• ramble81@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    The way I’ve heard it described “What if an alien race enslaved us and thought that people with down syndrome were their favorites and specifically bred that genetic trait because they liked it”. That’s similar to what people are doing with these pugs.

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      1 year ago

      I think a better example would be asthma and a nose so small it can’t be used for breathing.

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      1 year ago

      a lot of people don’t care about animals. they just want something cute to own and brag about.

      or that it’s trendy and hip. like doodles. half the dogs at my park are doodles because they are a designer status dog breed.