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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 513639" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Nope, you are NOT too sensitive! What was the attitude of the show towards what this woman is doing? Did they condemn it (like they should!) or did they make it sound like something other people would like to try? I'm thinking like those people who intentionally breed the "designer dogs" which are basically mixed breeds with cutsie names. But what this woman is doing is so much worse. I am much more familiar with dogs than I am cats but the ethics of breeding both are the same. No <u>RESPONSIBLE</u> breeder would ever purposely breed an animal that had a genetic fault, especially a painful physical deformity, in the hopes that they would pass along that deformity! No way is that "cute"! What this woman is doing is dispicable! Cats were not meant to walk on their elbows and they will quickly develop painful sores and raw spots - they will practically be walking on the joints of the bones! This really makes me sick! We had a small kitten here that had gotten his paw stuck between my concrete porch step and the wooden stair rail. I got him out but for seveal days his little paw just hung there limp, forcing him to walk basically on his wrist. And in just a few days the hair and skin were gone and he had a raw spot there. Thankfully he began using his paw normally soon after and he's fine now. Also - you can't judge how much pain an animal is in by how they are acting. Most animals are much more stoic about pain than people are. Their instincts tell them that they will be vulnerable if they appear weak or in pain.</p><p></p><p>There are a great many ethical issues involved with breeding. Considering that there are thousands of unwanted dogs and cats being euthanized in shelters, the only reason anyone should be breeding is to better the breed. Every breed has its own list of genetic issues that can arise with them and be passed along to offspring. No responsible breeder would intentionally pass these weaknesses along to future generations. I am most familiar with Bostons since I have three of them. As an example, Bostons, as a breed, are prone to luxating patellas, juvenile cataracts that can cause blindness, and deafness in mismarked puppies that have white ears ... all of these problems are genetic and can be passed to offspring. No ethical breeder would ever breed these dogs and possibly create more deaf, blind or painfully crippled dogs that will require surgery. Through my Boston groups, I have known people who had very valuable show dogs who later developed luxating patellas - they were immediately removed from the show circuit and spayed or neutered so as not to pass it along to future generations. So the thought of this irresponsible woman purposely breeding cats with a painful crippling physical deformity because she thinks it's "cute" ... just makes me sick!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 513639, member: 1883"] Nope, you are NOT too sensitive! What was the attitude of the show towards what this woman is doing? Did they condemn it (like they should!) or did they make it sound like something other people would like to try? I'm thinking like those people who intentionally breed the "designer dogs" which are basically mixed breeds with cutsie names. But what this woman is doing is so much worse. I am much more familiar with dogs than I am cats but the ethics of breeding both are the same. No [U]RESPONSIBLE[/U] breeder would ever purposely breed an animal that had a genetic fault, especially a painful physical deformity, in the hopes that they would pass along that deformity! No way is that "cute"! What this woman is doing is dispicable! Cats were not meant to walk on their elbows and they will quickly develop painful sores and raw spots - they will practically be walking on the joints of the bones! This really makes me sick! We had a small kitten here that had gotten his paw stuck between my concrete porch step and the wooden stair rail. I got him out but for seveal days his little paw just hung there limp, forcing him to walk basically on his wrist. And in just a few days the hair and skin were gone and he had a raw spot there. Thankfully he began using his paw normally soon after and he's fine now. Also - you can't judge how much pain an animal is in by how they are acting. Most animals are much more stoic about pain than people are. Their instincts tell them that they will be vulnerable if they appear weak or in pain. There are a great many ethical issues involved with breeding. Considering that there are thousands of unwanted dogs and cats being euthanized in shelters, the only reason anyone should be breeding is to better the breed. Every breed has its own list of genetic issues that can arise with them and be passed along to offspring. No responsible breeder would intentionally pass these weaknesses along to future generations. I am most familiar with Bostons since I have three of them. As an example, Bostons, as a breed, are prone to luxating patellas, juvenile cataracts that can cause blindness, and deafness in mismarked puppies that have white ears ... all of these problems are genetic and can be passed to offspring. No ethical breeder would ever breed these dogs and possibly create more deaf, blind or painfully crippled dogs that will require surgery. Through my Boston groups, I have known people who had very valuable show dogs who later developed luxating patellas - they were immediately removed from the show circuit and spayed or neutered so as not to pass it along to future generations. So the thought of this irresponsible woman purposely breeding cats with a painful crippling physical deformity because she thinks it's "cute" ... just makes me sick! [/QUOTE]
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