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This is probably one of those posts where they come back later and put a dodgy link in saying what a great bed they found.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/laws-strengthening-animal-welfare?

I found a few 'rescue' scammers the other day FB & Tiktok. Thousands of followers. All stolen videos of sick and injured animals, with a call for money. All linked by the same phone number. And astoundingly, people were throwing money at them! Where is the common sense?

Actually I just tested a couple of other threads and they upload. This one still doesn't work.

I get the same error and the file is way under the kb limit. There's no plot, I've been here for years. Some sort of glitch in the system.

I'm so sorry for your loss Rebanne. It's always hardest for those they leave behind. Sending my love. xxxx

That's where rescue assessment, carer notes, applications and trial periods come in. They force people to ponder relevant factors and calm the hurry for those that want a dog yesterday. Yes, some criticise the process. But I feel it's in the best interest of both the humans and the dog. Unfortunately there are places to find a dog (or cat), that do first in best dressed with no trial and no returns. It's pretty easy to make a mistake if you aren't guided.

I'm not talking out my arse. You see all sorts of mischief in rescue, and I'm a breed specific rescue also. If you'd like to be in overall denial of what I know to be true that's fine. But you absolutely have a point about visual purebreds and their breeders so I'm not going to argue over that.

Unpopular opinion but small breed and designer crosses ... unless there's a generational breeding program - their parents have to be coming from somewhere. They are the 'pet quality' ones breeders don't want for whatever reason. Including temperament. Add to that the people who are backyard breeding or farming for profit and not quality, health or soundness, you've got problems. Despite their poor choices, it's not always the owner's fault and I feel sad for the poor dogs. Not singling out ANKC here, there's tonnes of registries now doing their own imports of exotic colours and coats.