I took over moderation of this subreddit a few years ago because the previous moderators had all been banned or become inactive.

Since then, I've had to remove the vast majority of submissions because they are either reposts from spam bots or do not fit the subreddit rules (primarily, a lot of them are actual dogs). These submissions often get many upvotes and comments before removal, indicating that most readers interact with this subreddit indirectly (e.g. through the front page), not purposely. I assume it is just one of many animal-related subs they are subscribed to, same as myself.

Those posts that do fit on this subreddit also fit on other, more popular ones, like /r/BigBoye.

This raises the question: What is the point of this subreddit? What content should be allowed and encouraged to be posted here? What distinguishes this sub from all the others?

Please share your thoughts below.