It bothers me how in dog breeds the types of traits people strive to achieve are the same traits that would make other animals either unbreedable or make them a cull. I'm hoping to breed English angoras at some point and I've never seen a rabbit breed which posses extreme brachycephalic qualities like pugs do or some Arabian horses do (I know this is a highly debated topic among horse breeders though). I just don't understand breeding an animal with such severe health issues. I've also wondered about some fancy goldfish and if their body shape limits their quality of life and and health. It's just such a complicated topic to understand.
I have to imagine though that ball pythons just possessing small scaleless patches on their heads don't experience the same issues as those who are fully or entirely scaleless though.
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