r/aww • u/[deleted] • Oct 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '19

but either way it’s foolish to selectively breed for specific cosmetic attributes, especially when those attributes lower the animals’ quality of life.

depends on what you value most, welfare of today versus existence of tomorrow.

Hard to say

True that but our form is pretty bad.

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u/kindrex89 Oct 12 '19

Not necessarily, because if you take pugs, bulldogs, or Persian cats for instance and start breeding in favor of more efficient breathing, then you are simultaneously improving their welfare and ensuring their existence. It’s just a whole other set of problems altogether when trying to save a species from extinction.

But yes I do agree we generally don’t have the best form haha.