I guess I have to say that I have been standing on one side of the fence. Again, I, along with others have been saving mutts and purebreeds for years. I can't speak and won't about breeds on a whole....example...I am not in the breeding community, and say if I was, I would prob. know the good and bad breeders of say, German Shepards. Since, I don't I can't pin point a certain breeder. I was/am just VERY passionate about what I have had to do in the past. I wrote a while back about some customs dogs, these 3 dogs came from 3 different breeders, the breeders then "sold" them or whatever to U.S. Customs, or whoever Customs has on contract at that time. The trainer then saw they were not "fit" and left them for the Humane SOciety to find homes for. As far as I am concerned, shame on customs too. All 3 dogs were sooooo trainable. I can agree that they were maybe not "top notch" for them, but would have been great sniffers. I was lucky enough to work with the Atlanta Police K-9 unit for a bit to learn how to train bomb/drug sniffers and incorporate that into my shows. These dogs did great, but again, I am getting off the subject.
I would hate to any breed extinct... Like I said, I just get passionate... Show horses can be worth hundreds, thousands and even millions, and I am sure you have heard about so much abuse and neglect with them. It's not always the breeders, of course, it's the people. Then again, look around us and see some of the people breeding children that don't need to be. That's another story...
Basically, I don't know the whole community of breeders, I have just seen the outcome on my side. I hope I came across a bit better and some of you may at least have a small or better understanding of my fustration.
Amy