柯基‧時光-The Corgi Times

負責繁殖者與寵物店的比較 

Responsible Breeders versus Pet Stores

作者:Krista Mifflin（連結）

譯者:Mickey麻

We've all seen them, noses pressed to the glass, eyes pleading for somebody to take them home. So cute and cuddly that many a rational person has made the impulsive decision to bring one home, a few hundred dollars later. 

我們都見過他們這樣，鼻子壓在玻璃上，眼睛懇求有人把他們帶回家。他們如此可愛又令人好想緊摟著以致於許多一個接著一個理性的人作出衝動的決定，花了錢後就把小幼犬帶回家。 

And inevitably, thousands of dollars in veterinary bills later, the poor sucker finally realizes that maybe buying that puppy wasn't such a grand idea.

不可避免地，在獸醫那花了更多錢後，可憐的笨蛋終於意識到也許買小狗是並不是多麼棒的想法。 

Right idea, wrong place, unfortunately. 

的確是正確的想法，不幸的是，是不對的地方。 

Every single puppy sold from a pet store came from a puppy mill, or a backyard breeder. How can I make such a blanket statement, tarring them all with the same brush? Simply because there is not one, single responsible breeder out there who would allow one of his or her dogs to be marketed out like regular merchandise to whomever can lay down the cash. Let me repeat that, please. There are no responsible breeders who would sell their dogs to pet stores! This is a fact, there is no debating this. Even though the pet store workers may try to assure you that the dogs came from a responsible breeder, it is simply not true.Let's look at what defines a responsible breeder, shall we? 

每一隻在寵物店販賣的的幼犬都是從幼犬繁殖工廠或是私人繁殖者那邊來的。我怎麼能作出這樣廣義的聲明，一竿子打翻一船人呢？很簡單，因為沒有一位，任何一位負責任的繁殖者會允許他或她的狗被當作是普通商品一樣的賣給只要是能掏出現金買狗的任何一個隨便的人。請讓我再說一遍。沒有任何負責任的繁殖者會把他們的幼犬賣給寵物店的! 這是一個事實，無須爭議。即使寵物店的人可能會試圖向你保證他們的幼犬來自一個負責任的繁殖者，這簡直不會是真的。讓我們來看看什麼叫一個負責任的繁殖者，好嗎？ 

A responsible breeder must know where their puppies are going. 

一個負責任的繁殖者必須知道他們幼犬的去向.

 A responsible breeder will interrogate the potential buyer about their home, family, living arrangements, other people that share their house, their past, and their future. Police interrogations have nothing on a breeder trying to find the best possible home for his or her dogs. One I spoke with a few years ago sent a five page questionnaire, on top of the fifty or so questions she asked me over the phone. 

負責任的繁殖者會詢問可能跟他們買幼犬的的買家關於他們的家，家庭，生活方式安排，住在同一間房子的其他人，他們的過去，他們的未來。警察盤問也比不上一位繁殖者試圖為他或她的狗找到最好的家。幾年前有一位跟我交談過的繁殖者寄了一份五頁的問卷，她在電話中問了我最上面50個左右的問題。 

A responsible breeder will sell with a contract. 

一位負責任的繁殖者賣出幼犬會附上合約 

The Contract:

合約： 

When you buy from a responsible breeder you will be signing a binding contract stating that if something (anything) happensto this dog, the breeder is the first to be told. This may seem a little extreme, but there is a very legitimate reason behind this. If your new dog develops hip dysplasia four or five years down the road, she'll know to pull the parents from the breeding line. 

當你從負責任的繁殖者那邊買幼犬，你會簽一份具有法律效力的合約，合約規定如果狗發生某些(任何)事情的話，繁殖者要第一個就被通知。這看起來可能有點極端，但是這背後有一個非常合理的理由。如果你的新狗在四年或五年後顯現出髖關節發育不全症，她就會知道要把狗的父母從繁殖線移除。 

You sign that if something happens to you, and you can no longer care for your dog, she will be notified, so she may take the dog back into her care or find it a new home. (See #4) 

同樣的你也簽名同意如果你發生了什麼事情，致使你再也不能照顧你的狗，也會通知她(繁殖者)，讓她可以把狗帶回去照顧，或是找到一個新的家。 

You agree to spay or neuter your new pet as soon as possible to help prevent unwanted litters if your dog was bought as a companion. 

如果你的狗是買來作為像家人一樣的伴侶，你要同意盡快結紮你的新寵物以免生育一窩不要的小狗狗。 

You agree to abide by any other terms and conditions set forth in the contract. If that means getting hips certified at age two, or eyes certified, you do so. 

你同意遵守合約中規定的任何其他條款及條件。如果這表示著你可以有狗到兩歲時的髖關節和眼睛良好的保證，你一定要同意簽署。 

As daunting as this is, if you think this over, you will realize that she has done this to protect her dogs. And most people have no trouble signing these contracts with a clear conscience. 

合約是令人卻步的，如果你想一想，你會意識到她這麼做是在保護她的狗。大多數的人如果問心無愧的話對簽署這些合約根本不會有問題。 

A responsible breeder will take back into her care, any dog at any time that has been bred from her breeding lines. And often even dogs that were not. 

不管任何時間只要是她繁殖出來的任何一隻狗發生了什麼事了或你發生事情，一位負責任的繁殖者會把狗帶回照顧，有時甚至不是她繁殖出來的狗她也會同樣帶回照顧。 

A responsible breeder will do her very best to make sure that none of her dogs ever end up in a shelter. 

一位負責任的繁殖者會盡其所能地確保她沒有任何一隻的狗最後會在收容所裡。 

A responsible breeder can guarantee your new dog's freedom from genetic diseases and defects for life, knowing that she has done the very best to breed best possible parent to the best possible parent and both were free from genetic problems. 

一位負責任的繁殖者可以保證你的新狗終身免於遺傳性疾病和缺陷，確信自己已經盡全力從潛在最好的父母繁殖出潛在最最優良的父母並且都無遺傳問題。 

Can ANY pet store say the same thing? 

有任何的寵物店可以說這些同樣的事情嗎？

針對台灣寵物定型化契約之疑慮，有嚴重侵害消費者權益之虞，高度傾向寵物業的利益，嚴重限縮消費者權益，顯已背馳平等互惠原則。就寵物買賣糾紛的預防或解決而言，此契約書所造成問題其實比解決得問題還多。詳情請參見：台灣動物社會研究會於2004年發表之有關「寵物買賣定型化契約」之疑慮一文。（連結）