Their every living moment is agony. Imagine your nose is always plugged and your mouth hurts when it's dry. And you never get a good night's sleep.
I've no doubt their temperament is amazing, but you shouldn't pay money to get animals with breathing issues. We shouldn't reward breeders for torturing animals.
This includes Scottish Folds(shitty cartilage), Munchkins(shitty bones), and anything with a squashed face like this
Don't know if they are better or worse than my cat who has tank controls. He is a mutant with no neck and thusly has tank controls, his kids are fine though if a bit utterly stupid.
Apparently so cause he is infinitly smarter than all of his children combined. Mind you three of the living ones are Siamese, and one of them probably has brain damage due to almost dying as a kitten but still.
The utility and temperament of dogs has been a contributing factor is the decisions to geneticly modify them. Cats, on the other hand are already physically perfect for their roles in human society so all the genetic mutations are purely aesthetic
This is why if I get a pet dog, I would like a breed close enough to their original wolf lineage. I always ask people, what if aliens arrived and made humans pet and breed us to have certain features? That's just messed up.
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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 356d
Cat in a Time Machine
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de · 24 pts · 356d
Do NOT ever let cats go into washers and dryers!
I know someone who had a cat die in a running one and it fucked them up bad finding them dead later
PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space · 2 pts · 355d
I sure hope this one will not lick itself clean.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 356d
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 356d
An Exotic Shorthair, known to Potterheads as a Crookshanks. I love them
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 356d
Their every living moment is agony. Imagine your nose is always plugged and your mouth hurts when it's dry. And you never get a good night's sleep.
I've no doubt their temperament is amazing, but you shouldn't pay money to get animals with breathing issues. We shouldn't reward breeders for torturing animals.
This includes Scottish Folds(shitty cartilage), Munchkins(shitty bones), and anything with a squashed face like this
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 355d
Don't know if they are better or worse than my cat who has tank controls. He is a mutant with no neck and thusly has tank controls, his kids are fine though if a bit utterly stupid.
Gladaed@feddit.org · 2 pts · 355d
The brain is stored in the neck
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 355d
Apparently so cause he is infinitly smarter than all of his children combined. Mind you three of the living ones are Siamese, and one of them probably has brain damage due to almost dying as a kitten but still.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 356d
Basically the pug of cats though
FelixCress@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 356d
"what the fuck is that" is a perfect summary of this meme
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 356d
Pug so out of breath it dropped the e from breathe
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -2 pts · 356d
George Floyd ass breed
Drusas@fedia.io · 9 pts · 356d
This is how my Newfie acts every time some tiny dog like a Yorkie or a Chihuahua tries to interact with her.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 356d
We've been breeding dogs for 20,000 more years than cats. Give it time.
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 356d
The utility and temperament of dogs has been a contributing factor is the decisions to geneticly modify them. Cats, on the other hand are already physically perfect for their roles in human society so all the genetic mutations are purely aesthetic
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 355d
This is why if I get a pet dog, I would like a breed close enough to their original wolf lineage. I always ask people, what if aliens arrived and made humans pet and breed us to have certain features? That's just messed up.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 355d
Ever read All Tomorrows that's basically just what the Qu did to humanity.
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 355d
That's on my bucket list of books to read!
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 356d
People still trying to make cat breeds a thing even though all you need is some razors in a ragged bundle of hair and you’re set.
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 356d
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 355d
help
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -9 pts · 356d
Gemini meme explanations are fast becoming my new guilty pleasure -- plus I learned a new term - 'brachycephalic'
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 356d
Stop using AI
bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works · -11 pts · 356d
Pitbulls: I kill the children you pledged to protect from bears
Wolf: what bears?
Pitbull: swallows infant I swear I wouldn't hurt a fly
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 356d
More like "Pitbull: throw the ball, please throw the ball, I want to chase the ball".
Seriously, you throw the ball and they're instantly your best friend.
priapus@piefed.social · 12 pts · 356d
Pitbull hate is so damn weird
Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 356d
I remember this one pitbull hate sub back on reddit and it was all just really obvious dogwhistles (pun not intended) for anti-black racism.
stray@pawb.social · 2 pts · 355d
Wolves are famous for being great around children.