GSD Rescue BREEDING a RESCUE Dog!!!!! - Page 4

NO LEGITIMATE RESCUE OR LEGAL RESCUE FOR THAT MATTER WOULD EVER SUGGEST, EVEN IN BRAINSTORMING, THAT A RESCUE BE BRED!!! TO EVEN SUGGEST SUCH DISHONORS EVERY LEGITIMATE GROUP THAT HAS EVER EXISTED. IN MY STATE, IT IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT ALL RESCUES IN ANY KIND OF SHELTER OR RESCUE, BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED BEFORE PLACEMENT. YOUNG PUPS REQUIRE DEPOSITS BY ADOPTERS UNTIL PROOF OF SPAY OR NEUTER.

Maybe they shouldn't, but you cannot deny that a bunch of people, esp. a BOD (Bd. of Directors), which usually consists of people from all walks of life, and not necessarily knowing much about animals, hasn't ever brought it up.

I know a number of humane societies who have on their BOD prominent Realtors, business executives, car dealership owners, whatever - people with kindness and money who lend their faces, their money, their names in the community to support the local humane society, and I'm just saying, in desperate times I can certainly see one of these people saying "hey, could we...?" when they think they have some valuable dog, and then being told, as the poster said, "No, never, breeding and rescue don't mix, we won't ever do that."

That's all I'm saying.

 

I know what you are saying Tess, but I really do NOT think anyone in their right mind associated with any reputable rescue would say such a thing, or even begin to think it. I will say that there are MANY disreputable/inexperienced groups, some who certainly do not practice as I do. However, as I stated, in my state it would certainly be illegal to breed a rescue and, in fact, one is supposed to be licensed by the state. Of course, many are not.

This week I got a call from a GSD rescue in my state who had a "dominant" male, as she put it. She wanted me to take it and "work" with the male. She told me the dog was aggressive to people and in fact, had already bitten people and recently, under her care,  "nailed" a vet tech who approached the dog. I told her that I would certainly NOT take such a dog because there are way too many called to my attention who are not behaving like that and need help and placement. I also suggested this dog probably needed to be put down unless she could and would keep the dog (who has apparently also been aggressive with her). I do not believe it is ethical to place a dog who has bitten someone or killed a small animal. It is almost impossible to assure that they will never behave that way again and the moral obligation is, in my opinion, to make sure dogs are not placed that present a real threat to people or animals.

In a perfect world, there would not be dogs who were aggressive to people, and owners who were irresponsible, and there would be enough people who could deal with all the unwanted dogs in the country. But that is not how it is. I have only twice recommended a dog be put down, after I saw it and evaluated it. And it was a sad thing to do so and also I felt the fault was probably not with the animal originally. But I can't adopt out a dog who can hurt someone. Sometimes hard choices have to be made. I get a lot of calls/emails from groups who certainly do not have the same ethical standards as I do and who clearly don't have any common sense or experience.

As it is, I have had to stop taking dogs in because I cannot feed them. Period.

 The original statement was:
"Yes, every rescue talks about how to finance itself through difficult financial times and breeding is always thrown out there"

and I don't see how *anyone* can possibly think that statement is true... or even close to being true.  (That every rescue, or even most rescues, or even a lot of rescues...)

If you are defending that statement, then you are saying that every, or most, or at least a lot of rescues talk about breeding for money.

I don't see how any legitimate, honorable rescue would possibly do that.  Tess, are you saying you've heard one, or several or many, rescues mention that?

IMHO that would be like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) holding a kegger / car wash to raise money.  You know, where people would drive in with their car, drink beer while volunteers washed their car, and then they'd get in their car to drive home.

Hey Drako,

I was talking about the dog that Rae wanted to BREED. Has this dog been SPAYED? The rescue has had her for over 3 months.

Your dog definitely needs to be healthy before undergoing surgery. Heartworm treatment is not easy on a dog. I wish more people would spend the $5 a month to keep their pets on HW preventative. Saves a lot of dogs lives and save money for rescue/owners.