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Just the same, except it's not.
Breeding of animals is *not* a genetic modification. Genetic modification is changing the genes through wholly unnatural means , cutting and pasting gene sequences from other species. If bushwhacker00 could breed a cow with wings or a flower with fur, then he would have a point.
That said, false equivalence is the trademark trick of the professional corporate polemist and the junk science hack, the shill. It's too bad that critical thinking is so rare that guys like this can influence public opinion.
Bummer.