There's a lot going on influencing this stuff, though I can't address how much the neutering has had on this type of situation.From what I can tell some of it is the buyer's selfishness and pride. They want the trendiest pet/most unique/cutest pet.
Some of it is selfishness and greed on the part of breeders. They can get the most money selling these high-value deformities by breeding more of them to each other. Throw-away runts and defects are handed off to the local animal shelter for other people to deal with(just like this story). It even goes in waves. Just watch which breeds wind up in large numbers in shelters a few months after a big hit movie comes out like 101 Dalmatians or Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
And once you read the article, you realize it is all. About. Girls. No boys were mentioned at all, yet they didn't address that discrepancy. I have to wonder what the original research said.
Mayonnaise is not ho-hum. You got your tuna, egg, and chicken salads which wouldn't exist without mayo (and not that other yucky 'salad' dressing which shall go unnamed). Ketchup? Meh.
Here's the real point: Got mayo and Ketchup in your fridge? Than make your own mayochup at half the cost. Just like mayo + dill relish = tartar sauce.
Some of it is selfishness and greed on the part of breeders. They can get the most money selling these high-value deformities by breeding more of them to each other. Throw-away runts and defects are handed off to the local animal shelter for other people to deal with(just like this story). It even goes in waves. Just watch which breeds wind up in large numbers in shelters a few months after a big hit movie comes out like 101 Dalmatians or Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Not a fan of seagulls, very nasty birds.
Here's the real point: Got mayo and Ketchup in your fridge? Than make your own mayochup at half the cost. Just like mayo + dill relish = tartar sauce.
"He's in the parlor mother; making violent love to me."
"Well you tell him to stop! Sam Wainwright's going to call.