Lame

It's no secret that a puppy breeder is out to make a profit. Which is why it is stupefying when protesters attempt to portray all pup breeders, or at least all Amish or Mennonite ones, as operated in the same manner as the few shoddy ones that have been caught and pilloried (rightly) in the media.

It's overplaying one's hand and there's also a good bit of prejudice or profiling or whatever you want to call it, involved. The Amish are plainly conspicuous, and are loathe to get involved, say, by responding through the media.

He's carrying a lot of water for the Amish here, with a lot accusations and no substance. Sounds a little like me, Ha Ha!

I do like to crack myself up! HA HA HA!

And as the Amish are something of an in-joke in many quarters, and one that seems largely unprotected by the PC-umbrella, it works a lot better than if they belonged to another, more 'sensitive' ethnic or religious group.

I agree, western culture does treat the Amish as if they were a joke, and yeah, they do it with impunity, but on the puppy mill issue the Amish don't need defending!

Also quite a few comments (in the comment section of the post) lamenting about the innocent Amish getting blamed along side the guilty Amish. The suggestion that this is important implies that the writers are projecting their values onto the Amish. The communal values of the Amish have more of a sink or swim together emphasis. If Amish leadership condones puppy mills and the public sees them as a negative, it is inherent in Amish values that they universally share the blame. Were there a good faith effort made by leadership, to make peace with the public expectation over conditions and care, this dynamic would change.

But there is also the issue of, "so if they aren't all abusing their dogs, does that mean we can't talk about the ones that are?" and "isn't the way to remedy this to set standards?" and "doesn't the current circumstance imply that the good guys haven't been doing their job?"