http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Bidens-Puppy-Breeder-Never-nev...
By KAREN ARAIZA
The Bidens named their puppy Champ.
Fifteen minutes of fame turned into four months of bitter remorse for the Chester County woman who sold the Bidens their adorable little German shepherd puppy.
Linda Brown's been investigated, scorned and had her life threatened.
"I thought when Joe Biden bought a puppy from me, what an honor," Brown told the Daily Local News. "Out of millions of breeders in the country, in the world, he picked me."
That was December.
When the story got out, Brown faced backlash from pet lovers who thought the Bidens should have opted for a shelter over a breeder to find their new puppy.
PETA seized the moment as an opportunity to blame the killing of shelter animals on people who buy from breeders. The organization's TV commercial, "Buy One, Get One Killed" ran in Delaware after the Biden puppy story made headlines.
Dog wardens from the state showed up at Brown's Wolf Den kennel, repeatedly, for inspections.
"I was cited for a piece of kibble on the floor and five strands of dog hair. They took a picture of that, they walked around, snapped pictures and don't tell you why," Brown told the newspaper.
She was found "not guilty" for each citation, but hiring a lawyer for the court hearings has cost her $4,000 so far in legal fees.
Brown says she and Biden both received death threats from animal activists.
"Never, never, never again," Brown said about selling a dog to anyone with a high profile.
Her advice to breeders who've called about the Obama's puppy search: Don't do it!
"It's been horrific since December," she said.
Rocket Dog
No good deed goes unpunished.
1While I can understand the disappointment of not getting a puppy from a rescue organization, it doesn't do their cause justice to be malicious towards this woman (or the Bidens for that matter).
And PETA needs to change direction completely. Publicity stunts and hiring celebrities to pose nude isn't helping.
"PETA seized the moment as an opportunity to blame the killing of shelter animals on people who buy from breeders."
Frankly, I would blame the killing of shelter animals more on the backyard breeders (ESPECIALLY pitbull breeders) and people who don't get their pets spayed or neutered....or those that won't neuter male dogs because they don't want them to "lose their manhood"
I worked in the
veterinary field for almost 10 years and you'd be surprised how many times I heard that excuse.
There's no reason to NOT spay/neuter your dog if you don't plan on breeding them. Pets have MUCH lower chances of getting testicular or mammary cancer when they're spayed/neutered at an early age. PETA should focus their energy on spay/neuter programs, rather than hiring a celebrity to pretend they're vegan animal lovers.
Sorry for the tangent. It's late and I should be in bed. But this really gets my goat!
2Whoa that's long.
3Amen sister!
4One more thing and then I'm done. I'm sure REPUTABLE breeders have a much lower instance of dogs being given to shelters because people that are willing to plunk down hundreds of dollars for a purebred probably aren't going to abandon them at a shelter.
5GS it's really ridiculous the things and the excuses I've seen.
6Excellent posts blue. I agree with everything you've said.
7"And PETA needs to change direction completely. Publicity stunts and hiring celebrities to pose nude isn't helping."
Wait, are there pictures of these celebrities?
8Dave I hear Cloris Leachman just did an ad wrapped in cabbage leaves if you're interested...
9Curious, will PETA do the same thing re: the Obama dog? Especially since he said he would get a shelter dog.
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"Ever tried, ever failed, no matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail Better." - Samuel Beckett
Who's business is it anyway what kind of pet and from where the Biden's get their pets? Man some people just have way too much time on their hands worrying about other people's business and thinking they know what's best for others.
11Kim, some puppy mills are horrors. They should be regulated.
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13kim its not the adoption of a dog from a breeder its when they say they will take a shelter dog and give it a good home and then don't.
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"Ever tried, ever failed, no matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail Better." - Samuel Beckett
agree Sam. Saying one thing and doing another is the issue.
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