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I have no intention of doing so at this point in time, but I'd be surprised if it didn't become more widespread and accepted in the future. How far into the future, I wouldn't guess, but I would be surprised if it never happens.

At the moment everyone seems to be creaming their pants over albinos and other morphs, but what will happen when these become more commonplace? I suspect people will begin experimenting more and more over here to see what aesthetically pleasing mutts they can produce.

I also believe that the anti-hybridization movement here is based more on pack-mentality than any real reasons. It's almost social-conditioning. Most of the people here who are pro-hybridization will sit quietly on the sidelines instead of voicing their opinion, because they will undoubtedly get slammed by the masses, so you're always going to hear more from the naysayers and that in turn encourages more people entering the hobby to take a dim view on such things.

Personally, I've been somewhat torn on this subject. I don't think hybridization is inherently bad. What concerns me is that if it does become more widespread and commonplace, more and more mutts will be passed off as pure this or that, which is a scary thought. If people were always honest (and well-informed) about what they sold/traded to others, that would be a non-issue and I personally wouldn't have a problem with it.