• Ilflish@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    edit-2
    7 months ago

    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

      • Ilflish@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        7 months ago

        Yeah, it’s just not really common knowledge to the same style. Seems like most house cat videos are Scottish folds

    • Firestorm Druid@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      7 months ago

      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

      • Gabu@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        7 months ago

        Most people don’t care for cat breeds is the thing. The more feral they are, the cuter they look anyway.

      • s_s@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        7 months ago

        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.

        • Firestorm Druid@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          7 months ago

          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

    • s_s@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      7 months ago

      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.