Intersex babies

[Adam]

not really related but this is sad... why would someone not want a dog because of that??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11522483

no one thinks this is sad?

[Celticgoddess]

I didn't read the link until just now. I think that speaks volumes about society as a whole. "Oh look...you're so sweet! Wait, you're not 'normal'?" 

I'd take her home in a heartbeat. Who cares if she's male/female or a little cocktail (mix of both)

[Parts]

not really related but this is sad... why would someone not want a dog because of that??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11522483

no one thinks this is sad?

 

There was no medical problem with the dog so why.  I'd worry about people who looked that closely at my dog in that way that they would notice fucking pervs

[Callaway]

not really related but this is sad... why would someone not want a dog because of that??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11522483

no one thinks this is sad?

If my husband and daughter weren't both allergic to dogs, I would have totally taken Georgie home with me and the fact that its gender was mixed would have been interesting more than anything else.  It's not like I was going to really want puppies anyway.

[Osensitive1]

not really related but this is sad... why would someone not want a dog because of that??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11522483

no one thinks this is sad?

Sometimes go through phases of link paranoia. Am going through one at the moment and have been missing lots of stuff; lots of links posted here lately.

[Adam]

it's just a news article about an intersex dog who's had an operation to make her female because people didnt want to adopt a dog with both male and female sex

i'll cope and paste

Manchester Dogs' Home operates on hermaphrodite dog
Georgie Georgie has been at Manchester Dogs' Home since mid-August

A hermaphrodite dog has undergone surgery to make her female and boost the chances of her finding a new home.

Manchester Dogs' Home said the condition was putting people off homing Georgie, a stray Staffordshire bull terrier cross.

Manager Lisa Graham said: "Georgie received a lot of interest but when people found out she had both male and female organs they backed away."

Now Georgie has had her male organs removed they are hoping to re-home her.

Manchester Dogs' Home, based in Harpurhey, met the costs of the operation but wanted to do the procedure once the dog was settled in a home.

'Soft and sweet'

"We told people we were happy to fund it but they still weren't interested," said Mrs Graham.

"She is a very soft and sweet dog and would make a lovely pet."

The manager of the charity said Georgie, who has been at the kennels since mid-August and is believed to be aged between one and two, had "recovered well" from surgery.

She said hermaphrodite dogs were "very rare, especially in cross breeds".

Mike Venables, the vet who performed the surgery on Georgia last month, has only come across one other case of the condition in more than 30 years.

[Osensitive1]

Yes, sad. They should have published the unwanted dog's story before the surgery. Bet someone would have taken it in.

[Osensitive1]

Oh, and thanks for the copy and paste.

['andersom']

How fucked up can people get?

Next thing will be shooting gay swans.

[Celticgoddess]

There's gay swans? Seriously?

If I have not entertained the masses here with my gay cat story, let me know and I'll tell it.

['andersom']

Seriously. There are gay torks too btw. Swans and Storks do pair up for long term relationships.

And, according to Wikipedia there are a lot more species where gay sexuality happens.

['Butterflies']

I used to grow grass and it was really common to have a plant that was hermphphrodite. You could breed it with itself