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Have we accidentally bred some dogs for obesity? (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works to c/science@mander.xyz

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

We’ve accidentally ~~bread~~ (lol) bred some dogs for a lot of things, like not being able to properly breathe, eyes popping out, weird joint shit, and being riddled with cancer.

Edit: one might even say that some breeds are quite akin to deli meats - that is to say, they’re often in bread

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