How Much Is That genetic Defect In The Window?

[BelovedJuggernaut]

"Rare dogs are highly prized [in Japan], and can set buyers back more than $10,000. But the real problem is what often arrives in the same litter: genetically defective sister and brother puppies born with missing paws or faces lacking eyes and a nose. There have been dogs with brain disorders so severe that they spent all day running in circles, and others with bones so frail they dissolved in their bodies."


Link (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/28/business/28dogs.html?ex=1324962000&en=e9a1c855469245a9&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss)

Now really, how could people be surprised?