Dogs Trust Issues Statement on Kennel Club Pedigree Dogs Review
K9 Magazine is happy to publish he following statement from the UK’s largest dog welfare charity The Dogs Trust in relation to the Kennel Club’s recently announced study of dog breed health.
“With the announcement that Pedigree is no longer sponsoring Crufts, many newspapers and online forums reported the news this weekend. You may have incorrectly read that the Kennel Club is working with Dogs Trust to review breeding standards for 209 species of pedigree dogs. Dogs Trust has no involvement with the review of breed standards which is currently underway; this is something the Kennel Club is conducting independently.
Although Dogs Trust has withdrawn from Crufts and Discover Dogs, we are firmly committed to ensuring that changes are now made to safeguard the health and wellbeing of dogs. This is why we have been in regular dialogue with the Kennel Club and have jointly called for Government support for a review [...]
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