Doveen t1_itlkfk8 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:24 PM Reply to TIL that when a cat has a flat face (such as a Persian), that is actually a deformity. Breeders, however, are able to find ways of altering the cat’s genetics by choosing who they breed with. They do this because so many people gravitate to the smushed in face. by dioWjonathenL Pet husbandry is just animal cruelty tolerated because of "cuteness". It's problem enough that artifical meat for eating is like a decade away, but we could stopthis bullshit at least when i comes to pets... Permalink 1
Doveen t1_itlkfk8 wrote
Reply to TIL that when a cat has a flat face (such as a Persian), that is actually a deformity. Breeders, however, are able to find ways of altering the cat’s genetics by choosing who they breed with. They do this because so many people gravitate to the smushed in face. by dioWjonathenL
Pet husbandry is just animal cruelty tolerated because of "cuteness".
It's problem enough that artifical meat for eating is like a decade away, but we could stopthis bullshit at least when i comes to pets...