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French Bulldogs and Pugs could be banned over health concerns
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French Bulldogs and Pugs could be banned in the UK over fears about the breeds’ health.
A pet charity is leading the campaign ‘to end the poor breeding of flat faced dogs’, with calls for a crackdown on ‘dangerous’ breeding that sparks health woes.
The Blue Cross charity has accused breeders of a ‘vicious cycle of over-breeding’.
Becky Thwaites, Head of Public Affairs at Blue Cross, said to The Sun: “We have already started contacting MPs.
“Ultimately Blue Cross is determined to see the end of the poor breeding of flat faced dogs and are considering all options both legislative and non-legislative to achieve this.”
The charity puts the rise in demand for these breeds down to an increase in ‘cute’ advertisements on social media.
They say this has led to the increase in Pugs and French Bulldogs being diagnosed with ongoing health issues.
French Bulldogs can be affected by conditions like pulmonic stenosis, where the dog can have anything from very mild to severe obstruction to its blood flow from the heart to the lungs.
According to Blue Cross, 20% of dogs in the UK are now flat-faced breeds, with the rise in popularity only leading to further poor breeding.
Blue Cross vets have reportedly treated more than 5,000 brachycephalic pets in the last two years alone.
