Well at the request of Ms "I have got a strop on" I have started up this thread. What makes it worse is that she was probably right and it is better to have such discussions on a thread that lets the conversation broaden out into many other areas. Not that I am admitting that "Ms Stropalop" was right for one minute. Well maybe just that one minute! ;-)
I read daily on all sorts of lists about the wondefull job that people are doing
Anyway we constantly read about these great works of charity done by varying people. I have some concerns regarding these claims and the subsequent publication of these "great deeds" onto the internet.
That is fine in itself, although I reckon the most prolific, kindest and most frequent deeds go totally unmentioned and are repeated day in and day out at many places throughout the UK.
Where I have a problem with is with those that seem to publicise everything and anything that they do blaming all and sundry on anyone who does not have "bunny" in their middle name - breeders are a great one to clump together and slam them just for fun.
YET they clam up when challenged? If a breeder has problems or wants to stop breeding i would think that it was in every ones interests to help them. A very posative step.
Indeed I think a lot more posative ineraction between "rescues" and breeders needs to be encouraged, not discouraged.
I really do think that "Rescues" need to start rebranding themselves as what they actually are "rehomes" not rescues.
Leave the label "Rescues" for those that actually deserve it....
I read daily on all sorts of lists about the wondefull job that people are doing
Anyway we constantly read about these great works of charity done by varying people. I have some concerns regarding these claims and the subsequent publication of these "great deeds" onto the internet.
That is fine in itself, although I reckon the most prolific, kindest and most frequent deeds go totally unmentioned and are repeated day in and day out at many places throughout the UK.
Where I have a problem with is with those that seem to publicise everything and anything that they do blaming all and sundry on anyone who does not have "bunny" in their middle name - breeders are a great one to clump together and slam them just for fun.
YET they clam up when challenged? If a breeder has problems or wants to stop breeding i would think that it was in every ones interests to help them. A very posative step.
Indeed I think a lot more posative ineraction between "rescues" and breeders needs to be encouraged, not discouraged.
I really do think that "Rescues" need to start rebranding themselves as what they actually are "rehomes" not rescues.
Leave the label "Rescues" for those that actually deserve it....