as a retired Ragdoll cat breeder I still own every one of my retired breeders. Why are you opposed to selectively bred pets? Responsible breeders aren't the problem, irresponsible pet owners who are too cheap and ignorant to spay/neuter the animal they took responsibility for are the problem. I can assure you, no responsible breeder makes a dime off breeding. We bred for ten years and it cost me far more than I ever made, it is a very expensive hobby, not a job. The cost of a weekend show can easily exceed $1000, and to champion an animal requires many weekends of shows. To that you add the cost of premium food, education (genetics, husbandry, behavior, etc), top notch health care, etc., you have made nothing, you've paid dearly! Backyard breeders and mills may make money off of breeding, and they are part of the culprits, but to ban breeding as a whole is without merit. As every single one of my pet kittens left my home already spayed or neutered I am 100% sure that my breeding program did not contribute to the unwanted pet population. My contract had a clause that forbid one of my pets from being placed in a pound, and required the pet be returned to me if the pet family could no longer care for their pet.
And yes, dogs who have been bred to have special traits are still used everyday for peoples survival... we don't all live in the suburbs! ;0) That steak you eat tonight, was most likely at one time or another rounded up by a purebred herding dog. The same with the wool sweater you are wearing or the lamb you are eating, a herding dog was used in the process to get that product to you. Not all dogs have the ability to herd, selective breeding created that trait. When a child is missing, scent dogs are brought in, not all dogs have the ability to track, this is an ability developed thanks to selective breeding. Selectively bred dogs are still being used for work across the world, google it!
In closing I just want to say I LOVE my randomly bred pets, I also love my purebreds. A purebred is bred to meet a standard in type and temperament, so there can be advantages in adopting a purebred. For instance, you have small children and you want to adopt a pet for the family... an English Mastiif or Golden Retriever would be a much better choice than a Jack Russell or a Silky Terrier (terriers are more aggressive, they were bred to kill things). Here you have the advantage of being able to predetermine expected temperament. Another example, my friend adopted her pound puppy and was told it was about six months old and was a Catahoola Leopard dog... a year later we find out she's really a Great Dane. Of course she has kept her dog, but many people would have abandoned the dog with the complaint she's too big. I am not discouraging the adoption of radomly bred pets my any means (I encourage it), but I say the problem lies not with responsible breeding programs, but with irresponsible pet owners. If every single person who owned a pet spayed or neutered so that their pet could not randomly breed, eventually the only ones available would be purebreds. Think about it. The problem lies with the pet owners.

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30% of the dogs and cats put down in shelters in the US are pure bred. what do we need breeders for? i can't even stand to think of stores selling pets. what happens once the puppies and kitties are grown up and not soooo cute?.. read the ads in the paper; you'll see that every dum ass is breeding animals to make a few dollars... breeding animals when we kill millions every year is wrong, it's that simple.

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to all the people who sent me messages- i have five children, 3 dogs 3 cats and a rabbit. my animals are all from shelters and are all neutered and spayed. my children have never gotten away from me when they were younger because i watched them, there is no excuse to lose a child, thats parental neglect. my children are all fine and in great health, my animals are also. so if you have problems watching your own children you should take classes to learn about parenting. and people should get animals from shelters and have them spayed or neutered that is the humane thing to do.

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its true i just checked out peta on yahoo search typed in peta trail van and these articles all popped up so i browsed and read every one. i cant believe it i donated money to these a**holes. from now on my money is going to my local shelter. this makes me so upset.

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nakoma- thank you i am glad to know that someone has common sense. as far as everyone else that wrote to me, animals need to be neutered or spayed because there are too many animals living on the street with no food,water no shelter and they catch diseases and die. or they end up in shelters and alot of them get put to sleep. you would not want that happening to a child why do it to animals. if parents took care of their children and actually watched them instead of letting them outside with no supervision we would not have the problems we have now with children being raped,kidnapped and killed. then when its too late parents cry. you only have yourselves to blame when this happens. my children are grown now but they are all healthy,college educated,have beautiful homes and cars and have great jobs. they are considerate, well mannered and intelligent. all they needed was love and understanding,no abuse of any form. this is where people make mistakes. talk to your children,watch them, always be there for them and you will have good children

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PETA== People Eating Tasty Animals. The more I read about PETA the more chicken and other meat I eat.
Now about the 3 yr old. I have 3 grown children in there 40s and 6 grandchildren. How does a 3 year old just wonder away with 2 puppies? When my gchildren were young I watched them like a Hawk.

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What about the carelessness in letting a three year old and two puppies disappear from sight to not be found until the next day? Perhaps social services should be alerted to the negligence displayed in this situation.

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My 10 and 9 year old were taking out dog a poodle/maltese mix to the potty station at our condo. There is an owner in our complex that has 2 out of control Rottweilers. The rotts started barking and growling at the girls. Our little mutt broke free from his leash and attacked the Rotts. Lukily our dog only had a scrape on his leg. He definetly was looking out for the girls.

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Awwww Cute puppies save the little boy, now thats loyalty Poor little boy im glad he had them with him to keep warm. But what i really want to know is how does 2 little puppies and 1 little boy have the time to wonder away???

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I've read this article before and there were alot of negative comments about the parents, children get away fast, thank God that he had the puppies with him. I am a total dog lover have been all my life. When we lived in my greatgrandmothers house i didn't have heat in my room and the dogs slept with me under the feather blanket. For some time we had labs and they also slept with us at this time we have a schnauzer who owns the house. Dogs are very protective of their people,and I mean just that they own us not the other way around. They give unconditional love and only expect the same from you. Again thank God he had the puppies

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