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NewsDepth Inbox: Season 48 - Episode #8

WELL I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE CHECK OUR INBOX TO SEE WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY ABOUT LAST WEEK’S EPISODE. WE ASKED IF YOU THOUGHT THAT ALL STATES SHOULD BAN SELLING ANIMALS RAISED BY BREEDERS.

ZOE FROM CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CAME UP WITH A GOOD SOLUTION. SHE WROTE: “I THINK THAT THE BREEDERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BREED DOGS. BUT THE STATE SHOULD GIVE OUT PERMITS TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW TO BREED THEM RIGHT. SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT, BUT IF NOT THEN THE DOG CAN GET
INJURED OR SICK. DOGS ARE MY FAVORITE AND I THINK THAT THEY DESERVE THE BEST. THAT IS WHY I THINK SOME BREEDERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED!”

KENNEDY FROM HILLSDALE ELEMENTARY WROTE AS WELL: “HI! MY NAME IS KENNEDY AND THIS IS WHY I THINK PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BREED DOGS. I THINK PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BREED DOGS BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF DOGS SO WE DON'T REALLY NEED MORE. I ALSO THINK PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BREED BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MONEY. THAT'S WHY I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BREED DOGS.”

LAINEY FROM DELTA ELEMENTARY GOT SPECIFIC ABOUT HER SUPPORT FOR BREEDERS: “NO, I THINK DOGS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO TO BREEDERS BECAUSE THAT'S
HOW THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY. ANOTHER REASON IS: IN A LIFE WITHOUT BREEDERS, A LONG TIME FROM NOW WE MAY EVENTUALLY RUN OUT OF DIFFERENT DOG BREEDS. ALSO, IF THE DOGS PASS AWAY THEN, ONE MORE DOG IS DONE AND EVENTUALLY BECOME EXTINCT. ALSO, DOGS CAN HELP PEOPLE LIKE THERAPY DOGS OR SERVICE DOGS. THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE NO HELP BECAUSE THERE ARE NO DOGS LEFT. THERE ARE ALSO, SOME DOGS THAT ARE LIFESAVERS LIKE THAT ONE DOG SHOWED ON NEWSDEPTH THAT SAVED ITS OWNERS GOATS. ALSO, OTHER LIFESAVERS ARE FIRE AND POLICE DOGS. NO BREEDERS MAY LEAD TO THOSE IMPORTANT TYPES OF BREEDS BECOMING EXTINCT.”

GRACE FROM WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY THOUGHT ABOUT HER OWN PETS WHEN WRITING. SHE SAID: “I THINK SELLING DOGS FROM BREEDERS SHOULD BE BANNED. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE THE TORTURE THE DOGS GO THROUGH. IF I COULD I WOULD SAVE EVERY ONE OF THE DOGS. I AM OBSESSED WITH ANIMALS SO I FEEL SO BAD. I THINK THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE BREEDING DOGS SHOULD HAVE A HUGE FINE. I HAVE TWO DOGS GIGI AND K.C. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. IF I SAW THEM GET HURT, I WOULD GET VERY MAD. I THINK DOG BREEDING SHOULD BE BANNED FOREVER.”

KIERNAN FROM ST. SUSANNA WROTE TO US TOO: “IN MY OPINION, I THINK THAT ALL PET STORES SHOULD BE BANNED FROM GETTING THEIR PETS FROM BREEDERS. ANIMALS SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH THE CRUEL TREATMENT THAT HAPPENS AT PUPPY MILLS AND KITTEN FACTORIES. IF STORESAREN'T ALLOWED TO GET THEIR PETS FROM THESE PLACES, IT WOULD DEFINITELY SET BACK A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESSES. ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT THE WAY THEY SHOULD DO IT IS BREEDERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TEST TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED HEALTHY AND SAFE FOR THE ANIMALS. I SAY THIS BECAUSE THERE MAY POSSIBLY BE GOOD BREEDERS OUT THERE! ANYWAYS, I DO THINK THIS IS A
GOOD WAY TO STOP PUPPY MILLS AND KITTEN FACTORIES! HOPEFULLY MORE STATES DO THE SAME.”

THANKS. I CAN TELL YOU GUYS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT ANIMALS.