Many people like to keep pets, but they want to be different and keep pets that few others keep. However, some animals are born unhealthy, such as tailless cats.

Popular science first

Manx cat (Manx cat or commonly known as tailless cat)

Manx is indeed not deliberately bred by arrogant people like many varieties, but comes from mutations. The cause of mutations actually has the same factor as many genetic diseases that occur frequently due to over-breeding: too small a gene pool.

Manx originally comes from the Isle of Man, a small island located between the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.

Due to the isolated environment of the island, the gene pool is too small, resulting in this variant without a tailbone; however, this abnormality has attracted the attention of humans, who regard the pain of animals as cute and breed further.

Therefore, medical terms such as Manx Syndrom or Manxness have emerged, which refer to the symptoms of spinal cord injury in these Manx cats due to the short tail vertebrae.

In addition to tail deformities, they are also prone to the following diseases: severe and painful arthritis, gastrointestinal dysfunction, bladder dysfunction, deformed holes in the spine, or even direct stillbirth...

Want to know what a deformity hole in the spine is?

This time I won’t show pictures of animals, so you may have a better understanding of baby Spina Bifida.

There is supply only when there is demand, let alone someone selling it anyway, you can buy it; if you buy it, you will be an accomplice in animal cruelty. If you let me see it, I will never give you a good look. There is a villain at home!

At the end

Since 1999, Article 11b of the German Animal Protection Act (Tierschutzgesetz § 11b) has explicitly prohibited the breeding or display of this breed!

Because this kind of behavior is called cruelty to animals!

Written by Hong Xiaomo

Professional guidance/Dr. Lin Yuwei (Shanghai Naughty Family Pet Hospital)

Typesetting/Chenmo