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Australian scientists have developed an injectable therapy that helps clear blocked airways in flat-faced dogs. Melbourne-based biotechnology company Snoretox and RMIT University have shown early success using the first therapy from a new technology, known as Snoretox-1.
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Or we could just stop breeding animals with hallmark genetic defects.
people pay $1000s for these dogs, sometimes 10,000+
they are status symbols.
Why not both? This could help existing dogs live better lives.
Those were my thoughts in that order. But I’m very in favor of the projects to bring the breeds like pugs, and I think Boston terrier was another, closer to the original forms
Responsible breeding though, we have too many homeless animals as is
retro pugs!
Frenchies
This! There are breeders out there breeding pugs without these problems, the rest should be banned