Opinions on why rescue groups buy dogs at auctions and puppy mills?

Question by gigi: Opinions on why rescue groups buy dogs at auctions and puppy mills?

Some rescue groups go to dog auctions and buy dogs there, others buy puppy mill puppies and retired dogs. In this way they’re saving the lives of the dogs they help, but what about the others??? Do you think they’re helping puppy millers doing this??? It’s a morally conflictive situation no??

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Answer by LuvMyBT!
Unfortunately I think the puppymillers are going to keep doing what they are doing regardless.

At least they are helping some of those poor dogs!

Answer by tentoes
Before giving my opinion on this topic, do you have some kind of proof that shows that the rescue groups do this?

I’m sorry that I just can’t take your word for it ‘cus you say so’.

Answer by Vet Tech
I do believe these rescues are supporting puppy mills and rescues need to STOP doing this. In my opinion, they are just as bad as pet shops that sell the same dogs.

Obviously, these rescues are trying to get their breed out of auction so that they do not end up in the wrong hands or in a pet shop, but they are equally as guilty of supporting the mills and brokers!

Finally(!!!!) our local Newfoundland rescue has stopped purchasing puppies at these auctions. I wish other rescues would wake up and do the same. It has been my experience that mills will pump out more of the breeds rescues look for!

Answer by heroc07
It is sad that they can’t help all of the poor dogs. But they are saving as much as possible and at least those dogs aren’t going to horrible homes. I think that puppymills are going to continue to go on as long as people keep them in demand.

Answer by CF_
I have NEVER heard of any legit rescue “Buying” pets from anywhere.. most actually ask for a surrender fee when you bring your dog in…

I seriously question if any rescue would “buy” a pet.. its probably a collector NOT a rescue – most rescues have more pets than they have room for so certainly wouldnt need to go out and buy more…

Answer by marmaduke
I guess the sad fact is that people will always try to use animals to make money and there will never really be a lack of customers because there is little awareness about the situation. It is so hard to walk past a suffering animal and not want to help it but i think they should work on shutting these places down to save the animals rather than supporting them in an effort to save a few.

Answer by animal_artwork
They are giving puppymillers a way to profit off their reject stock.

“Hey Martha, we better get us another 8 b*tches to breed, we ran outta dogs to sell at last month’s auction! Nice of them to buy ol’ Duke, now I have space to put in a younger stud and a new b*tch or 2.”

Answer by Nandina (Miss Melon Collie)
It’s a tough call. On the one hand, if you get a dog out of a mill, it’s out of the breeding cycle and the dog (and its potential offspring) will never reproduce.

But it still creates a false demand for puppy mill dogs. The f*ckers that run the mills don’t care WHY someone buys their dogs, they just want the money.

Do you sacrifice the individuals in the hopes of bringing down the entire industry? Or do you do what you can to put a bandaid on the neverending flow of puppies by taking at least some of the potential breeders out of the mix and finding them responsible homes?

It’s a tough call.

Answer by Bozema
I think there is an inherent conflict, but I don’t support it because it continues to support the puppy mill and animal brokering business.

The individuals and groups that seem to get involved in this approach tend to breed specific rescues and are so devoted to their breed that they will do anything to get animals of that breed out of the situation. But I think it is short-sighted and does not solve the long-term problem. The government needs to provide better enforcement of laws to stop puppy mills, animal auctions and brokering.

Also, the money spent at these auctions could help a lot of other animals.

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