Crufts vieta i carlini senza fiato
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/22/crufts-bans-breathless-pugs/
di StGuthlac2025
Crufts vieta i carlini senza fiato
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/22/crufts-bans-breathless-pugs/
di StGuthlac2025
2 commenti
Not just pugs but frenchies and bulldogs.
I dont think its fair to compare an inability to breathe properly, with health issues found in other breeds. There are various tests to reduce or eliminate many of them. When a breeds required physical feature is where the health issue lies no amount of testing will fix that. Stop handing out prizes to deformed dogs, and change the breed standards. Judges are just as much to blame as they consistently reward dogs that dont fit the breed standard.
We really need to ban breeds that have extreme or exaggerated features that are detrimental to their welfare. Breed clubs need to allow more outcrossing to sort out health issues.
This doesn’t go far enough, kennel club breed standards need to be changed for some of these breeds. A lot of them can’t give birth in any way but C-section because of how we’ve “designed” the breeds. Then there are all the skin disorders thanks to the folds that hide bacteria.
The comparison with labradors being *prone to* hip issues is very disingenuous – you can actually work your lab in a way that the issue doesn’t manifest severely or at all, whereas your brachy dog *will* suffer from the moment it’s born.
Well done, Crufts, for this start though.