“They allow China to export stray dogs here. We don’t have enough rescue dogs I reckon.”
The Golden Retriever are a big item on the menu in China.
Golden Retrievers are quickly rehomed in the USA. There is a waiting list at my local Golden Retriever rescue. I found a local farmer who was breeding to get my current boy.
We adopted a Golden from Korea.
Apparently having a pure bred dog is a middle class status symbol now in Asia but folks get surprised when that cute little puppy becomes a 70lb energetic teenager. Also they typically don’t have housing with big yards to accomodate active dogs.