I actually do have a bit of an issue with the imported dog (from other countries) thing, because I see that as getting dogs from what is essentially the worst puppymill in the world. Instead of improving the lives of the dogs in that country, people pick out the most adoptable of the dogs, and send them off to be sold in wealthier countries, while the population is left unchanged, to keep producing these adoptable dogs.
That said, my own sister & her family have a former Mexican street dog, who they adopted through a local rescue they were volunteering for. And the dog is mostly a good fit for their family (she's very mellow and easy to deal with, except for being kind of dog aggressive, but in a manageable way), which likely wouldn't have been the case with a rescue from a local source. So whatever, they're happy. Not my business.
I'm generally in favor of moving dogs from one area of this country to another area that has more demand. I regard that as different, because in this country, there are generally programs in place to try and stem the tide.
Anyway, while I'm all for rescue, and encourage people to get dogs from rescues/shelters if I think that's the right dog for someone, I still know where the writer of this piece was coming from. Yes, it was worded harshly, but there is a huge contingent of rescue people who push the rescue agenda relentlessly, and will accept no excuse for breeding, or for getting a dog from a breeder. Actual argument with someone like that (I like beating my head against walls) (okay, I paraphrase a little):
Rescuenazi: "Breeders are all out for money! That's all they want"
Me: "Actually, I've never made any money on breeding"
Rescuenazi: "YOU LIE!"
Me: "No, really. I've spent a ton of money. It's very expensive to breed.
Rescuenazi: "You could have spent all that money on rescues!"
Me: "But I'm not indifferent to rescues. I donated my previous vehicle to the shelter, and they got $2000 for it at auction. That's a lot of money to me."
Rescuenazi: "If you're not making money, you're wasting money that could go to rescues!"
Me: "....."
These people can get nasty if you admit to breeding. And as you can see, it's unwinnable. If you can convince them you don't earn money for breeding, then you are wasting money that should be spent on rescues. If you do make money breeding, then you're an evil greeder. And they spread that poison everywhere. Certainly, there are tons of people actively involved in rescue that are sane and not like that. But the people with the extremist views are really vocal. And they really influence legislation. So they can't be completely ignored.
And yes, there are people who parade their moral superiority with their rescue dogs, and sneer at dogs from breeders. I see it happen. I've seen it happen in a FB photo contest. Most of the online photo contest are going to be won by a rescue dog, primarily by harping on the fact that the dog is a rescue.:dunno:
This doesn't make rescuers or rescue dogs bad. It makes some people very rude. But still, tough to deal with sometimes, so as I said, I understand where the author of that piece was coming from, even though I myself wouldn't use such harsh terminology.