I hate finding out that people bred (and still do) dogs to live miserable, low quality lives for the purpose of making them look cute or exotic to human masters tho.
I'm not certain if it happens to cats too, I'd be surprised if it doesn't but I've certainly not heard of it much or at all. The only breeding with cats I've came across is a group of Thais trying to bring back a long lost/extinct breed of cats called Wilaat or Vilaat that were native to the Thailand of yore but as far as I can tell this is fine and safe, unlike the breeding of dogs to make them have extremely cramped internal organs or have short legs they could barely survive with.
I absolutely DON'T blame the people that adopt these dogs, I know some see this as encouraging breeders to continue their vile breeding of dogs BUT adopting these dogs, caring for them, and loving them is the LEAST you could do after these dogs were bred into existence in this human-infested world. I'm always super thankful seeing amazing pet owners because you KNOW their dogs live a life full of happiness because of them and they DESERVE nothing less 😭
Regardless tho I def cannot adopt cats or dogs knowing that they'll likely die before me, I don't think I can bear that. My tortoises are the same age as me and I'm certain they'll outlive me at this point. They're also a lot more affectionate than you think, maybe even more than cats lol and certainly more than fishes.
@irfan If you want a long-living pet that can probably outlive you, consider a large parrot. (Don’t actually, cuz apparently parrots outlasting their owners by a couple of decades is not uncommon & their kids ended up having to take care of the parrots)
@irfan Munchkin cats, dwarf cats, there are a few breeds of cats that are cute but do all sorts horrible things to the insides of the cats. They exist but most reponsible breeders dont do it for ethical reasons.
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