This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] n a message dated 1/29/00 6:01:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Can you, conversely, give a "conclusive reason" why "inter-species" breeding should be ALLOWED? For instance, an outstanding example of a speciman of a successful or improved "inter-species breeding." I can't. Getting back to the wolf-cross thing....we had a wolf cross "dumped" on us once, loved him dearly! But his unique schizo-nature made him something of a social outcast. We discovered that if he was loosed he would "fly" through yards chomping cats without missing a step or batting an eyelash. No conscience. I'm sure they're all different and no one need defend them to me... I always championed "Wolf" (we called him) even to court (and lost). And lo and behold if he didn't die of old age =) (fondly remembered). While I'm digressing... What about these little pot-bellied pigs? are they some kind of mixing? You never used to hear of them and now it seems they're regarded as refuse! I know of an animal refuge that has dozens of them. Mixing breeds seems like an inhumane thing to do, creating misfits for a life of misery.... and, and, and, you shouldn't tamper with Mother Nature! Okay, take your best shot! But remember... we shoot a lot out here in "wild and wooly" Montana! =)) Ruthie (bored in the gourd) >> The best answer for your question is-MULES. Do you imagine they have been produced all these centuries because they were an inferior animal? That mule breeders and users have been hitting themselves over the heads for all that time and asking "Why am I breeding and/or using these horse-donkey crosses?" And the pot-bellied pigs. No, they aren't the result of some Frankenstein cross. They are the basic food pig in Vietnam. They just happen to stay small if fed conservatively. Keyword "conservatively". Like all pigs, if you feed them excessively, they keep getting bigger. So people bought these "cute mini-pigs" because of the hype, to be different, then them eat all they wanted. Viola! A 300-pound "mini" running around the house and feeling dominant, as pigs will feel if given the chance. I have seen this happen at a friend's place. THAT is why you see them dumped. Get the facts straight before you hit that SEND button. Merek
