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To: teenyelliott
I don't believe that munchkins are a recognized breed, and some appear by pure chance rather than deliberate breeding.

IMO, I don't think that breeding for desired characteristics is inherently wrong - look at every domesticated animal species, including cats. The short legs are not an objectively harmful mutation; my main concern there is (as you mentioned) whether or not it comes with health problems.
71 posted on 09/17/2006 9:32:21 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("How do you say 'Kiss my Holy Roman @ss' in Latin?" --Alouette)
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To: Slings and Arrows
I don't think that breeding for desired characteristics is inherently wrong

Well of course not, silly.

But when the desired characteristic is a physical deformity, something other than things like a spotted coat or a sweet temperament, and generally here I am talking about defects in bone structure such as Dachshunds and Persians, people need to understand that there will be problems.

And with those additional problems come additional expenses, which most people never consider when buying a Pug or a Himalayan or any other animal that has been bred with specific physical traits that you would not find in nature.

And then those animals suffer because people aren't willing to spend the money that it takes to maintain the health of those creatures. And that makes me mad.

My understanding is that munchkins can be expected to develop hip/joint problems later in life.

73 posted on 09/18/2006 6:10:24 AM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: Slings and Arrows

didn't say whether the second face actually eats anything - but I would love to put a big rib bone down and watch the action....must have 2 brains, the mouths look intact...what a wonder!

I am all for SAVING all of God's creatures even if they have deformities, but I hate the idea of CREATING and experimenting with these poor animals - they never really told us how many sheep were born in such bizarre configurations as they cloned the clone sheep...ugh...I am not even going to look that up......


77 posted on 09/18/2006 11:58:56 AM PDT by bitt ("And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.")
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