US EditionPETA 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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