May 5, 2008

Tiny dogs are a big problem

Little dogs that can actually fit into a teacup are being bred by Japanese breeders as the next fashion accessory for all of those people who love to have the latest designer products. But being dogs this may cause a problem, after all they live for years don’t they?

Well in fact when the breeders got to work in creating their designer pooches, this was one of the considerations, and so they have been bred to live for only a couple years, which do have certain ethical problems.

But these dogs are being sold for thousands of dollars and when there is sort of money then ethics sort of gets thrown out of the window. However the intensity of breeding so many puppies from a few adult dogs can also produce puppies that are deformed.

Source [NY Times]