Puppy Mills?

Grey2K has sunk to a new low.  Actually, it really isn't all that new, their analogy is more "species" correct in that now, instead of comparing Greyhound farms & kennels to the notorious Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, they are saying that they are "puppy mills".  Sigh....

Anyone who has ever participated in or seen the results of a "puppy mill" (a term originally coined by HSUS & PeTA) will tell you that there is no comparison...  not even remotely.  

Sovereign Lake & Sovereign Ruler - 4 month old pups

According to the National Animal Interest Association (NAIA), "The term puppy mill is a term of disparagement originally used to describe a specific kind of large, substandard breeding operation run by people with little concern for the welfare of their puppies or their breeding stock. Dogs found in these facilities were in poor health, living in filthy conditions without adequate medical care, nutrition or socialization. Such operations are the black sheep of the dog-breeding family, something the overwhelming majority of breeders abhor just as much as the general public."1

Since puppies bred & raised on greyhound farms are not subject to any of the conditions listed, why is Grey2K lying?  It's simple...  It's being done in search of those fundraising dollars.  They are out there trying to earn fundraising dollars by exploiting the public's love of animals and Greyhounds.  With Grey2K, it is ALL about the money.  It's NOT about the dogs.  That's shown by those darn pesky IRS 990 forms which they are no longer allowing to be published on our favorite site - Guidestar.com.

Socializing Puppies

It is unfortunate, but the growth of animal rights extremism, the brand which Grey2K's founders and their mentors (Ingrid Newkirk & Pete Singer) practice, has led to the expansion and application of the meaning of the term "puppy mill" to everyone who breeds dogs.  They are demonizing all who breed and it doesn't matter if they breed one litter every 10 years in their homes, or in state-of-the-art facilities, or on farms.  It doesn't matter if excellent care is provided for the dogs and those same dogs are healthy and well-adjusted.

What matters is bringing in those dollars! 

You know...  they don't even see their own hypocrisy.  They vociferously complain about people "making money off the dogs" but they do not see that they also are "exploiting" the dogs for the sole purpose of making money off of them and furthering their political goal.  Which is worse?  Someone trying to make an HONEST living with their dogs by allowing the dogs to do what they love doing, what is ingrained in their genetics & being - running & chasing OR someone using them for political purposes?  For me, there is NO comparison.  Using a dog for political purposes is about as low as one can go. There is no honoring the working dog. There is no recognizing what the dog is, what the breed is about.

There is ONLY the POLITICAL GOAL & the DOLLARS. 

For them and those like them, the end justifies the means, regardless of who or what suffers.



Yours in greyhounds....

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1,  The National Animal Interest Alliance (http://www.naiaonline.org/about-us/position-statements/dogs/#puppy). Statement on 'puppy mills'.