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Attention Pet Owners!!!!

Attention Pet Owners!!!!

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 11 months ago
Pedigree dogs are suffering from genetic diseases following years of inbreeding, an investigation has found. Seventy-five per cent of the seven million dogs in the UK are pedigrees, and they cost their owners over

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August 22, 2008

I have spent my mornings reading your messages and they break my heart because I see my own dog in every single one of your stories. It is clear that we are all tired of watching our companions suffer for the sake of an aesthetic standard. I am currently gathering these accounts to present directly to breeders and industry regulators.

August 22, 2008

Seeing this kind of momentum means so much because I have watched my own dog struggle with these preventable health issues for years. People are finally waking up to the reality of what these animals are forced to endure.

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Emma Rhodes
17 years ago Featured

DISGUSTING. we are literally breeding them to be sick for a piece of yellow ribbon at a dog show. Shame on those breeders.

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Dave Taylor
17 years ago Featured

Vet bills are insane because of all these health problems. People need to wake up.

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mark Marshall
17 years ago Featured

Adopt dont shop. People pay thousands for these poor things just to have them suffer in pain. It needs to stop.

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Sarah Robinson
17 years ago Featured

My poor spaniel has had so many health issues and it breaks my heart. Stop breeding for looks and think about the poor dogs quality of life!

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Tom Cox
17 years ago Featured

it is just wrong plain and simple. health should always come first but people are too obsessed with breed standards.

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Jessica Snyder
17 years ago Featured

why do we prioritize looks over health? my pug cant even breathe properly. cruel.

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