Un vieil article qui vaut la peine d'être lu

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http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/s/275/Breed/TimeArtic94.pdf

A TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Time, December 12, 1994, Pg. 64, U.S. Edition
Reported by Ann Blackman/Washington, Dan Cray/Los Angeles and Wendy Cole/Chicago

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Très intéressant!!!

Tiens, jai pensé à toi Tessa!

Citation :

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club voted overwhelmingly last May to reject AKC recognition for
another reason: their conviction that the AKC values its own revenues over a dog's welfare. Cavalier
breeders do not allow the dogs to be sold in pet stores, which are infamous for buying animals from
shady sources, including puppy mills. In fact, most dog experts routinely warn buyers not to deal with pet
stores at all. The AKC insists, though, that the Cavalier club drop its prohibition as a condition of
affiliation. Why would it take such a position? Perhaps because some 7% of the group's $21 million in
dog-registration earnings comes from pet-store sales. "They simply want