The argument is that
breeding albinos breeds a sickly dog.
Not exact matches
In most cases the animal subjects — usually
albino rabbits
bred for the lab — are put to death after the sometimes maiming and often painful test.
The success of one of the most ambitious and contested federal science programs in years may rest on the delicate shoulders of a one - pound
albino breed of rat known as Sprague Dawley.
(In fact, the ubiquitous white rat that conjures lab coats and mazes is a common brown rat simply
bred as an
albino.)
Dog rescue organizations urge that anyone who adopts or purchases an
albino Doberman never to
breed the dog.
The judge mated an
albino Dutch, a red - eyed - white Polish rabbit and a white New Zealand rabbit back in the 1960s in order to create a new
breed he aptly named after his home state of Florida.
If someone advertises «rare white» puppies for a
breed that rarely produces white coats, you can beat your bottom dollar that these puppies are double merle or
albino.
Breed only dogs and bitches of stable temperament with no disqualifying physical faults according to the AKC Chinese Shar - Pei Standard (i.e. pricked ears, solid pink tongue, absence of a complete tail, or an incorrect color:
Albino; not a solid color, i.e.: Brindle; Particolored; Spotted; Patterned in any combination of colors.)
Some dog authorities suggest that the Weimaraner came from an
albino mutation in some ancient German gundog
breed.
To rescue
albino Dobermans the same as any other Doberman of an allowed color, and to ensure that every
albino Doberman in my care, custody or control is spayed or neutered and under no circumstances allowed to be
bred.
Unscrupulous breeders will sometimes sell double merle puppies as «rare
albino» versions of the
breed.
Albino kittens have turned up more recently in the Bengal
breed, unsurprising since albinism is found in the Asian Leopard Cat (the wild parent of the Bengal).
Albino Dobermans have additional issues, which is why the Doberman Pinscher Club of America (DPCA) strongly discourages
breeding them and bans them from conformation competitions.
That is why it is unscrupulous and unethical to
breed intentionally for
albino Dobermans, and why DPCA opposes it vigorously.
Captive
breeding has produced a stunning array of color variations that are well beyond the simple
albino, amelanistic and anerythristic varieties.