I believe that crossing two different subspecies is called intergrades and hybrids are crosses between different species.



As for my thoughts: I don't see an issue in it. People get all "hot off the collar" because someone chose to put a male & female snake together. It is crazy. God gave us the animals for our benefit & pleasure. I wonder if these same people are mad at past generations for their work on the domestication of dogs [I have yet to discover a wild pop of weeney dogs]. Just as in other "livestock" or "domestication", selective breeding is a common way to produce a more desired specimen.



I think some people actually think THEY are contributing to the survival of a species by breeding only "pure" subspecies and not integrading other genetics. Two comments: one day soon, scientists will separate populations of existing subspecies and classify them into two new subspecies (or a new species)and then those who are trying to maintain "pure" subspecies will have been told they actually created an intergrade. Also, how many people are releasing their offspring back into the wild?



We need to understand what this is all about: the PET trade. we are "creating" pets ... animals as captives for our own enjoyment. Don't get me wrong, I think it is good to maintain "locality" or "pure" lines of animals, however, I don't see anything wrong with producing other doesticated animals and "labeling" them as such.

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