The whole "purebred" thing always seems weird to me, "purebred" royal families aren't pretty but full of genetic defects, why should it be an better with cats or dogs.
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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Nearly every cat I ever had was once a stray and I wouldn't trade that for the world.
You don't to have a pet cat
The cat chooses you as their pet
I was at cat lounge/rescue/adoption place in my area recently (not to adopt, just to pet the cats) and one of the cats, a maybe ~7mo female tabby with a slightly fucked up ear named Maggie, after spending most of the time I was there hiding in a corner, decided she liked me, came up to me, sat down on my lap, and refused to budge. One of the staff members came up to say "hey man you're at your time limit, but I can see you're in a situation here so just... whenever is chill"
Perchance these competitions should have a points deducted by the animals quality of life. Of the poor thing has a hard time breathing -10 points idk
Hmm two possible reasons come to mind. First, purebred in terms of cats and dogs not necessarily meaning genetic defects. Second, having a defined breed gives the judges something to rate against.
Not necessarily? More like by default. Purebreds are a thing because of certain genetic traits and are bred to not only maintain them, but to enhance those traits. Because of all that inbreeding the propensity for certain diseases and cancers are vastly increased. A purebred dog or cat will with near certainty be riddled with cancer or disease by the time they start getting a bit older. I love both cats and dogs, but purebreds shouldn't be a thing.
aren’t pretty but full of genetic defects
Nature despises purity.
The concept of breed purity is completely artificial
Wait, so I can take my cat somewhere and have them scratch someone else besides me?
Yes, but they may not get an A+ if they do.
Random breeds are better than pedigree stuff.
They say pedigree i say inbred.
We could just have that. A contest where you bring your cat, they get to play around for an afternoon, and the only outcome from the judge is "yep, that's a cat".
People know about cat breeds?
Orange and non-orange
"Yup, definitely a cat."
