{"id":1591081,"date":"2024-04-05T01:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=46a72e9c8b344d8d6e3c7449d72659a2"},"modified":"2024-04-05T01:46:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:46:56","slug":"first-germany-now-westminster-peta-calls-on-kennel-club-to-ban-deliberately-deformed-dog-breeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/04\/05\/first-germany-now-westminster-peta-calls-on-kennel-club-to-ban-deliberately-deformed-dog-breeds\/","title":{"rendered":"First Germany, Now Westminster? PETA Calls On Kennel Club to Ban Deliberately Deformed Dog Breeds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lawmakers around the world are introducing bills that would ban the breeding of dogs who are the victims of \u201ctorture breeding\u201d\u2014bred to have such malformed noses and shortened faces that they endure a lifetime of breathing problems or bred to have dangerously lengthened spines\u2014so PETA rushed a letter today to Westminster Kennel Club President and Show Chair Donald G. Sturz calling on him to act responsibly and humanely by prohibiting dachshunds and breathing-impaired breeds (BIB), such as French bulldogs and pugs, from competing in the Westminster dog show.<\/p>\n