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You may be looking for a new dog to keep you company, and you may even have noticed the spike in prices for dogs due to covid. So why not rescue a dog instead?
Why is rescuing important?
Well, rescuing is important for many reasons. One of which being that if people choose to adopt a dog rather than to source one from a breeder, then the breeders will be out of business and there will be less dogs at rehoming centres looking for their forever home. The problem does not lie with all breeders of course, only backyard breeders and puppy farms where the dogs are treated badly and those who purchase them are not aware of the signs to look out for to make sure you are buying from a proper breeder who looks after the dogs. People buying less from breeders will essentially stop puppy farms from existing due to the low demand of buying dogs outwith rehoming centres.
Eventually dogs in rescue homes can be put down if there is no interest in them. So it is very important to look into rehoming a dog instead of buying one from a breeder. It is also equally important to make sure that you are ready to own a dog. Make sure…
