To be glad Norway is banning breeding deformed dogs?

[AnakinthePadawhine]

Norway will ban the breeding of King Charles and British bulldogs. I hope that this will catch on in other countries, and force breeders and Kennel Clubs to change their stupid and harmful standards?
Can pugs and French bulldogs be next?

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/02/norway-bans-breeding-british-bulldog-king-charles-cavalier-spaniel/

I saw a poor thing trying to walk along the road the other day. It appeared to be a British Bulldog, but it looked all out of proportion and was struggling to walk. It had a squashed face and its body was too big for its legs.

When I was a lass, everyone had mongrels - healthy, hardy things with minimal neuroses or behaviour problems.

www.google.com/amp/s/equineink.com/2011/04/24/have-halter-horses-become-the-bodybuilders-of-the-equine-world/amp/

Cavalier Matters in the UK does awareness raising work

I am sure this will just be the start and there will be other breeds to come, so many which now seem to be so far away from a healthy population. French Bulldogs, Pugs surely next, for popularity, but others to come.

Seems a huge shame for Cavaliers, which are such a popular pet. I really wanted a Cavalier, but just couldn't bring myself to buy one as so few breeders are doing all the health testing needed, you'd be forever waiting (years, not talking 'oh I want it now') for a pup with sufficient testing. I hope breeders do heed this warning and get on top of it fast. It does seem that there would need to be some outcrossing to bring it back.

That said - there are plenty of registered breeds that are very healthy with years of science applied to health testing to get the breed in a very good position - and in no way should people assume that poorly bred designer crossbreeds are in any way the answer.

@SirSniffsAlot

It is, sadly, a real horse - and not the most extreme example I could have chosen. There are (even) worse.

Yes, cat breeding is getting as out of control as dogs. The obsession with flat faced animals - cats dog rabbits - is alarming.

Some of these very extreme Arabs are truly disturbing now.