As an organization that supports compassion. respect and responsibility toward animals, The Shiloh Project believes that companion animals are social animals and should be treated as such. Companion animals should not be used or bred for hunting, racing or vivisection.

All companion animals should be neutered or spayed. More than three million dogs are put to sleep every year across the Unites States, making euthanasia the single largest cause of death for dogs. As the majority of these animals are less than 18 months old and are healthy and adoptable, The Shiloh Project opposed all breeding of companion animals for any purpose, by any individual and/or organization, including service dog organizations, who we believe should train rescued dogs only.

Companion animals should be adopted from shelters, humane societies and/or rescue groups only. Up to one quarter of all dogs in shelters are purebreds, many of which are killed, despite the efforts of local breed rescue groups. Even so-called “responsible breeders,” those who conduct homechecks on potential buyers, continue to contribute to the killing of homeless animals. Each companion animals that goes to a “good home” from a breeder, means one less “good home” available to a homeless animal. As an organization, The Shiloh Project believes that until there are no more homeless and abandoned companion animals, there is no such thing as a “responsible breeder.”