| Breeding Your Pet Continued... |
| Budgie Breeding Specifications : Discusses the basics to breeding budgerigars. |
| Bird Breeding Topics : Excellent assortment of topics relating to breeding birds. |
| Breeding Ferrets : If you're considering breeding your ferret, please take a look at the questions this breeder asks clients who request animals to breed. |
| Poor Breeding Practices |
| Sadly, not everyone wishes to breed for the love and joy of the animals and to better specific breeds or to produce assitance animals. Many people breed with the sole intentions of making a profit. When breeding responsibly, this is simply not something one will be able to do. Your money has to be spent on your animals. Feed, show fees, veterinary bills, grooming supplies, etc...etc....etc.... So how do people make a profit on animals? By skimping on the necessities, thus raising animals in poor health or animals who are only suitable as pets. I cannot stress this point enough. There are thousands of homeless animals in shelters across North America. MORE PET QUALITY ANIMALS ARE NOT NECESSARY. Unless you are breeding with specific intentions in mind (and selling pets is not an option...) PLEASE LEAVE IT TO THE PROFESSIONALS. The following is information on what animal mills and backyard breeders are. These are not things that you wish to become. Please, breed responsible and warn others against these types of "breeders!" |
| Just What is a Puppy Mill? : Information on puppy mills and what they are. |
| Puppy Mills.com : Information on how to spot a puppy miller as well as information on how to find a responsible breeder. |
| Not Only Pups Come From Mills : A look at other types of animal mills. |
| Kitten Mills and Backyard Breeders : If you answer yes to one of these questions, you should seriously reconsider your breeding practices. |
| A Kitten Mill is a Kitten Mill... : Article on kitten mills and what they are. |
| Are You a BackYard Breeder? : A look at the pet overpopulation crisis in the United States. |
| BackYard Breeder .VS. Reputable Breeder : A comparison of the differences between responsible, reputable breeders and backyard breeders. |
| The Backyard Breeder : Yet another article comparing backyard breeders to responsible, ethical breeders. |
| Don't Be a Backyard Breeder : Article on reasons why people breed their pets. |
| If you do your research and know exactly what you are getting into, I wish you the best of luck in your breeding program. However, I certainly hope you have really looked at the information I have provided you. Aside from breeding, there are many other things you can do to have fun with your pet. You can enroll in agility classes. You can visit the dog park. You could try rabbit hopping with your bunny. You could train your bird to say certain phrases or whistle certain tunes. You could spend more time with your cat. And there are more things too! Just use your imagination and there's no telling what you'll come up with! |