Experts are concerned the breeding of designer 'bully' cats might result in serious welfare concerns
Everyone's heard of XL Bully dogs, but a fearsome feline equivalent is making animal rights campaigners 'incredibly concerned'. Abnormally large, sphynx-like cats are being engineered by breeders to look a particular way, and experts argue that their 'extreme body types' could cause health issues. Like XL Bully dogs, XL cats are bred to look intimidating. They come with short and stocky bodies, and they are hairless, with wrinkly bare skin, and large pointed ears.
'There is a rising trend towards harmful body types, which may be incredibly painful and, in some cases, life-limiting for the cats involved. Breeding of so-called Bully cats or other cats with extreme traits means inflicting a poor quality of life on an animal, and this is clearly inhumane.
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