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    2 days ago

    That’s such an americentric statement. There are other countries in the world, you know?

    In Germany we have such a small amount of stray dogs, or ones getting surrendered to shelters, that shelters have to import dogs from other countries to fulfill demand. And there have been tons of cases where those turned out to come from puppy mills abroad.

    So yes, there are cases where buying from a reputable breeder is a much more ethical option than getting a dog from a shelter