Petition asks Kijiji to remove Pet Ads

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Originally Posted by MikePal

Well there it is, that's the attitude that created the whole Puppy Mill business....excuses to charge excessive amounts for a puppy and a dim public that believes that crap.

Can't balme Kijiji for creating the problem....it's breeder's greed and shady people capitalizing on the inflated prices to make a buck.

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Well who would've ever thought that health checking dogs and breeding "ambassadors" of the breed was wrong. Nothing is free, except to those that are always looking for something for free.

The sad part is these backyard bred and puppy milled dogs really arent much cheaper, and in some cases I've seen more.
Designer muts are often more as well.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

We all know the truth....lets just say it...you want to shut down puppy mills, dry up the money....Breeder's stop charging exorbitant rate for puppies and the so called 'black market' dries up....No 6 week old puppy is worth $500+

Trying to stop people from buying cheaper dogs is just silly.....

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Depends what you want the dog for. A top notch bird dog where the breeder can show you both parents performing at a level that would get placements in field trials is easily worth twice that. If you want a dog to hang around the farm and keep the raccoons and coyotes away from the livestock - well that's one you can likely pick up for free.

Until you've spent some time hunting over a well bred, well trained bird dog, you will never, never, never understand the difference between a 'to give a way' pup and a one bred for trialing/hunting.

That said, I agree that trying to stop people from buying cheaper dogs is silly - most people don't bother to train their dogs for what they were bred to do anyway, making the genetics behind the breeding a moot point.

The whole puppy mill business is driven by the walmartisation of elite dog ownership - which is such a twisted thing. 'I want a dog that is a purebred and has papers', but 'I also want it as cheap as possible'. Or in simpler terms 'I want to show off my wealth, but not spend too much doing it'. It's the same logic behind the McMansion house market. It doesn't make sense - but yet, there it is.

Wait a minute Mikepal don't you own 2 purebred Akbash dogs ?