Seeing purebreds in shelters is a sad bit of proof that animals are thought of as disposible. People have the money, they buy the expensive pet (keeping the bad as well as the good breeders in business) and then think nothing of changing their mind and "getting rid of it". I, too, cannot understand it. I even say to myself when I see purebreds in shelters , "I wonder how much they PAID for that animal to have it now sitting here homeless". ***shakes head***