Thinking of rescuing a Kuvasz? Please read this, a sad but important subject.
There is now such a thing as "retail dog rescue" as opposed to adopting from a local shelter or local rescue group. Learn more about "retail rescue" so you can make sure your rescue efforts support an actual rescue rather than an organization that profits financially and even encourages some bad breeders to continue breeding.
There is at least one Kuvasz breeder in the U.S. that actively participates in this process.
BUYER BEWARE! Do thorough research online before adopting! Search public records in cities, counties and states to see if legal action has been taken against these "retail rescue dog" brokers. If you fall in love with a pup from a "retail dog rescue" and decide to buy it, maybe you could also make a small donation to a local rescue group.
There is now such a thing as "retail dog rescue" as opposed to adopting from a local shelter or local rescue group. Learn more about "retail rescue" so you can make sure your rescue efforts support an actual rescue rather than an organization that profits financially and even encourages some bad breeders to continue breeding.
There is at least one Kuvasz breeder in the U.S. that actively participates in this process.
BUYER BEWARE! Do thorough research online before adopting! Search public records in cities, counties and states to see if legal action has been taken against these "retail rescue dog" brokers. If you fall in love with a pup from a "retail dog rescue" and decide to buy it, maybe you could also make a small donation to a local rescue group.
According to experts in the dog trade, “puppy mill rescue” should encompass two basic elements — a bad breeder shutting down and the one-time removal of dogs from that breeder. But National Mill’s business model doesn’t focus on breeding kennels that are shutting down. The nonprofit’s version of “rescue” actually helps kennels that stay in business, National Mill insiders said.
National Mill often works hand-in-glove with commercial kennels — including at least three breeders on the “Horrible Hundred” lists from the Humane Society of the United States. Behind the scenes, many of the “rescue missions” in which Strader collects dogs from breeders — promoted online with rousing music and promises that the dogs are finally free from a life of cruelty — resemble the kind of brokering that has linked kennels and retail pet stores for generations.
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