I’m trying to guess the feminist relevance – is it that these cats are being addressed in a demeaning way – with “so cute” as the message instead of questions about why they are bred other others’ control, why they are being watched by others, and why they and are, according to the narrative, about to be separated against their apparent will? Thank you,
Lee Hall.
Nice, crtical questions, LH. Speaking for myself, having found sphinx originally very unattractice, I found just a few videos led me to become involved in Sphinx rescue.
Others may have other reactions. I would have thought it is unlikely that our academic readers would become involved in the extremely expensive practice of paying breeders for them.
I’m supportive of fostering, adoption, and refuge myself, although I’m working with ferals. So breeders aren’t involved. With specific breeds, I’ve noted, there can be a danger of people (who don’t show the animals, but just like a certain breed) getting a rescued animal in order to have a certain kind, yet perhaps wanting to pay less or enjoying the ability to to say the animal is rescued; and some rescue groups seem to be playing a sort of discount outlet role, actually lending themselves to the cperpetuation of interest in a certain breed. Some animals of certain breeds will also be transported long distances while the others get passed over locally. Would be interested in knowing what you’ve experienced. This to me is an issue with strong feminist connections: it’s hard to miss the beauty pageant aspect of breeds when watching something like this, from Crufts 2008:
I’m trying to guess the feminist relevance – is it that these cats are being addressed in a demeaning way – with “so cute” as the message instead of questions about why they are bred other others’ control, why they are being watched by others, and why they and are, according to the narrative, about to be separated against their apparent will? Thank you,
Lee Hall.
Nice, crtical questions, LH. Speaking for myself, having found sphinx originally very unattractice, I found just a few videos led me to become involved in Sphinx rescue.
Others may have other reactions. I would have thought it is unlikely that our academic readers would become involved in the extremely expensive practice of paying breeders for them.
I’m supportive of fostering, adoption, and refuge myself, although I’m working with ferals. So breeders aren’t involved. With specific breeds, I’ve noted, there can be a danger of people (who don’t show the animals, but just like a certain breed) getting a rescued animal in order to have a certain kind, yet perhaps wanting to pay less or enjoying the ability to to say the animal is rescued; and some rescue groups seem to be playing a sort of discount outlet role, actually lending themselves to the cperpetuation of interest in a certain breed. Some animals of certain breeds will also be transported long distances while the others get passed over locally. Would be interested in knowing what you’ve experienced. This to me is an issue with strong feminist connections: it’s hard to miss the beauty pageant aspect of breeds when watching something like this, from Crufts 2008:
http://tinyurl.com/38wwqa
Cheers,
Lee.