The 'unnatural' sphynx-like breed has short bowed legs and heavily wrinkled skin as experts warn about the 'horrifying' growing designer fad.
Hairless 'Bullycats' with 'exaggerated' features are being bred in Britain and are gaining a 'disturbing following' on social media.
It is thought the so-called Bullycat originated in the US but it has now made its way across the Atlantic with the trend building a 'disturbing following' on social media sites such as Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. The 'unnatural' sphynx-like breed have short bowed legs and heavily wrinkled skin as experts warn about the 'horrifying' growing designer fad'We’ve seen increasingly extreme breeding practices in the dog world in recent years, and it appears unscrupulous people are now turning their attention to exploiting cats in the same way, all in the pursuit of greed and social media likes.
'Bullycats are likely to suffer similarly shortened lives to those reported from a recent RVC VetCompass paper in Sphynx cats that lived just 6.7 years compared to an average of 11.7 years in cats overall,' he said. Be the first to commentBe one of the first to commentCommentsShould Bullycats be banned in the UK?Comment now
'This lack of fur can leave cats vulnerable to harmful ultraviolet light, cause difficulties keeping warm and means they won't be able to use their hair and possibly their whiskers to explore their environment.
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