INBRED MUTANTS AND THEIR GENETIC DEFECTS.

In the opening ceremony of 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 40 Scottish terrier dogs wore tartan coats with name of each competing country and were used as mascots to lead each team.  

The media and spectators received them with rapturous welcome.

Scottish terriers are bold, confident, dignified with a ‘Heads up, tails up’ attitude also called ‘Scottie’ or ‘The Little Diehard’.

ISLAM IN GAMES:

Malaysian politicians and religious leaders attacked the use of Scottie.  Muslims don’t like dogs as they are unclean and unhealthy.  They felt it was disrespectful to Muslims and were outraged and felt insulted, especially during the month of their fasting.  

This did ring a few bells on organizing future games.

However,  not all Muslims felt insulted,  and some have stepped forward on social media sites expressing appreciation for the dogs.

CRUFTS:

Once again, it brought back memories of 2009 when BBC after 40 long years, suspended coverage of Crufts Dog Show,  the biggest dog show in the world, following an expose in a programme “Pedigree Dogs Exposed”, which identified serious issues affecting the health,  welfare and unethical breeding of dogs by a few breeders.

Following the revelation many sponsors and pet product manufacturers pulled out.  Crufts visitors and dog owners were annoyed and upset by the decision, but the broadcast channel did not compromise, and stood by its decision.

UNSCRUPULOUS BREEDERS:

Pedigree breeders are most concerned with preservation of the breed line and looks are emphasized over heath.  Mating takes place with father to daughter, son to mother, bother to sister.  This is  to preserve the exact same gene pool.

Some breeders engage in genetic experiment.  Each time they plan a mating by changing physical traits such as short faces,  wrinkling,  Screw tails,  and dwarfism. 

This has led to spaniels with brains too big for their skulls.

Boxers suffering from epilepsy. 

Pugs with breathing problems. 

Bulldogs unable to mate and most of their births have to be assisted. 

Scottish terriers with scottie cramps,  cataract,  parasite,  skin disease and cancer.

             These are just a few breeds with defects to name.

            Manipulation of a Scottish Terrier over the years:

                                                                     1895

1915 

2010

Breeders experimenting in traits for a particular appearance in the offspring is like rolling a dice and keeping your fingers crossed, a sure recipe of luck and chance.

This deliberate selection and emphasize on physical features are a result of an heir to a disease in every pedigree bred dog.

The whole veterinarian profession is faced with a situation of becoming repair shops.  It is unbelievable that invasive surgery just to repair basic needs of a dog is now common, from the many other defects which include cancer,  tumors,  eye and heart disease,  joint and bone disorders,  skin, immune system and neurological diseases and even epilepsy.

This is in no way acceptable from any ethical point we have today.

Watch this Bizarre Truth about Pedigree Dogs

REPULSIVE:

Some dog breeds have been around for hundreds of years,  but they weren't

exactly how we know them today.  Those ‘purebred’ dogs were bred for certain characteristics and over time,  breeders hoped to perfect these dogs.  They wanted to make them more beautiful, more athletic and fit for their ‘breed standards’.

But, the only thing they did was make those dogs mere shadows of their former selves,  thanks to gene mutations and manipulation.  The dogs are inbred mutants, prone to genetic defects and disorders that sometimes lead to a lifetime of pain or even death.

The older images you see below are from a 1915 book called “Breeds of All Nations.”

Those images were placed side-by-side with the modern versions of the dogs.

This will surprise and probably even disgust you.

1. The Bull Terrier used to be an athletic, attractive dog. Over the years, its snout was mutated to be over-sized leading to respiratory issues, plus many Bull Terriers now have supernumerary teeth and are compulsive tail-chasers.

Bull Terrier 1915

Bull Terrier today

2. The Basset Hound never used to sit so low. The dog has suffered changes to its rear leg structure, has excessive skin, vertebra problems, droopy eyes prone to entropion and ectropion and excessively large ears.

Basset Hound Past and Present

3. The Boxer now has a much shorter face with an extremely short snout. The hindquarters are also lower. Like all bracecyphalic dogs, the Boxer has difficulty controlling its temperature in hot weather, the inability to shed heat places limits on physical performance. The Boxer has one of the highest cancer rates and many Boxers suffer from seizures.

Boxer Past and Present

              

4. The English bulldog has evolved into a creature that suffers from almost every known disease. A 2004 survey by the Kennel Club found that they die at the median age of 6.25 years. They cannot mate without medical intervention. There’s no such thing as a healthy bulldog.

English Bulldog  Old and New 

5. The Dachshund, at one time, used to have functional legs and necks for their size. Their backs and necks have gotten longer, chest jutted forward and legs have shrunk to such proportions that there is barely any clearance between the chest and floor. Their risk for intervertebral disc disease which can result in paralysis is incredibly high. They are also prone to achondroplastic related pathologies, PRA and problems with their legs.

Dachshund Old and New evolution

6. The German Shepherd Dog has been mutated into a dog that can barely walk, compared to its predecessor. The German Shepherd used to be a large, muscular dog that could jump and run without any issue. Now, it is an angulated, barrel-chested, sloping back, ataxic breed. The breed changes serve no purpose and only hurt the dog.

German Shepherd Past and Present

7. The St. Bernard has always been a large dog, but now the modern breed has been oversized, had it’s faced squished in, and bred for abundant skin. The dog quickly overheats and cannot work like the breed was meant to. Their common diseases include entropion, ectropion, Stockard’s paralysis, hemophilia, osteosarcoma, aphakia and fibrinogen deficiency.


St. Bernard Then and Now

7. The Pug is another dog that was bred to be extremely brachycephalic breed (with its nose squashed in) and it has all the problems associated with that trait; high blood pressure, heart problems, low oxygenation, difficulty breathing, tendency to overheat, dentition problems, and skin fold dermatitis. Even the double-curl tail is actually a genetic defect, in more serious forms it leads to paralysis.

Pugs Past and Presently

And if new puppies don’t fit these ridiculous (and often harmful) breed standards? 

They are culled by breeders, which means completely healthy puppies are euthanized, just because they don’t look perfect. This is sick.


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