The whack jobs at PETA are trying to keep breeders from breeding dogs and cats because it cuts in to their fund raiser, Save a SATO.
This SATO program imports strays from outside the country to put in our shelters here so the shelters don't lose money.
The shelters have become some sort of obscene pet store for funds.
>This SATO program imports strays from outside the country to put in our shelters here so the shelters don't lose money.<
Think about it. PETA, not to mention HSUS, gets tons of money, not to mention sympathetic press, by pushing their "pet overpopulation" agenda. They import Satos (and there have been rabid puppies brought in!) to increase the numbers of animals in shelters. These dogs are feral, unsocialized, and do not as a rule, make particularly good family pets.