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PETA Sues American Kennel Club over Standards for French Bulldogs, Other Breeds

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – PETA challenges AKC's breed standards that promote health issues in popular dogs, citing evidence from over 24,600 dogs studied in the U.K. and global concerns about breeding practices.

  • On Tuesday, PETA filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the American Kennel Club to eliminate the breed standards it supports for French bulldogs and several other breeds.
  • The lawsuit arose from concerns that the AKC promotes breeding of unhealthy dogs with harmful physical traits, especially in flat-faced breeds.
  • PETA highlighted health problems in dachshunds, shar-peis, and pugs, while the AKC defends its standards as based on veterinary collaboration and committed to dog health.
  • Since 1995, the AKC has contributed more than $40 million to support research focused on canine health, emphasizing that dogs bred responsibly according to established standards tend to be healthy.
  • This litigation intensifies the debate over breed health as some countries restrict breeding of short-snouted dogs, and animal welfare remains a contentious issue internationally.
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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization has filed a lawsuit against the American Kennel Club (AKC) pedigree dog registry, demanding that it eliminate breeding standards that allegedly result in "deformed" and "sick" dogs.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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