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My brain just went down a rabbit hole of of breeds vs strays and whether it's fucked or not and how the world would look if people treated cat breeding like they did dog breeding and how things would change.
I had this comment open for like 20 minutes
There are definitely designer cat breeds.
Yeah, it's just not really common knowledge to the same style. Seems like most house cat videos are Scottish folds
Both cats and dogs are bred a lot and not to the animal's advantage. Though I guess dog breeding and its disadvantages are a little more prominent and known than cat breeding is. Correct me if I'm wrong
Most people don't care for cat breeds is the thing. The more feral they are, the cuter they look anyway.
Though I guess dog breeding and its disadvantages
I mean, the cuter an animal is the more humans want it. Pugs might have health issues, but selective breeding has certainly made them very popular. That is, to the animals advantage.
Taking pugs as an example, being bred into an existence filled will medical issues that majorly impact your health and make living pain, it's certainly not an advantage. Sure, they're popular, but being popular is what drives them to be bred even more. The medical issues don't go away, though
Cats lack the genetic diversity and flexibility dogs have.
People in the cat fancy have tried to changes things but for the most part a cat is a cat. Probably just part of being an obligate carnivore.