Time to stop accepting ‘normal for the breed’

‘No dog may be kept for breeding if it can reasonably be expected, on the basis of its genotype, phenotype or state of health, that breeding from it could have a detrimental effect on its health or welfare or welfare of its offspring.’ Kristin Wear Prestrud, a vet working with the Norwegian Kennel C...

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Published inVeterinary record Vol. 183; no. 20; p. 630
Main Author Milne, Emma Goodman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Limited 24.11.2018
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Animal care
Breeding of animals
Disease
Dogs
Veterinary medicine
United Kingdom > UK
England
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Summary:‘No dog may be kept for breeding if it can reasonably be expected, on the basis of its genotype, phenotype or state of health, that breeding from it could have a detrimental effect on its health or welfare or welfare of its offspring.’ Kristin Wear Prestrud, a vet working with the Norwegian Kennel Club, spoke at the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA) congress last year and asked ‘how far can we push “type” in dogs before they stop being dogs?’ Well I think we are already there. Around 100 years ago the first veterinary paper on the health problems of brachycephalic dogs was published; around 60 years ago WSAVA said we should not select for conformations or disease that could have a deleterious effect on health; and I’ve been talking about the issue for 20 years.
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ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.k4970