I adopted one of my dogs from the SPCA of St. Petersburg, and the other two of them from the Humane Society of North Pinellas.

If you're going to try and turn this onto a different subject as to where people got their animals - Shelter VS Breeder, DON'T.

Something that has already happened is done and over with.

There ARE responsible breeders out there, in which they are not at fault for the overpopulation of animals we face today. However, people such as the original poster ARE the problem.