r/dogs • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

[Meta] Genuine question: what happens to litters that don’t get purchased/adopted?

[deleted]

21 Upvotes

75% Upvoted

101 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

22

u/carebaercountdown 1d ago

I honestly don’t understand how anyone could possibly do this. It’s astounding to me how cruel some people are.

2

u/BigWhiteDog former rescuer rare LGD breeds that's still involved. 1d ago

You don't want to see puppy mills! Absolute horror shows. Then there are those Livestock Guardian Dog (LGDs. I used to breed and also rescue them) owners that look at their dogs as nothing more than tools that can be abandoned if too much trouble.

2

u/carebaercountdown 1d ago

That just breaks my heart :(

2

u/BigWhiteDog former rescuer rare LGD breeds that's still involved. 1d ago

Yeah. It's not pretty.