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The RSPCA have warned the public about a “concerning” trend of so-called “bullycats”, urging people to avoid buying one. Experts said the public should not get a breed of hairless Sphynx-like cats as they are likely to suffer serious health issues. The RSPCA warned these “exaggerated” Sphynx cats are bred with very short legs, which could put a strain on their joints, as well as “excess skin folds” which leaves them vulnerable to adverse skin conditions. The problems can cause great discomfort for the cats and could leave owners with frequent and expensive vet bills. Bullycats have attracted ‘a disturbing following’ on social media platforms in recent months, animal welfare charity Naturewatch Foundation said.

Why is this a thing? Why do people keep trying to find more ways to breed animals born to suffer?

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When I was young my dad offhandedly told me he thought people treated fish with so much casual cruelty because fish can’t scream.

The words branded themselves across my soul.

As an adult I think he may have been joking. He payed no especial attention to any indignities fish suffered in our household but I could never forget. I saw fish in a different light after that.

Fish kept in tiny bowls, breathing their own poisons, dying by inches. Fish kept in cold tanks, casually disposed of. Fish touted as being short lived when they could outlive the better loved family dog if only they could breathe. Fish casually won and discarded in cheap plastic bags, thrown away a week later.

How they would scream, if they could.

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outdoor cat defenders really are simply some of the most Delusional people on the planet, like you can list fact after fact all with verified sources about how bad it is to let cats outside for both them & the environment around them and people will cover their ears and be like "umm not my frumpkins he knows not to play in traffic & he has magical resistance to coyotes and disease"

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Porcellionides pruinosus, "Oreo Crumble."

Pied powder blue.

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Porcellio Scaber "Skewbald Tri."

Sex-linked calico with recessive piebald gene; females appear calico with piebald patches, while males display the wild type coloration with piebald markings.

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Porcellio Scaber "Orin's Calico"

Non sex-linked calico markings display on all individuals, regardless of sex.

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@is-the-cat-video-cute what do you have against cats being outside?

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Cubaris Murina, "little sea."

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I've got quite a few isopod images queued up, since I recently got into breeding them. If anyone else is interested in isopods (and other inverts and reptiles too), there's a discord group with a great community and lots for sale here!

https://discord.gg/UDdRcTGreF

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Porcellio Flavomarginatus

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Chimera cats

I love how most people think of Venus

but Chimera cats can look much more different

EDIT: More pictures

(if anyone else wants to add please do)

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in case you were wondering why there needs to be better animal cruelty and welfare awareness for even something as niche as pigeons:

this is an American Fantail. they’re a popular breed among older pigeon-keepers who want a ‘challenge.’ this bird is not just posing like this, it cannot move its head far from where it is in this picture. this is NOT a similar situation to Seramas (who set up to look Like That, and are overall pretty normal-looking chickens), this bird is just tragically deformed

this is a posed skeleton of an American Fantail with the breed standard drawing overlaid. i’ve seen these birds at shows. they can barely move and they jump at every noise because they cannot see what could be coming at them. they’re either skittish or completely shut down, and watching them try to get food is just heartbreaking (they have to turn sideways and swing their head down their tail to peck at their seed. i don’t know how they even manage to drink). sometimes when the try to walk to their food they nearly fall over because their tip-toes stance is what they’re like a majority of the time and their fan is heavy enough that they can barely support it with such delicate balance

the kicker is, people are fascinated by these birds. they marvel in how such a monstrosity is alive and want to try their hand at raising fantails themselves, because that’s what the experts do! these are the bird that everyone chooses to point out as a marvel of artificial selection, but anyone who has been around pigeons for any stretch of time knows that they are intelligent, social birds. they rely on nodding to communicate a large portion of their language, and guess what an American Fantail can’t do?

of the issues with animal welfare in bird breeding, the problem with American Fantails is one of the clearest ones with which to illustrate just how little some people care for animals. people breeding these birds are not beginners who don’t know better, they are people who have been raising pigeons for 10, 20, 50 years and got bored with birds who can function. the people who breed birds like the American Fantail view pigeons as disposable, as something not to care for but to shape as you want to create an extreme caricature of an animal. the Jacobin, Zitterhall, and Modena are also examples of this, but no breeder is as proud of himself for perpetuating an animal that cannot function as an American Fantail breeder

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fucking goldfish tiktok made me cry bro

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i'm gonna be real with you guys i do not give a shit about people "stealing" outdoor cats. i don't feel bad for people who let their cat free roam and found out that someone down the block unknowingly took it in because it was neglected enough for them to think it was a stray.

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"you should research a breed/animal before you get the pet to make sure it's needs and behavior match your lifestyle" and "we shouldn't go for the jugular on people who rehome their pets after realizing they can't handle the pet they got" are not mutually exclusive statements

i would 100% rather someone rehome their husky that they can't handle upon realizing it than continue to poorly raise it because giving up pets bad