Honestly both chihuahuas and pugs should also be banned. It’s not their faults we bred them to be sick but we should very much like, stop. At least get all the ones that currently exist fixed start fining people for having unfixed ones. The phenotypes that cause difficulty breathing are measurable (literally in head length / width ratios) and if anti-pitbull peeps can decide on a similarly objective metric there’s no reason they can’t be added in. The most common ones I hear are mouth shape / bite strength and prey drive / bite tenacity (resistance to letting go), and I must admit that I question the logic of making a terrier that big (there’s a reason large domestic cat breeds prioritize docility / “doglike” behavior, and a terrier is literally a dog bred to do a cat’s job). If they can decide on an objective way to measure those things people can be fined for having one that’s not fixed and there’s plenty of nosy people out there to get it done. They weren’t inbreeding themselves by choice to begin with either so it’s not like we’re fundamentally removing some choice they had by stopping people from continuing to.
Should we send in cops to citizens homes to be checking whether their dogs are the right breed and fixed?
People already have to register their pets where I am and pay a small yearly fee. That should be as simple as checking registration databases and mailing out ‘comply or get fined’ notices.
Edit: for clarity, I only support this for breeds that exclusively produce dogs unable to exist a healthy, pain free life. Pugs would be the most unquestionable one to include for me, because I’ve listened to them gasp for breath. No animal should be bred to intentionally exist like that, it’s an act of cruelty.
Honestly both chihuahuas and pugs should also be banned. It’s not their faults we bred them to be sick but we should very much like, stop. At least
get all the ones that currently exist fixedstart fining people for having unfixed ones. The phenotypes that cause difficulty breathing are measurable (literally in head length / width ratios) and if anti-pitbull peeps can decide on a similarly objective metric there’s no reason they can’t be added in. The most common ones I hear are mouth shape / bite strength and prey drive / bite tenacity (resistance to letting go), and I must admit that I question the logic of making a terrier that big (there’s a reason large domestic cat breeds prioritize docility / “doglike” behavior, and a terrier is literally a dog bred to do a cat’s job). If they can decide on an objective way to measure those things people can be fined for having one that’s not fixed and there’s plenty of nosy people out there to get it done. They weren’t inbreeding themselves by choice to begin with either so it’s not like we’re fundamentally removing some choice they had by stopping people from continuing to.deleted by creator
People already have to register their pets where I am and pay a small yearly fee. That should be as simple as checking registration databases and mailing out ‘comply or get fined’ notices.
Edit: for clarity, I only support this for breeds that exclusively produce dogs unable to exist a healthy, pain free life. Pugs would be the most unquestionable one to include for me, because I’ve listened to them gasp for breath. No animal should be bred to intentionally exist like that, it’s an act of cruelty.
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