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    Is breed-specific discrimination and legislation against dogs really necessary? Many different breeds of dogs are discriminated against simply because of stigmas behind their breeds. Breed-specific legislation applies only to dogs that happen to look a certain way‚ not to any and all dogs. These types of legislation do not take into account how the owners have raised‚ trained‚ or managed their dogs. Legislation of this kind does not take into account the dog’s actual behavior. Imagine being a pet

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    I have never thought that dogs greatly differed from each other. Dogs have always seemed so simple‚ one is friendly‚ the other is not‚ one is big‚ the other is not. That was my mindset on dogs until I got a puppy last year. My family made the decision to add to our family‚ plus the dog we already had could have used a friend. We were looking for a puppy that would be easy to work with. Since we already acquired Cooper‚ a basset hound‚ who was incredibly easy to take care of and own‚ we have decided

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    Pit bulls are one of the most loving‚ loyal and friendly dogs you can have! They make great companions for children! Did you know that pit bulls don’t have locking jaws‚ they aren’t vicious towards humans‚ and that they’re great with people? I am trying to get your vote to say yes‚ Pit bulls should be allowed to become pets to other people. According to www.PetFinder.com‚ Pit bulls do not have locking jaws. They do not have any special trait that allows them to "lock" their jaws. A pit bulls

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    problem is that animals GM to make our human life easier‚ are unable to retreat to their normal habitat‚ examples of this is: chickens that are afraid of light‚ sheep’s and goats with shrunk legs. Selective breeding: Positive aspects With selective breeding‚ the whole story changes. Selective breeding has one big difference from genetic engineering‚ and this is‚ there is no need to change any genes therefore even though GE and SB go to the same way “creating the most suitable organism in different

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    Selective breeding has long been thought to have some aspect of a certain species amplified in order to benefit said species. This can be stated about the many species of animals that inhabit the world today. Cows are selectively chosen in order to grow larger allowing a larger heap of meat in return. The same concept is one which is found in Evan Ratliff’s “Taming the Wild”. Ratliff had found that foxes which are genetically breed in a certain way are able to become friendly with humans. The

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    Selective Female Fetus Killing Picture this‚ you are at the doctors and you have just found out that you are pregnant‚ so many ideas and feelings will run through your body. However‚ not all people react with excitement in most third world countries this can either be a happy moment or the dawn before the pain. At the beginning of history you can see that infanticide has been carried out. From prehistoric times to the times of many great empires‚ the deaths of infants were accepted as a way to

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    either directly or indirectly due to selective breeding and reduced genetic variability (Rooney & Sargan‚ 2010). Problems associated with genetic change are serious for reasons such as; they affect large numbers of dogs‚ the effects perpetuate from generation to generation‚ the animal’s quality of life can be severely reduced‚ and the effects may be long lasting (Rooney & Sargan‚ 2010). These issues cause pain and suffering to the dogs. Since dog breeding for show is a hobby‚ there is moral

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    Term Paper On Gender Biased Sex Selective Abortions in India For Public Public Analysis By N. K.Sudhansu PGPPM Indian Institute of Management‚ Bangalore 2011 ABSTRACT The population census of 2011 has given the familiar pattern of declining Child Sex Ratio (Age 0-6 years). From 976 in the census of 1961‚ it has come down to 914 in census of 2011 (provisional figures). Some of the States like Haryana (830) have reached a dangerous level. What is startling is

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    What can you find in the history of a breed? The facts you come up with may be astounding! The pomsky you adopt may be the descendant of pomskys owned by royalty‚ pomskys which were primarily used as work animals‚ or pomskys which were chosen as guardians of their masters. You may have a particular breed in mind‚ or you may be waiting to find the right one. There are some key points which you should look for when you are researching to buy pomsky puppy online. It is much better to make a wise decision

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    Animal Breeding Writing Exam Questions Assignment Due: 09-09-2013 During the second lecture‚ Professor Abdo stressed that one must able to distinguish between two terms in order to understand the lecture. A can be defined as any observable or measurable characteristic of an individual‚ while a is an observed category or measured level of performance. An example of a would be horned‚ polled‚ or dehorned‚ while

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