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ankewehner: “What pets does the Groupmind allow on the Ring?”
* * *
“You. Did. What?” the breeder shouted.
“Chemically neutered all of your poodles, sir,” the Groupmind repeated.
“'Neutered...' Those dogs were worth a hundred grand!”
“Sir, the same was done for all the other canine pets brought to the Ring.”
“But why? We've been domesticating them for ten thousand years! They weren't dangerous!”
“No, but the amount of morphic alteration they have suffered can only be described as animal cruelty. Consider the difference between a Toy and a Standard poodle even, never mind a Chihuahua and a Wolfhound,” it said
“'No dogs allowed.' Hmph!”
ankewehner: “What pets does the Groupmind allow on the Ring?”* * *
“You. Did. What?” the breeder shouted.
“Chemically neutered all of your poodles, sir,” the Groupmind repeated.
“'Neutered...' Those dogs were worth a hundred grand!”
“Sir, the same was done for all the other canine pets brought to the Ring.”
“But why? We've been domesticating them for ten thousand years! They weren't dangerous!”
“No, but the amount of morphic alteration they have suffered can only be described as animal cruelty. Consider the difference between a Toy and a Standard poodle even, never mind a Chihuahua and a Wolfhound,” it said
“'No dogs allowed.' Hmph!”
