Meg reminded me of this topic, when she posted this in a sulcata thread:
"I don't think you should call yourself a rescuer if you are breeding animals. Most rescues are disbarred from their qualifications if they are found breeding animals, or allowing them to breed on the premises."
I can think of several folks on here who do rescue work (in my mind that means taking in animals temporarily and finding them new permanent homes) and they also breed some of their turtles and tortoises. Also a much more public rescue person who is not on this forum comes to mind. She breeds several, most frequent are her Russians.
So my question is this.... should a rescue be able to breed? Does some how the fact that they also do breeding, cause them to some how be less of a good caretaker? Then last, should they be allowed to breed any animal that has been turned over to them? Or for that matter should any animal placed up for "adoption" rather then for sale, be allowed to be bred?
Jacqui
"I don't think you should call yourself a rescuer if you are breeding animals. Most rescues are disbarred from their qualifications if they are found breeding animals, or allowing them to breed on the premises."
I can think of several folks on here who do rescue work (in my mind that means taking in animals temporarily and finding them new permanent homes) and they also breed some of their turtles and tortoises. Also a much more public rescue person who is not on this forum comes to mind. She breeds several, most frequent are her Russians.
So my question is this.... should a rescue be able to breed? Does some how the fact that they also do breeding, cause them to some how be less of a good caretaker? Then last, should they be allowed to breed any animal that has been turned over to them? Or for that matter should any animal placed up for "adoption" rather then for sale, be allowed to be bred?
Jacqui