I've learned that most people here in the USA, my home, believe a lot of things they call facts, and truths.
I've even had wonderful friendships with popular furry artists shattered, and all their followers hate me, solely because I told them these things are not facts, and are not true. These things that are lies, myths, propaganda, are present in all aspects of American life... things that have no truth to them whatsoever... in regards to how we interact and deal with Canines, Felines, and Rodents, here in the USA.

The first myth- dogs came into existence 6000 years ago, they never came into being from evolving from wolves, they were found and bred by humans, and have no relation to wolves.
Many Americans believe this. They believe no human ever adopted wolf pups or submissive wolves, and raised wolves in ancient times. They believe that all dogs originate from wild dogs. This is what is taught in both schools that teach evolution, and creationism, here in the USA.

The second myth- purebred dogs have existed for 6000 years, and have been the only forms of domestic dogs for thousands of years.
This is another lie. Most purebreds are named after regions, and nations, whose names have only come into existence within the past 3000 years. The most ancient purebred, the Shiba Inu, receives its name over 1 of 2 words, 1 of the words only came into existence 3000 years ago. The only close trace to a Shiba Inu scientifically discovered goes to a mummified corpse that is almost 5000 years old, and it was not purebred, it merely bears a close match to the Shiba Inu breed, more so than to any other dog, whether mutt or purebred, and its not even a purebred, as it contains the DNA of other current 'breeds'.

The third myth- purebreds are healthier, stronger, smarter, and live longer, than any other animal, and all animals in the wild are purebreds.
This is false. Purebreds are the result of multiple generations of forced inbreeding, and while in the modern age it is no longer necessary to inbreed to produce purebred cats and dogs, because there are many many of each breed, most purebred animals are still bred in pairings of siblings, cousins, and parent/child, and this is common among both breeders with licenses AND illegal dog kennels. Animals in the wild do not always pair with direct family members, as is proven in dog, wolf, and coyote packs, in which females in heat separate from the pack to seek out a mate, and males seeking a mate separate from the pack, and wild felines who roam outside their territories which they share with family. I watch way too many animal documentaries.

The fourth myth - all canines, felines, and rodents eat their young with every litter, and you must separate the mother from the young.
This is not true. In times of desperations, an animal with eat one of their young rather than starve, or they will eat an enemy pack/pride's offspring if they are starving and a battle is over. But, outside of those rare circumstances, it is not true an animal will always eat at least one (1) offspring from every litter. Mind you, this myth originates from the time when Christianity began spreading across Europe, and Christians needed to demonize animals as being savage and evil, as being the servants of witches and warlocks, and having been created not by God but by Satan. As such, Wolves, Felines, and Rodents were condemned as doing such acts as proof of why they were created by Satan. In the modern age, some backwards Christians have embraced evolution, and have treated all Canines as the same, which is why Dogs are now grouped in this too.

The fifth myth - Wolves will attack, kill, and eat humans on sight, wolves will never be friendly or peaceful as instinct drives all wolves to attack kill and eat all animals that is not a wolf on sight.
This, is bullshit, lies and propaganda, fear and hatred, spread to encourage the hunting and extinction of wolves. My family has owned a wolf, and a wolf-dog, mind you, it became illegal to own a wolf, and later, a wolf-dog, in New Jersey, under the claim that all wolves and wolf-dogs attack humans on sight with intent to kill on sight. Our wolf never attack a human or any other animal during its entire life (except for bugs and toads, which it ate). Our wolf-dog also never did any attacks on any living thing (except for bugs). And the US Government has only 1 recorded Wolf attack ending with a fatality over the past 100 years... and the victim died in a hospital from an allergic reaction to medication... not from his injuries. 100 years, and never did a wolf actually kill a human being itself. Plus, the US Government has recorded only 6 wolf attacks nationwide during the past 100 years. That's very VERY few attacks. Especially considering that people encounter wolves on a regular basis in Western States. Especially considering that people hunt wolves year round on a daily basis in Western States, as they state that endangered species can be hunted to extinction (every species of wolf in the USA in endangered, and has been for the past 60 years, that's longer than I've been born!). So... yeah... Wolves are proven to not do what this myth says. This myth is a myth. It is lies, propaganda, and deceit.

The sixth myth - All wild rodents have rabies and there is not a single wild rodent without rabies.
This is also not true. If this was true, every-time someone would get bit by a rodent, or come in contact with rodent fluids, like blood, people would be in threat of death. There would be a mass epidemic and our entire continent would be quarantined and everyone living here in the USA would be denied to leave the USA. Not all rodents have rabies. Some do, and some don't. The idea that every wild animal is diseased is ridiculous, cause then they'd quickly turn extinct, let alone humankind could fall as well to the aftermath of the plague animals. Please, stop spreading idiotic claims like everything has rabies and there is no such thing as an animal without rabies, what if someone stupid in the government would believe you? It'd be chaos.

The seventh myth- Felines and Rodents are not fully domesticated or tame, we have only had them as pets for the past 200-300 years.
This is also bullshit. Cats have been kept as pets at Asia, Egypt (which is North Africa), and in the MiddleEast, as far back as 3000 years ago. That's a long fucking time. Also, specific types of rodents have been domesticated or tamed at specific parts of the world. In South America Guinea Pigs were tamed and domesticated as Livestock as far back as 4000 years ago. Rats were domesticated in Asia as pets as far back as 3000 years ago. Mice have been domesticated as far back as 1000 years ago at multiple continents. For God's sake, stop spreading your bullshit that cats and rodents are not pets and are not domesticated or tamed.

The eighth myth- Dogs are the first animal humans tamed 6000 years ago, and cattle and goats are the only other animals we had tamed for thousands of years. Again, this is more bullshit. We had tamed 'canines' 6000 years ago as fully tamed, but partially tamed goes back as far back as 8000 years ago. Even then, Europeans never used Dogs until the Romans introduced them to the Continent 100 B.C., and Europeans did not fully trust the dark skins new animal because they relied on their furry hounds, wolves, for a long time, and they felt their beasts were proven trustworthy while the alien humans were bringing alien beasts that could be dangerous. Back then, alien meant foreign. Anyways, I might as well add, Sheep were domesticated and kept as far back as goats, and cattle, and sheep were more popular than cattle, and goats were more popular than cattle, at certain parts of the known world. So Sheep were another domesticated animal that people ignore. There were also other livestock and beast of burden people ignore. Camels, horses, and chickens. These animals have been domesticated as far back as 5000 years ago. Meaning during the time you all think we only had Dogs, Cattle, and Goats. Sadly, Just because Dogs, Cattle, and Goats were among the first tamed animals, doesn't mean there were no other animals that were first. And all the second tamed animals occurred in a time very close by. Please remind yourself we as a species did not have only 3 animals in our lives for over 3000 years from 6000 BC-3000 BC... you are being, inaccurate. Especially consider that we had multiple continents as well. The third set of tamed animals include Felines and Rodents. Which expands things heavily. It's not solely about Europe and the Middle-east.