A vet has warned that a certain breed of dog could be banned from breeding due to "debilitating health conditions".
A new study from the Royal Veterinary College said that the breeding of bulldogs in the UK might be banned if their shape is not altered. English Bulldogs are at increased risk of breathing, eye, and skin conditions due to their extreme physical features, including shortened muzzles, folded skin, and a squat body.
Currently the breed has a short lifespan of around eight years partly due to its health problems and the study recommends people "stop and think" before buying them. The findings showed they were more than 38 times more likely than other dogs to get dermatitis in skin folds, nearly 27 times more likely to get an eye condition called 'cherry eye', over 24 times more likely to have a jutting lower jaw and ran nearly 20 times the risk of obstructive airways causing breathing problems.
