I would say you heard it here first, but I know you didn't. The Flat Creek Border Collie breeder was raided tonight at around 10pm, and all of his remaining dogs were seized.
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I was going to post an edition of ARA's Behaving Badly today, however it was brought to my attention from a friend that there is a group on facebook who is attempting to publicly shame another group on facebook. This is not okay, I am absolutely disgusted by this. I'm not normally one for public shaming(let he who is without sin cast the first stone, and all that moral stuff), however this time I feel the need to.
The purpose of this blog was not to talk about dogs, nor dog breeders, nor any animal other than rabbit... However, the world wants what they want, and right now the uproar is about the Flat Creek Border Collies. Unfortunately, until the time given to that breeder has passed, and we find out if he is a) able to make the required changes in the allotted time, and b) if he will get his dogs back intact, and is able to afford the boarding fees(I truly am interested - how much does the ASPCA think one person should be paying to care for a dog in a day - I doubt I will reach that cost, because I only spend $20 every 3-4 months feeding my dog), there is not much to write on about that.
I could, of course, write generic blog posts - I have 4 or 5 drafts partially finished that could be wrapped up in a half hour or so, something to pass the time and fill the space, but I would rather keep with the trend, and write more about the Flat Creek Border Collies. However, no new information about them, so why not take a look at Eric Bellows, the man who started it all? You'll have to excuse me, I'm not completely up to date on this situation, nor is it about rabbits... However, it is about a breeder being targeted by Animal Rights Activists. And that's enough for me to have an opinion on this.
First and foremost, this whole situation is thanks to Eric Bellows, who seems to be in the same line of work/thought as Cesar Millan.. Which is all well and good, you can keep as many dogs as you are able to properly care for. He saw some dogs, didn't like how they were cared for, took pictures and rallied the villagers. Cue pitch forks and torches!! And pitchforks and torches have come out, the villagers are indeed rallying - there are animal rights advocates posting all over the internet concerning this, with the majority of them being the typical "breeders are evil, all breeders should die, let's go steal these dogs and burn down their children!!!" type, irrational and jumping on every comment. Comment anything at all, in any way supporting the kennel OR simply stating an opinion about their conduct, and you are instantly an evil breeder, with no compassion, no heart, no soul, who should be stabbed and peed on. I was guilty of stating that taking the dogs would be theft, and that "for the animals" does not make you exempt from the law. |