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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:56 pm Post subject: Pedigree Dogs Exposed

Dear Supporter, In 2008 the BBC documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed went behind the scenes of the UK’s pedigree dog world. The programme investigated some of the serious health and welfare issues experienced by pedigree dogs as a result of the way they’re bred. So what has been done to address this serious animal welfare issue? Last night the BBC revisited the issue in Pedigree Dogs Exposed – Three Years On. The programme showed that while some progress had been made, there are still some serious welfare concerns surrounding the way that pedigree dogs are bred. In its conclusion, it called for an independently run dog registration scheme to address a number of dog welfare issues, something the RSPCA would wholeheartedly support. We will continue to campaign for changes to be made to the breed standards and for them to be reviewed by independent experts to address the horrific dog welfare issues. For example, did you know that 70 per cent of cavaliers will suffer from the extremely painful and debilitating condition, syringomyelia by the age of six and nearly all will have a heart condition by the age of 11? Missed the programme? Watch it now on BBC iPlayer If you haven’t already signed our petition calling for the health and welfare of pedigree dogs to be placed above looks, please do so and ask your friends and family to do the same! If you'd like to receive regular updates about this campaign, sign up here. http://www.rspca.org.uk/home Click on 'Get Involved' tab. Thanks again for your support! Yours sincerely, Justine Pannett Senior Campaigns Manager

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Did you watch the program reviewing the changes within 3 years since the first 'Pedifree Dogs Exposed' was aired? I watched it - but felt that the dog owners selected did not seem to be very intelligent. Some good points raised and I think it would make most people careful before buying a pedigree dog esp Cavaliers and Boxers. Sheila Crispin was good - Kennel Club needs some fresh young blood and I have seen older vets euthanase pups who don't meet the breed standard/dock tails etc - the old vets do have a lot to answer to. Your thought on this thread please..... jen x

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BSAVA responds to pedigree dog documentary BSAVA president Andrew Ash has criticised the Kennel Club for actively promoting health schemes while allowing the registration and showing of dogs with an excessively high inbreeding coefficient. BSAVA president Andrew Ash has criticised the Kennel Club for actively promoting health schemes while allowing the registration and showing of dogs with an excessively high inbreeding coefficient. His comments were made in response to issues raised in the programme Pedigree Dogs Exposed: Three Years On, shown on BBC Four at 9pm on February 27. The programme was the follow-up to the controversial documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, made by Jemima Harrison and first broadcast in 2008. In the association's official statement regarding ...Three Years On, BSAVA president Andrew Ash said: "Jemima Harrison has highlighted an important issue. It is essential that veterinary surgeons, dog breeders and the general public no longer accept that breeding for extremes of conformation or knowingly from animals with inherited disease is an acceptable practice. "The programme highlighted two main areas of concern, firstly the small genetic pool that exists in many breeds and secondly continued breeding for extremes of body shape. "Both these areas must be addressed urgently. A civilised nation must agree that it is not acceptable to breed dogs that cannot function as dogs." Mr Ash said the association supported the health schemes that are now available to owners as steps in the right direction, but said it was difficult to believe that health schemes are going to be sufficient in themselves to tackle the problems rapidly and effectively. He said: "It is particularly perverse to be promoting health schemes and yet continuing to allow the registration and showing of progeny with coefficients of inbreeding as high as 47.5% or where the animal concerned is known to have failed a screening test (significant in that breed)." Vice president Mark Johnson said: "We are supportive of the changes that the Kennel Club has made so far, and applaud them in allowing the introduction of new genes into certain breeds as demonstrated by the registration of the LUA Dalmatian. "I support the introduction of the Mate Select scheme, but believe that the Kennel Club should adopt the Advisory Council on Welfare in Dog Breeding recommendation and not register puppies with a coefficient of breeding (over 5 generations) greater than 12.5%." BSAVA supports the BVA in its call for a radical review of all breed standards to ensure that they actively protect the health and welfare of the dog. However, the association says it is important to remember that inherited disease is not just a problem of purebred dogs, and BSAVA supports the introduction of legislation that seeks to improve the health and welfare of all dogs. •Pedigree Dogs Exposed: Three Years On is available to view on BBC iPlayer until March 5, 2012.

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