Disney is filled with feral cats. It's true! When I first heard about this, my mind went wild. all I could think about was a group of street thug cats terrorizing anyone that would be caught after dark in the enchanted kingdom. But after I settled down, I started to think about the genetic possibilities.
For the past year, I've been obsessed with watching Cats 101 and Dogs 101 on Animal Planet. The reason being that I want a pet but live in a pet-free apartment so this satisfies my animal interests for now. The thing that I didn't think I would be so interested in after all that tv watching was evolution. And genetics. Which I've been interested in with cloning and gene manipulation but never thought about the old, in-out, in-out breeding stuff.
So what am I going on about with this breeding and Disney? Well, I wondered if Disney had kept there cats isolated long enough with as little outside influence into the gene pool, had the feral cats developed into some kind one of a kind cat breed only available at Disney? After a little digging, the answer is a sad "no". They spay and neuter all their cats. Which is, yes, responsible and humane and all that stuff.
But come one! Disney, you had the chance to create a naturally-selected breed of cat that comes exclusively from Disney. I don't know how long it would take for that to happen or even if it was possible. But the chance that it could happen is just fascinating to me. Hell, I would even be okay with some directing in development of a new breed. Imagine the Disney Kingdom, built on the back of a mouse, home to exclusive, designer cats. Ridiculous.
You missed a golden opportunity, Disney. I think you know that. So forget the responsible thing and do the cool thing. Call it the 'Disney Exclusive' or the 'Walt'. Those are some great cat names. And it would give you yet another pie to put your finger in.
Tell me I'm not crazy to think this is a great idea, dear reader?!
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