Much still to be done to tackle irresponsible dog breeding

摘要

'THERE is a commitment to preventing further poor welfare caused by irresponsible breeding and there remains a large amount of work to be done in achieving this. However, it is clear that there is tremendous dedication to resolving the existing problems and that progress has been made/So says Neil Parish, chairman of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW), in a recently published report that reviews the actions that have been taken since the broadcast of the documentary 'Pedigree Dogs Exposed7 in 2008. The report updates an earlier report produced by the APGAW in 2009 (VR, November 7,2009, vol 165, pp 546-547), and also sets out what the group believes needs to happen now in order for significant improvements to be made and toprevent potential suffering.