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The gap between how Brits think they treat animals and the way they actually do can be stark.
Yes, for sure, but it's less of a common practice to throw the newborn puppies in the bin, toss kittens from a moving car on an elevated highway or pour acid on cats, all of which I've seen in Shanghai (so god knows what happens elsewhere in China).
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Well, you do in a sense. The gap between how Brits think they treat animals and the way they actually do can be stark. On which point, cue dj:
For a long time it was a functional relationship which didn't abuse the health of the animals (so much). Now we have Crufts and animals bred from very small gene pools, with all the damage that inbreeding does added to the extreme shapes that "pure" breeds are now defined by. Dogs with permanent breathing problems, back problems and so on.
@dancing james Many dog owners treat their pets as if they were their children, which doesn't necessarily mean they're treating the animals well. Anthropomorphising animals can mean owners ignoring the actual state of the animal in favour of the fantasy in their heads. Creates a lot of scope for abuse.