I would never turn away an animal no matter what. It's not their fault. I do not agree with the ethics. I don't like Persian's or Peke's pushed-in noses either. A Persian with a regular nose is actually quite beautiful.

I did some research. Apparently hairless cats are a naturally occurring mutation. But Breeding for a hairless breed has not been without it's faults. We are trying to do in a few generations what earlier man knew would take generations.

BTW, you kitties are beautiful, even the Sphinx's. I could love all of them no matter what.

I really wigged my mother out years ago. I was visiting and made friends with her new Scottie. I am not a dog person. They can get so smelly. And can be so loud. Scotties have a bark belonging to a dog 3 or 4 times their size.

Anyway, my comment to her was, "It's not Molly's fault she's a dog." So Molly and I became friends. I even sat with her through the birth of her second litter.

So while we keep trying to stop declawing, we need to stop breeding for effects that are harmful to the animal, and stop disfiguring animals by such actions as clipping ears and tails of dogs.