| IMO, it would be unethical to knowingly breed a dog with cancer. Its kinda like breeding knowing your dog is HD+. Even at the low chance percentage rates of passing cancer to the offspring. If the purpose to breeding is to improve the breed, how does knowingly breeding a potential cancer spreader improve it? This last statement may get me into hot water but I have to say it.
A breeder that would take the risks of passing on genetic defaults is IMO, causing damage to our breed. Proveing that conformation and winning in the show ring is more important than Breed itself.
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[This message has been edited by psaudoaugustine (edited October 15, 2000).] |