are pedigree dogs unfairly treated?

Hi everybody, I don't know whether any of you saw the BBC documentary on the care of pedigree dogs and puppy farms recently but it seems to have opened a huge can of worms! The understanding i have is that the BBC had to apologise for some of the content of the program. Subsequently, The Kennel Club and Dogs Trust carried out an independent enquiry, the findings highlighted the fact that negligence on puppy farms was a major concern. It seems that although we're a nation of dog lovers, people are turning a blind eye when it comes to their upbringing, so long as the dogs look they way we want them! At lostpetlocator we heavily support animal adoption and will be updating our site very soon. If you're looking to adopt a dog (which we think is the best way forward for dog ownership) then we will be advertising all of the dogs that dogs trust have available. If everyone were to purchase their new dog from a charity, there wouldn't be what appears to be, such a large problem with puppy farms and inbreeding! I really would be interested to hear your commments, so please discuss this on the forum or email us with your thoughts. It's also worth reading the article. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8458223.stm