Adopted vs. Bought Animals

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Yeah,that is another issue with animal breeding,the forced and intentional removal of animals from their mother when they are still are not ready to function on their own.Puppies not even a month old are sold and kittens as well...I don't know why there are not any solidified rules,agencies and inspectors to make sure the standards are followed.Most poeple don't care,they just want to make money/buy the cute animal.

I thought the youngest puppies and kittens could be before they were sold was 6 weeks. I got my cat when he was only 5 weeks but he was from a neighbours litter.

I bought my dog at a pet shop, but at the time I didn't research his heritage (that would have involved conversing with the shopkeeper). Would have been nice to know where his siblings, parents, aunts and uncles were . I know he was from a local breeder though.

I'd prefer to adopt, because you tend to buy things and animals aren't things. So I'd feel weird about buying a cat or something as if it was a chair or a bottle of coke.

We've bought pets before, but never dogs or cats.

I've heard some people prefer to buy animals because as they're purebred and have a pedigree, they are like worth more, so they must be better, like 'my cat cost four hundred dollars' or something. However, I think cats are cats no matter where they come from. I got my kitty from one of my brother's friends whose cat had kittens. The rest of the litter was let go and they were feral probably. But just because she's not purebred doesn't mean she's worth less.

I adopted my dog when she was a little puppy. She's a big and healthy dog now and I'm proud I saved her life. She's so happy.