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So this is awful and stupid, but what I really want to know is what they think they can genetically engineer that can out perform a Belgian malinois for energy and physicality or a bloodhound for scent work. Like working dogs are already incredibly finely tuned through massive breeding programs.
They're not looking to make a better dog, they're looking to make a patentable dog.
And the precedent's already set by big ag companies patenting genetically modified crops.
In addition, in the eyes of the law these patented dogs will be legal objects that the company owns, not living beings.
I know the law already lets you do crazy evil shit to the animals you own, especially if you are a corp with money. This will be worse. This will make a factory farm look like a children's story.
This will be something out of H.R. Giger's nightmares after Phillip K. Dick spends a week telling him bedtime stories and soothing him in his dreams with Hannibal-Lecter-whispers.
Shit the Capitol from Panem dreams up.
Society says we can do human eugenics, so we'll just do dog eugenics as a treat
Sounds like weaponized cyborg dogs is where this is going
Like Elon Musk, I think Lucky read Snow Crash and decided to make it his entire personality. This reads like Rat Things. http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=1744
Maybe they think they can combine all those desirable traits in one custom breed quicker than traditional animal husbandry?
A lot of the time you can't effectively combine them. That is why we have different breeds. Stronger and bigger typically means less stamina and less nimble. Better nose means they get hyper focused on scent and are less effective for other tasks. Even without the ethical issues, I can't see them building a better dog.
also most dogs are inbred asf already.
I have absolutely no experience so I’ll defer to you. Just trying to figure out what these morons are trying to do.
Here’s the neat part, neither do those chucklefucks starting up this breeding program.
Yeah, this sounds like another way to siphon investor and government cash.