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Stefan-A · 04-06-2007, 10:13 PM

I'm not saying you shouldn't buy dwarfed dogs or crooked snakes etc., but don't buy them from the people who caused those problems.

The last few years it has been sort of fad here in Finland to buy mistreated or ownerless dogs from Estonian animal rescue centers. Nothing wrong with that, giving these animals a home is definitely a good thing. But in this case, it has (believe it or not) actually created a market for mistreated dogs. Somebody figured out that those crazy Finns pay good money for damaged dogs. They are even prepared to pay more for mistreated ones than for animals raised properly or even in "puppy factories".

I'm ranting again, sorry. Haven't gotten more than a couple of hours of sleep and my back is killing me.

04-06-2007, 10:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,422	Re: Buyer beware of "bob" I'm not saying you shouldn't buy dwarfed dogs or crooked snakes etc., but don't buy them from the people who caused those problems. The last few years it has been sort of fad here in Finland to buy mistreated or ownerless dogs from Estonian animal rescue centers. Nothing wrong with that, giving these animals a home is definitely a good thing. But in this case, it has (believe it or not) actually created a market for mistreated dogs. Somebody figured out that those crazy Finns pay good money for damaged dogs. They are even prepared to pay more for mistreated ones than for animals raised properly or even in "puppy factories". I'm ranting again, sorry. Haven't gotten more than a couple of hours of sleep and my back is killing me.