One of the biggest reasons might be, because "chonkers" can be considered an animal abuse, as overfeeding your pet is not healthy for said pet, and causes them to suffer from inability to live their life to the fullest, and most likely they will strain their internal organs to the point of failure. The knowledge of this has reduced the popularity of real life "chonkers", as people actually feel empathy towards animals, instead of considering them as cheap "entertainment".
Agreed but the original Reddit community also had helpful links as a pinned post as to how you can make your cat healthier and put it on a diet
I remember the first time I stumbled over that sub on r/all and posted a negative comment not unlike yours I got downvoted into oblivion because apparently every chonker poster was just about to save that cat's health.
Technically you can just post animals they look like a choker even at their healthy weight. Such as hippos, or even Pallas' cat
Some cats are just big naturally, grotesque is a matter of opinion.
Because this community was one of animal abuse and shouldn't exist/should be banned.
So what if they provide "helpful links" to help the obese animals. It's still glorifying them for shitty internet points.
A lot of fat people seem to be happy. I assume the same for fat pets.
People can choose how much they eat. Pets can't decide for themselves and will always eat if there is food in their bowl. For people, a lot of the times it's an addiction and will definitely lead to health issues, so even in that case it's something to worry about. Food brands occasionally need to present goals in order to reduce sugar, salt and fat in their products. Don't get fooled by appearance, pets need to be taken care of and the same goes for people.
Obese pets= abuse
What about a friendly pet house hippo?
