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| Just look at what they did to the Persian Breed! This might not be a popular opinion, but breeders are making cats that look like a charicature of themselves! Below is a Persian Champion from 1933: 
Now a picture of today's Persian - this is a photo from the Cat Fancier's Show: 
Their noses have almost become BELLY BUTTONS! They have breathing problems, nose tumors, etc. What are we doing to these breeds?
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| okay you have a point that's not natural (and this coming from someone who grew up with pekingese dogs that have noses like that), I'd be curious to see how dog breeds like Pekes, Pug, etc looked in the early 1900's Stop the madness! Then again, my Cat Lady aunt was telling me that there was a birth defect that caused a luxated (backwards) paws in cats or something kind of horrible, and there was a group that wanted to continue breeding this birth defect as a breed. Since curly ears are a birth defect and are now a breed. (That's almost as crazy as saying a girl with Down's syndorme should be the 51st state in Miss America!)
My cats own my house they just permit me to live there. Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go cold."
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| I will agree that some of the breeds have gotten far too extreme. I like the head type on the Shaded Silvers - they are not as extreme. I've been showing for over 25 yrs and have noticed the changes. Even the Cornish Rexes which I bred are a bit too extreme now for my taste. I like the styles of most of the breeds back in the 1980's - they were not as extreme but had a refined elegance to them. That's why I prefer breeds that have pretty much stayed the same and are more moderate - like the Ocicats. They were developed in 1960's and granted championship in 1980's and are still the same cat. Since they are a moderate breed to start, I can't see them changing to an extreme cat 
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| I think is wicked breeding animals so they have a health problem, because someone thinks it's cool. But many Feline Federations are trying to finish this kind of thing. I wish they achieve that. They are also trying for larger cats. The norwegians used to be the largest cats. Now the Maine Coons begin to be largest. That also bring problems to the poor cats. Are they not lovely as they are?. I understand breeding out genetics illness. Looking for new colors, or healthier cats. But looking for ill, deformed cats and giving them prizes, I can't understand that. Of course it's different when an deformed cat is born. You take care of them and love them. But making a new breed of cats out of them, I think is craziness. In the end, same kind of cats can't live outside. And we know any cat can be abandoned. So those cats will die. They have no opportunity. They can't live without help. Persians cats have another problem. Their hair is too soft and long. If you don't brush them they can get serious problems because of tangled hair. That's another kind of abuse. I hope some day there will be laws regulating breeding programs and setting the limits.
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