The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging animal lovers to pick health over looks and avoid the internet-fuelled craze for designer pets with ‘cute’, unusual or extreme features, such as English Lop rabbits, Scottish Fold cats, bubble-eye goldfish and miniature horses.
Vets are concerned that many pet owners may not be aware of health and welfare issues that animals bred with extreme features suffer from. These problems may not be immediately obvious, but often cause life-long misery for our pets – for instance, dogs that are unable to breathe normally, rabbits unable to eat, cats with severe arthritis, and fish that cannot see or swim properly.
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