Originally posted by moosmom
Because they are STUPID and having nothing else to do with their money except line the pockets of the breeders instead of offering a home to a pet that is on death row.

Makes me sick!!!
Sorry, but that offended me too.
Molly and Daisy didn't come from the best breeders, but now it doesn't matter. If I could go back in time, would I still have gotten them? Possibly. But I love them way too much to even think about that. Does that make me a stupid person? Without responsible breeders (key word...) NONE of the breeds we love would exist today.
I visit the animal shelter EVERY week to check on the animals and make sure they're getting the proper care. If I was looking for another dog at the time, and fell in love with one at a shelter, would I adopt him/her? ABSOLUTELY! There's nothing wrong with the ones there. I know they make wonderful pets (We adopted a dog and our cats from one) but we chose to go to a breeder.

Like Amy said, it's not right to assume people don't care about the ones in shelters, because we do. We just didn't happen to go that path.