My comments are not meant to overlook what everyone already contributes, but rather to show that the problem is so far out of hand. We all love the breed. We would not be having this discussion if we did not. From all I have read about this breed, I have learned that the weimaraner became so special because of the highly regulated and restrictive breeding practices in Germany when the breed was being developed and refined. Here in America, we have a market economy and far more individual rights for humans than other parts of the world.
Animals are property with basically no rights.
In this country the fundamental belief is that animals are here to serve humans and to be used by humans. In Texas you can shoot your dog, but not severely abuse or neglect it. It is almost impossible to stop people from breeding dogs. Dogs are a cash crop. In some cases, they have offered to have the dog euthanized if it is old or if the behavior is slightly questionable.