An inquiry into puppy farming in Australia s biggest state has come up with 18 recommendations, closing in on animal abusers. A partial ban on baby-faced breeds is one possible result.
Flat-faced dogs like bulldogs and pugs live a life of suffering and shouldn t be bred for appearance, animal welfare groups have said as they fight for breeding to be banned.
Maureen Elvy s French bulldog Phoebe has needed spinal, airway and genital surgery and regular immunotherapy costing $2,000 a pop since she brought the dog t her Sydney home in 2017.
Australian vets have have enough of the deformities caused to popular dog breeds such as Pugs because of illegal backyard breeding and called for partial bans on dogs with short muzzles.