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Totts Mar 12

Lee Cox and his four-year-old Clumber spaniel Bruin has won best in show at this year's #Crufts

But Cox had a previous conviction for animal cruelty.

How awful this program is.

😒

#animalrightshumanwrongs

World news | The Guardian Mar 12

Channel 4 under fire after Crufts winner’s animal cruelty conviction emerges https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/12/channel-4-under-fire-after-crufts-winners-animal-cruelty-conviction-emerges #Crufts #AnimalWelfare #Animals #Dogs #Channel4 #TelevisionIndustry #UkNews

Crufts winner’s animal cruelty conviction prompts complaints to Channel 4

Animal charities call for ‘extreme’ breeds to no longer be eligible for prizes and full vetting of competitors

The Guardian

Vteve Mar 12

Jim Rosenthal, the broadcast commentator for Crufts, sounds like Alan Partridge. Alan would kill for such a job, but it makes watching Crufts even more enjoyable pretending he already got it. #crufts #radioNorwich

Der Hundepapi Mar 10

Nein diese Bilder sind nicht Teil eines lustigen "finde die Qualzuchtmerkmale" - Ratespiels.

Diese Bilder Zeigen den neuen "Best in Show" (höchste Auszeichnung) der diesjährigen #Crufts , einer der grössten und bekanntesten Hundeausstellungen der Welt.

So sieht nach den Richtern der Crufts ein exzellent gezüchteter Hund aus.

#Hund #Hunde #qualzucht #rassenhunde #zucht

The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment Mar 9

Crufts winner Lee Cox 'convicted of animal cruelty' and kept dog in 'shocking' conditions

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/crufts-best-show-winner-convicted-36841263

The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment Mar 9

Strictly star Ellie Simmonds excited to welcome new family member into her home

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ellie-simmonds-crufts-dog-fostering-36838680

Editor Mar 9

CRUFTS: Best in Show winner on list of 67 dog breeds campaigners claim could be ‘banned’ – but is your dog really at risk?

A four-year-old Clumber Spaniel named Bruin was crowned Best in Show at the world’s most famous dog show on Sunday, but the victory has been overshadowed by a fierce debate over the future of dozens of Britain’s most popular breeds.

Campaigners have warned that 67 breeds — including family favourites like the West Highland White Terrier, the Shih Tzu, the King Charles Spaniel, and even the late Queen’s beloved Corgis — could be effectively banned under new breeding guidelines.

However, animal welfare experts and academics have hit back, arguing the claims are a misinterpretation of a new voluntary scheme designed to improve the health of dogs, not to ban them.

What is the debate about?

The controversy centres on the new Innate Health Assessment (IHA), a 10-point visual checklist developed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW).

The tool is designed to help breeders avoid using dogs with ‘extreme conformations’ — physical features that cause health problems, such as very flat faces, excessively short legs, or skin folds.

Under the voluntary guidelines, a dog would ‘fail’ the assessment if it has three or more of these extreme features. Campaigners have claimed that if the tool becomes law, it would lead to a ban on breeding the 67 breeds they have identified.

What do the experts say?

Experts from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the RSPCA, who support the new assessment tool, have stressed that no ban is being proposed.

They argue the aim is to encourage healthier breeding practices over time, for example by mating pugs with slightly less squashed faces or dachshunds with longer legs.

Professor Dan O’Neill of the RVC told the i newspaper that only 10 of the 225 Kennel Club recognised breeds would be at high risk of failing the assessment, as they are the most likely to have multiple extreme features.

The full list: Is your dog’s breed at risk?

Here is the full list of 67 breeds cited by campaigners, with an explanation of their actual risk level under the proposed new welfare assessment.

High Risk: The 10 breeds at risk of failing

These breeds are most at risk because they often have three or more of the extreme features the assessment looks for, such as a combination of a flat face, short legs, skin folds, or a very short tail.

French BulldogDogue de BordeauxBasset HoundBoston TerrierBrussels GriffonEnglish BulldogPekingeseShih TzuJapanese ChinPug

Basset Hound
(short legs, droopy eyelids, skin folds)

Boston Terrier
(flat face, short tail)

Brussels Griffon
(flat face)

Bulldog
(flat face, skin folds, short tail)

Dogue de Bordeaux
(flat face, skin folds)

French Bulldog
(flat face, short tail, short legs)

Japanese Chin
(flat face)

Pekingese
(flat face, short legs)

Pug
(flat face, skin folds, short tail)

Shih Tzu
(flat face, short legs)

Low/No Risk: The 57 breeds that would pass

These breeds are on the campaigners’ list because they may have one or two of the extreme features, but not the three required to fail the assessment. They are not at risk of being ‘banned’.

The Dachshund — on the list due to its short legs, but not considered high risk under the proposed welfare assessment.The Pembroke Welsh Corgi — the late Queen’s beloved breed features on the list due to its short legs, but experts say it is not among the highest-risk breeds.

Short-legged breeds (but otherwise healthy):

Basset Bleu de Gascogne
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Cairn Terrier
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cesky Terrier
Dachshund
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
Lancashire Heeler
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Skye Terrier
Sussex Spaniel
Swedish Vallhund
West Highland White Terrier

The West Highland White Terrier — a much-loved family breed that appears on the list but is not considered high risk.The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — one of Britain’s most popular family pets, and a breed welfare experts have long raised concerns about.

Breeds with potential for a single issue (e.g. skin folds, droopy eyes, or a short muzzle, but not multiple issues):

Affenpinscher
American Cocker Spaniel
Bloodhound
Boxer
Bracco Italiano
Brittany
Bullmastiff
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chihuahua
Chow Chow
Clumber Spaniel (this year’s Crufts winner)
King Charles Spaniel
Lhasa Apso
Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Schipperke
Shar Pei
St Bernard
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Tibetan Mastiff

Merle-coloured breeds (a colour pattern, not a conformation issue that would cause a fail on its own):

Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Beauceron
Bergamasco
Border Collie
Great Dane
Mudi
Old English Sheepdog
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Pyrenean Mastiff
Pyrenean Shepherd
Rough Collie
Shetland Sheepdog
Smooth Collie
Spanish Water Dog

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Kirsty Mar 9

This is news that seemed worth reading today 😃🐾
Who’s a good boy then? Bruin, the Clumber Spaniel

This year's top dog fended off competition from just shy of 19,000 competitors, as dog lovers from all over the world descended on Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrxp4p8p77o

#Crufts #DogsOfMastodon #Dogstodon