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Pugs are not "so cute" because they're ugly. They are deformed from countless generations of in-breeding and genetic manipulation by horrible horrible humans and are in constant pain, cannot breathe, and have countless other physical ailments. They should not exist in their current form and it makes me sad for the animal whenever I see one, and immediately lose all respect for the owner for furthering such a travesty.
I would own a pug or any other dog from a shelter that I click with when Im in a position to have a dog. The dog did not choose to be born but it was and needs a home now.
This is an important distinction. I loathe the idea of people continuing to breed/buy them, allowing this cycle of suffering to continue, but the ones already born by irresponsible people deserve a home as much as any other dog
The only way that it'll become better is if the standard for the pug changes. The UK kennel club has updated it's standard to include a healthier head and muzzle shape. Unfortunately the American Kennel Club has not yet done so. The pugs that are presented at Westminster are sickening.
I also take beef with the awful roached back of the German Shepherd show standard.
The German shepherd thing is absolutely insane to me.
It's a working dog and it's not like other breeds where there aren't examples out there.
IRC there's a working line and the east german line with far less issues. They simply refuse to interbreed dogs with them.
Yes, there was uproar over a prize-winning GSD at Crufts one year, it looked crippled.
Honestly, I don't even think this a petty hill to die on. It's importanr, if bitter, truth.
Flat-face pugs don't deserve the existence they got given. Continuing to breed them is not just unethical, but borderline abusive given the range of physical ailments they're born with (ironic considering many can't even give birth naturally).
Whenever I see them, or hear them wheezing, it makes me feel angry knowing what that poor animal is being put through just to exist. We made them like this, and it's our collective duty to stop bloody letting this happen.
OP said petty things.
Humans aren't horrible for creating them nor is anyone for owning one. However, now that we know better, I think we should ban the breeding of them, including mandatory sterilization of all pugs. Kinda funny how much worse that sounds on the surface.