Editing Scottish Fold (section)

=== Legal bans ===
Due to the prevalence of [[osteochondrodysplasia]] in the breed {{see below|[[#Osteochondrodysplasia|below]]}}, several countries and states have prohibited breeding with Scottish folds, in order to protect animal welfare. Banning countries include the [[Netherlands]] in 2014,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |publisher=Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority |date=31 October 2022 |title=Fokken met katten - Honden en katten |url= https://www.nvwa.nl/onderwerpen/honden-en-katten/fokken-met-uw-hond-of-kat/fokken-met-katten |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=NVWA.nl |language=nl}}</ref> [[Austria]] in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Tierschutzombudsstelle Wien |title=Qualzucht bei Katzen |url= https://www.tieranwalt.at/de/Projekte/Qualzucht_ALT/Qualzucht-bei-Katzen/iActivityId__433.htm |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=Tieranwalt.at |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RIS - Tierschutzgesetz - Bundesrecht konsolidiert, Fassung vom 01.04.2023 |url= https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20003541 |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=RIS.BKA.gv.at}}</ref> [[Flanders]] ([[Belgium]]) in 2021,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Verbod op de kweek en het verhandelen van fold katten |url= https://www.vlaanderen.be/verbod-op-de-kweek-en-het-verhandelen-van-fold-katten |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=Vlaanderen.be |language=nl}}</ref> [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] ([[Australia]]).<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Victoria Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions |date=6 July 2020 |title=Code of Practice for the Breeding of Animals with Heritable Defects that Cause Disease |url= https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/livestock-and-animals/animal-welfare-victoria/domestic-animals-act/codes-of-practice/code-of-practice-for-the-breeding-of-animals-with-heritable-defects-that-cause-disease |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=Agriculture Victoria}}</ref> The breed is also indirectly banned by Norwegian and Swedish legislation prohibiting the breeding of animals with genetic make up that makes it likely to produce unhealthy offspring.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Løkkevik |first=Ole |date=4 July 2023 |title=Mattilsynet: Avl på katterasen Scottish Fold er i strid med dyrevelferdsloven |url= https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/mattilsynet-avl-paa-katterasen-scottish-fold-er-i-strid-med-dyrevelferdsloven.hEHPsLIky |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=VG |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=xtreme breeding in Europe - Mapping of legislation |url=https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/files/eurogroupforanimals/2023-11/2023_11_30_Extreme%20breeding%20in%20Europe%20-%20Mapping%20of%20legislation%20FINAL.pdf |website=Eurogroup for Animals |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>  Some countries have also banned selling<ref name=":1" /> of Scottish fold cats, or the breeding with any cat that bears the gene mutation resulting in osteochondrodysplasia, so even breeding with some of the Scottish straights may be legally restricted.<ref name=":0" /> Potential parent cats can be tested for this mutation before breeding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottish Fold |publisher=Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, [[University of California, Davis]] |url= https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/scottish-fold |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=vgl.ucdavis.edu}}</ref>