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    MPs call on government to crack down on ‘designer’ dog clinics and unregulated breeders

    by Rebecca Speare-Cole Apr 05, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    MPs are calling on the government to crack down on “designer” dog clinics and unregulated breeders.

    The number of canine fertility clinics rose from 40 in 2020 to more than 400 in 2023, according to findings from the Environment Committee’s (Efra) pet welfare and abuse inquiry.

    A report outlining the inquiry findings has linked this increase to a rise in demand for “designer” dogs bred with extreme characteristics, such as flat faces, which leave animals likely to suffer a lifetime of health issues.

    The group of and celebrities in popularising breeds like bulldogs and .

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