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would you....genetic perfectionism in our pets?
Concerning all the congenital medical ailments that are seen on a daily basis, I have a question:
With the genetic markers being quickly mapped for various genetic defects in our pets, would you pay a premium price for a puppy or kitten that you know had been genetically screened to rule out cardiac, metabolic, endocrine and orthopedic diseases? Or are you of the opinion that that is going too far? Just a question:)
Dan
With the genetic markers being quickly mapped for various genetic defects in our pets, would you pay a premium price for a puppy or kitten that you know had been genetically screened to rule out cardiac, metabolic, endocrine and orthopedic diseases? Or are you of the opinion that that is going too far? Just a question:)
Dan
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Permalink Reply by Nate Heintzman on -
absolutely. not out of desire for a perfect pet, but because I hate to see man's best friends suffering in any way.
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Permalink Reply by Nellie Driscoll on -
Just go to the shelter and get a stray (a real stray, not someone's Golden Reject). Chances are Darwin has done the work for you.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Lewer on -
I agree that it would be beter to rescue a pet, but there is a lot of baggage sometimes when adopting from an unknown situation.....is it so wrong to want the perfect pet? (playing devil's advocate not necessarily describing my personal opinion)
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