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Location: Ohio, USA
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 25
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Double muscle dogs : (
Recently in the news they've been talking about genetically altered, lab-created "super beagles" with double-muscles. They talk about them like it is a wonderful, healthy new creation towards the perfect dog. But double muscles are not natural, and have been known to lead to health problems like trouble giving birth, shorter life-span, and joint problems in the famous Belgian Blue Cattle, which often need C-sections just to give birth!
Why would anyone spend millions to create an unhealthy dog more likely to suffer from chronic pain? It makes me feel so sad. There are ways to select for healthier dogs, genetically altering may even be the answer, but the whole purpose of double-muscle dogs is so they can run faster. They even want to select for it in racing dogs simply so they run a little faster.
Sigh.
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