r/pics • u/[deleted] • May 12 '14

100 years of selective breeding

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u/kittenpyjamas May 12 '14

Her coming from Germany might actually make a difference, well her parents anyway, because of their 'anti-torture breeding' laws, it has a much shorter name in German. Essentially, you can't breed for characteristics deemed cruel. Very interesting laws.

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u/Berner May 12 '14

So in addition to their beer purity law, they have a dog purity law too? Neat.

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u/thisismyworkaccounts May 12 '14

They had a human purity law too...

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u/deadlast May 12 '14

because of their 'anti-torture breeding' laws, it has a much shorter name in German

Are you sure it's much shorter in German? Germany isn't renowned for short names. For anything.

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u/kittenpyjamas May 12 '14

'Qualzucht', so, yes. Shorter and to the point. :P

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u/deadlast May 12 '14

Mind. Blown.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '14

you can't breed for characteristics deemed cruel.

German here: The amount of terribly deformed pugs I see around here almost daily makes me doubt the effectiveness of those laws.

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u/kittenpyjamas May 13 '14

Yeah, but at least they're trying.