“In the United States alone, the cost of veterinary care associated with genetic diseases in purebred dogs is estimated at a billion dollars each year! One out of every four purebred dogs is afflicted with a genetic problem serious enough that it can only be ended by euthanasia. Many dogs suffer silently with incurable diseases for their entire lives.” SufferingDogsCanineHealth IssuesPet OwnershipGenetic DisordersPure BredTheriogenology Book:Un vétérinaire en colère - Essai sur la condition animale Source: Un vétérinaire en colère - Essai sur la condition animale
“In addition to selecting for infantile physical features in many of our pet breeds, we have carefully cultivated an infant-like dependency in many of them. Excessive demonstrations of affection have turned our dogs into eternal children, hyperdomesticated, docile, and servile to the extreme.” PetsCanineCompanion AnimalsDomesticationSelective BreedingDocilityPet OwnershipSubmissiveness Book:Un vétérinaire en colère - Essai sur la condition animale Source: Un vétérinaire en colère - Essai sur la condition animale