XL Bully Cats are a mix between a munchkin cat and a sphynx cat, meaning they're both hairless and have short legs.
READ MORE:XL Bully dogs hit the headlines earlier this year, after the UK government banned the muscular canines following a string of vicious attacks.The XL Bully Cat originated in the US but has slowly made its way to the UK, where social media accounts promoting the 'mutant breed' have emerged.
'Short legs limit their ability to jump, can put cats at a disadvantage in fights and can lead to painful health conditions,' she explained in an article for The Conversation. Like the sphynx, XL Bully Cats lack whiskers. This can lead to issues with communication, navigation, and with gauging spatial dimension
'We are going to be putting out lots of videos and positive feedback to these claims and educating many more people on this concept and breed as a whole, especially how functional and happy our babies are.' 'The bully cat seems to have been intentionally bred to resemble the bully dog, perhaps due to their perception among young men as a kind of status symbol.'However, Dr Carroll warns that this likely would not work for the XL Bully Cat.
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