Breed Discrimination?
Who has run into it, where and what breeds? Looking for a new buddyI like the German Shepherd but have to look at a mix with "they say" lab and american bull dog. More turmoil.
Forum Discussion
bigdogger wrote:
But over the years discrimination has taken on a very negative connotation. If you have a small animal practice, you, by your definition discriminate. You won't treat a horse or cow. You probably also keep your cats in one area and the dogs in another. That would make you a segregationist. Neither of those two things are unreasonable, but you wouldn't lead your facebook page with "Dr. Doug, DVM I discriminate and am a strict segregationist." Words have meaning beyond the dictionary definition.
Discrimination does not always have a negative connotation. Some people have a discriminating palate, (not so much me as I like FOOD :B), or discriminating taste in music, clothing, etc. As your example of limits to my ability to treat large animals is in fact discriminatory, it's also a good thing as my treating large animals would not be pretty. Granted, spin can paint that discrimination as good or bad.
The point here is that breed restrictions are discriminatory, and are a reality. Also, does using a false premise to justify discrimination a problem, and does that discrimination actually help solve the problem of animal aggression??
