Cruelty to Animals

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I recently read this story discussing the miniaturization of horses.  I don't understand why more people aren't appalled by this.  Breeding for specific traits is very unnatural and leaves many animals with genetic dispositions for diseases, pain, and discomfort.  It amazes me that we as a people can be so cruel without even thinking about it. This would be intolerable if we were to do this with humans.

Related note 1:  Kind of weird that we are okay with breeding programs for animals, but yet we don't let them suffer when they are dying. 

 In people, we won't tolerate breeding programs, but will actually prolong suffering as long as possible when they are dying.

Related note 2:  I actually do think some genetic filtering in humans could be beneficial.  I'll write about this later in a "Meaning of life" post if I haven't done that already.

Related note 3:  We need a term for a tangent of a tangent.  Tangents in stories usually break things up and make  the story interesting.  Tangents within those tangents, if done well, are also interesting, but often get confusing.  Mathematically speaking, a tangent is actually a straight line, and by definition, a straight line can't have a tangent.  Okay, I don't really know the definition, but I still think it's true.  Anyone help me out here?

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