Editing Munchkin cat (section)

===Breeding bans===
Several{{how many|date=January 2024}} countries and territories have prohibited breeding with Munchkins, including the [[Netherlands]] (2014), which prohibits breeding of all animals with genetic defects,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nvwa.nl/onderwerpen/honden-en-katten/fokken-met-uw-hond-of-kat |title=Fokken met uw hond of kat – wat mag wel en wat niet? - Honden en katten - NVWA |date=August 24, 2023 }}</ref> and [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] ([[Australia]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Department of Jobs |first=Precincts and Regions |date=July 6, 2020 |title=Code of Practice for the Breeding of Animals with Heritable Defects that Cause Disease - Agriculture |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=April 1, 2023 |website=Agriculture Victoria}}</ref> The [[Australian Capital Territory]] (a territory of Australia) government considers the Munchkin breed to be "malformed animals" and the deliberate breeding of them "unacceptable" because of the "genetic health problems associated with such breeding".<ref name="ACT">Australian Capital Territory, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222247/http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/12983/Welfare_of_Cats_-_Code_of_Practice.pdf Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats in the ACT]</ref>

Munchkin cross-breeds like the [[Munchkin cat#Derived breeds|bambino]] have also been subject to legal restrictions.