Supply and demand innit. Criminals will nick anything that they can move on for good money. Anyone selling animals should be licensed imo.
Or if you wear a nice watch you deserve to be robbed. Buy a nice house it deserves to be broken into etc.
I think you more did a generalisation without any thought into the process of what you are claiming. Like anything in life, there are ****tes. You buy and boil sausages, how do you know for certain the animals they come from were not subject to cruelty, you don't, you have no way of knowing, not for sure, unless you killed the pig yourself. I'll give you the Red Tractor label, farm assurred, as an example, it was found their practices were not as all was made out. But who do we believe... https://medium.com/animal-rebellion/red-tractor-assuring-animal-cruelty-7457ed933e31
Popular breeds were going for £1500-2k plus before this recent rise though, so there’s been profit in it for dog thieves for ages. You can’t blame a proper breeder for maximising their profit due to demand way outstripping supply, it’s just business. The issue is the scrotes who do the thieving mate.
I don't agree I think £3000 a dog is just idiotic, yes there was an issue anyway but that's being driven now by the price rise. I agree with what you said about licencing.
15 large for a watch is idiotic but people pay it, it is what it is. The upside is that rescue dogs will be getting snapped up by those priced out of a trendy breed puppy btw.
Anway, I've seen some of the vet bills, even with insurance, I'll agree on one thing, it's not a poor mans game. You can be paying as much as a human in food bills alone, depending on the size of the dog. I agree with Tobes, the upside is get a rescue dog.
Even rescue dogs can be difficult to come by if your home circumstances aren't matched. I looked into getting a rescue dog after I lost my Ridgeback. They usually come with stipulations like no other dogs, no cats, no young children etc. Lots of dogs that need rehoming have behavioural issues and need 100% dedicated owners to nurture them through. The reality is that it's still easier to get a dog from a breeder or somebody whose dog has had pups as there are loads of folk advertising on social media. Agree that anybody selling animals should be licenced though. And they should bring back the dog owners licence that used to be around years ago.
I can't remember the website now, but there is one that tells you the rough price of most breeds, and how much that dog will cost you in its lifetime. With a breakdown of the costs. I think any potential owner should make a commitment to review it before buying.
Yeah, it's the classic 'A dog isn't just for xmas' syndrome. You have to factor that you're gonna be forking out for 12-16 years during dog ownership and more so as they get older. I also think there needs to be loads more education about different breeds and their temperament and specific needs. You see so many people buying dogs as fashion accessories these days without really considering what those breeds were bred for.