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According to the Cincinnati zoo example, white tigers are apparently being bred for profit, and kept in captivity. So I'm unsure how they are disadvantaged anym
by true_religion 14y ago
According to the Cincinnati zoo example, white tigers are apparently being bred for profit, and kept in captivity. So I'm unsure how they are disadvantaged anymore so than say pure-bred dogs with physical problems that mongrels don't tend to have.
- KC8ZKF 14y agoTu quoque. Perhaps Dalmatians should be allowed to go extinct.
- slurgfest 14y agoBreeds with really severe genetic problems that make them miserable and completely unviable outside human care should be allowed to go extinct. It's not ethical.
- sliverstorm 14y agoIt's an impossible battle. Too many people enjoy, for example, like that pugs have a fundamentally non-functional nose.
- freshhawk 14y agoI don't think it's impossible, this seems like the kind of cultural change that is just an extension of the changes that have happened and are happening.
- BrianEatWorld 14y agoI've often wondered about examples like this. To what extent can making yourself attractive or "cute" enough to have your existence furthered by another species be considered a successful form of adaptation?
- lalc 14y agoCats, I recall reading, "domesticated themselves" a long time ago. As a direct result, they are absurdly successful. Surely that's a valid adaptation.