I don't think it is safe to say. I think pet ownership is tremendously good for dogs overall.
Now that opinions are out of the way, I would love to see unbiased information on the percentage of dogs that live under unkind ownership vs kind ownership.
Tens of thousands of dogs out of tens of millions, isn't a persuasive argument. That's like claiming humans should stop having children - in which for 18 years those children essentially belong to the parents as a form of property - all because some percentage of children get abused very terribly or even abandoned.
Now that opinions are out of the way, I would love to see unbiased information on the percentage of dogs that live under unkind ownership vs kind ownership.
Tens of thousands of dogs out of tens of millions, isn't a persuasive argument. That's like claiming humans should stop having children - in which for 18 years those children essentially belong to the parents as a form of property - all because some percentage of children get abused very terribly or even abandoned.