In the UK, 67 dog breeds, including Chihuahuas and Border Collies, may be prohibited under new laws. As part of a Labour Party campaign to protect animals nationwide, government legislation may outlaw some popular dog breeds.
Under or overbites are among the many common traits of adorable puppies considered unhealthy. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare created a 10-point checklist of extreme physical characteristics that indicate a dog is unhealthy.
Short noses flat faces, excessive skin folds, drooping eyelids, mottled coloration and bulging outward-turning eyes are among the features on the list because a health evaluation revealed that these traits cause pain and discomfort for dogs.
We need proper, nuanced tests that don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater or we’re going to lose Britain’s most beloved breeds in the blink of an eye,” stated Beverley Cuddy editor of Dogs Today Magazine and founder of the Union of Good Dog People, in an interview with The Times newspaper.For dog lovers in this nation, it will be the most shocking thing to happen when people are told they can’t have the dogs they want they will understandably be furious.
The tool was created by Dan O’Neill, an associate professor of companion animal epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College. The plan here is that in 10 years there will not be a single dog bred in the UK by a licensed breeder that has any extreme conformation, he stated in discussion.
The UK may outlaw the following 67 dog breeds
- Afenpischer dog breed
- American Cocker Spaniel
- Australian Shepherd dog
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Basset dog breed
- Basset Bleu breed
- Basset Fauve breed
- Beagle dog breed
- Beauceron dog breed
- Bergamasco dog breed
- Bloodhound dog breed
- Border Collie dog
- Boston Terrier dog
- Boxer dog breed
- Bracco dog breed
- Brittany dog breed
- Brussels Griffon dog
- Bulldog dog breed
- Cairn Terrier dog
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Chihuahua dog breed
- Chow Chow dog
- Clumber Spaniel dog
- Dachshund dog breed
- Dandie Terrier dog
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- French Bulldog dog
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Grand Basset dog
- Great Dane dog
- Japanese Chin dog
- Lancashire Heeler dog
- Lhasa Apso dog
- Mudi dog breed
- Neapolitan Mastiff dog
- Newfoundland dog breed
- Norfolk Terrier dog
- Norwich Terrier dog
- Old English Sheepdog
- Polish Lowland Pekingese
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Petit Basset dog
- Pug dog breed
- Pyr dog breed
- Mastiff dog breed
- Scottish Terrier dog
- Pyr Shep dog
- Rough Collie dog
- Schipperke dog breed
- The Sealyham Terrier
- Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie
- Shar Pei dog
- Shih Tzu dog
- Skye Terrier dog
- Smooth Collie dog
- Spanish Water Dog
- Staffordshire Terrier dog
- Staffordshire Terrier breed
- Sussex Spaniel dog
- Swedish Vallhund dog
- Tibetan Mastiff dog
- West Highland White Terrier
