4th litter of the year!

[reptileparadise]

People who act like that 'should be put down'

[drache]

People who act like that 'should be put down'

yeah
in my mind I put them down all the time

[zooplan]

People who act like that 'should be put down'

It´s sad but a human attribute based on the facts:
That lots of people are too lazy to collect information before collecting animals,
too lazy to try harder when they recognize that keeping is not as easy as the´d guessed and
too lazy to find a better place for the animals

[Stefan-A]

So true, Udo.

A final thing might be that they are afraid of "losing face", by having to admit to others that they can't take care of an animal. It can definitely cause a person to hold on to an animal long after that person has lost the ability or the will to take care of it properly. Another result may be that they choose to put it down, in all secrecy, rather than having to explain to a potential new owner why they are getting rid of the animal. It's one reason people release their pets, too.

[zooplan]

What are the general effects of inbreeding

Inbreeding as a way to select against genetic diseases:

http://cc.ysu.edu/~helorime/inbrimmune.html

Good links!

Evolutions first step is to multiply.....

[zooplan]

the secomd step is to kill most individuals
but let only few multiply again

[Stefan-A]

Well, evolution is more of a result, not a cause. It's pretty much just about math. Every individual gets killed off at some point, but genes live on. If the gene had some function that improved the reproductive success of the individual (stronger immune system, better protection against predators etc.) to a point where it produces more offspring than the average, then that gene will become more common within the population. Even if everybody reproduces, some individuals are going to be better at it.

[zooplan]

From my point of view evolution is the process at all and there is no result that will last a long time.
The change in breeding or evolution is going faster when the (reassembling rate = the part of all offspring that reproduce again) is low.

[infernalis]

the secomd step is to kill most individuals
but let only few multiply again

That sounds distinctly like one of history's darkest moments.

Please don't be offended Udo It was the man, not the nation.

[infernalis]

Even if everybody reproduces, some individuals are going to be better at it.

Yep, wanna see my child support bills??