This document is about the history of Fluffies. From their release by PETA to a few years after the creation of Coluffies. This will have various details and interesting facts. Also, I made this with some realism on mind from what I believe Fluffies should be like, but there’s nothing wrong with your headcannon being different. I’ll also be giving some explanations too.
Fluffies were first created by Hasbio in 2023. Their priorities were aesthetics over their internal functions. That is why their bone structure is so weak, but the behaviors aimed at cuteness for humans exist. Partly in fault was that PETA got news of the creation of Fluffies and in their “infinite wisdom” decided that it would be a great idea to free the incomplete Fluffies to the wild before Hasbio reached an acceptable level of quality instead of simply destroying them and the research, stopping the Fluffies from coming into this harsh world in the first place.
Fluffies were at first loved by humans thanks to their cute behavior, but not after long feral Fluffies became a nuisance and people noticed their flaws. Feral Fluffies became a danger to the environment because of their ability to eat almost anything and their lightning quick reproduction. Thanks to their bright colors they also either confused predators or made them think they were poisonous, so practically none messed with them. Most of the casualties caused by animals were by highly territorial and aggressive ones. After some time they also brought a varied amount of diseases that quickly spread. Since their DNA is comprised of different animals they only get a few diseases of that animal and the ones they all have in common, this means that even if they couldn’t transmit many diseases to a single species, they could spread various diseases to all animals they had parts of their DNA in common. The only counter is that since they have weak immune systems they usually died before they could spread the disease to other groups of Fluffies.
Hasbio was disbanded shortly after in an attempt to relieve themselves of the guilt and PETA was finally looked down upon by the majority of people. Since Fluffies were classified as soap by Hasbio while in development as an attempt to avoid investigation by genetic modification authorities, people who used to abuse animals placed their sights on Fluffies. This caused a wave of violence since they were in a way, more similar to humans, and therefore could lead people to hurt humans more easily. Different governments decided to use the hate for Fluffies to find effective ways to cull them with traps that wouldn’t hurt other animals. Fluffy mills were also created during this time, as there was some craze over Fluffies for either their cuteness, to abuse them, or to show off exotic colors or types. Since they didn’t have any morals, they also helped increase the amount of Fluffies there where because they didn’t neuter them.
After a few years someone came up with the spaghetti reproduction inhibitor machines. These were placed in alleyways and places were Fluffies frequented. They worked by talking to Fluffies by the way of recordings. These told them to place their foals inside in exchange of spaghetti. They also had some lies sprinkled in, saying that their foals would get a new home. This made almost all Fluffies that heard them place their foals inside or steal them, which there then grinded and squeezed out in a spaghetti shape. This spaghetti was laced with sauce that really made it smell and taste like spaghetti but also had a special ingredient. This was a chemical which specifically fucked with a Fluffy’s reproductive system, be it male or female, but not other animals. They would be left unable to further reproduce and mares would stop producing milk.
Farmers also found easy ways to stop Fluffies from eating their crops. This was usually done by digging somewhat deep trenches around their farms that weren’t wide enough to stop small animals from jumping but Fluffies would be too scared to pass or would fall in the attempt. Their carcasses could then be used as fertilizer. Other farmers used vicious dogs that were trained to kill any Fluffies they got their paws on, but not follow them far away. Some used other less orthodox techniques.
With time predators also figured out that Fluffies weren’t just edible, but easy to catch and eat, so feral populations outside of cities quickly decayed. This fucked with the food chain since predators preferred to eat Fluffies, but with the help of exterminators making sure feral Fluffy populations decayed even quicker, it was eventually fixed.
The company Gen Labs saw profit to be made from Fluffies. A few years after the initial release, they started investigating ways to change Fluffies in different ways. They made a bunch of different variations, like Seafluffies, Micro-Fluffies and Garden Fluffies. These were actually carefully released, and as such weren’t dangerous to the environment.
Seafluffies did spread to the oceans but could only survive in warm waters. Predators that ate seals didn’t really care as they looked similar, so Seafluffy populations never grew significantly. They could survive in salt or fresh water, which made them hazardous for certain lakes that didn’t have any predators that could take them down fast enough. Because of this, most lakes at danger are heavily monitored.
Fluffies spread worldwide mostly thanks to people. Ferals mostly survived in temperate climates, whereas in extreme climates they either died off or barely survived. In Canada for example, the feral Fluffy population barely stays afloat, with most of them dying when it gets very cold. Only the kindness of Canadians and their less harsh population control measures letting them survive. Fluffies fared somewhat better in hot climates, as their fur was pretty good at protecting them from solar rays and let their body heat out. Certain colors also were useful for camouflage in certain places as well. Most governments took measures to reduce Fluffy populations to manageable levels as well, with places that still had some Fluffy problems being bad places to live in anyways. In these places it became usual for people with little money to eat Fluffies, as their meat tasted good enough.
In time Fluffy mills became fewer and fewer, mostly due to the falling popularity of Fluffies and the efforts of people that cared about them. Certain governments also put harsh restrictions on mills as they were also at fault for the high amounts of Fluffies. Other variations of Fluffies were made but didn’t have much notoriety. Goverments also changed the classification of Fluffies and their variations to biotoys, just changing some very minor things.
In 2029 the company FiaCan was formed, created by Gen Labs in collaboration with some other companies. This company created the Foal in a Can product, which were foals stored in cans with a limited amount of food. The foals were born in factories which industrialized the production of Fluffies. The cans were made of recyclable materials, using cheaply made formula milk that didn’t taste bad, but not good either. Foals were born onto conveyor belts that used machines to sort them by rarity and dispose of physically flawed Fluffies. According to their characteristics they were given a price. Then they were divided by gender. Males were castrated while females were given shots that killed their ovaries, making all Fluffies that came from these factories unable to reproduce, making the government be fine with their practices. Foals were then placed inside the cans, with soft and absorbent padding covering a fifth of the can from side to side. Then they were shipped mostly across the United States, but also to some other countries in lesser extent.
The foals were sold in vending machines. These used infrared sensors for every can to detect if the foal was still alive based on heat, disposing of any that weren’t. They also had speakers with mare voices to comfort them but telling them to wait for an owner. This created a new craze for Fluffies, as you could watch them grow inside the can until their milk was empty and they would get very attached to the first thing that gave them love. They were usually traumatized from their experiences before being put in the vending machine, having heard the muffled cries of their mothers right after being born.
A huge number of foals were bought but never taken out of their cans, as people reconsidered and didn’t actually want to take care of them. In due time the craze died off, and the extent of FiaCan spread was reduced. They still produce Foals in cans to the present day, but the quantities are low compared to the craze. Schools using them for projects, abusers and people who want a short-lived companion are the majority of buyers.
The genetic engineering department of the company Towami decided to do something different with Fluffies. Since different variations were made while still keeping how Fluffies are at their core, Towami decided that it would be better for them to upgrade them. On the year 2032 Coluffies were finally finished and released to the public. They were more cow-like as their name implies and an upgrade in almost every way from Fluffies. They were still considered biotoys, so one could abuse them responsibility free.
After all these years most people simply ignore Fluffies, only using violence if they are being annoying. Abusers still exist and go about hurting Fluffies and their variations, but it feels like a normal part of life now, at least while nothing else happens.
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