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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - TV Doco Pedigree dogs exposed
| Have just shown on Aussie TV Documentary made by British BBC on Pedigree dogs exposed. Many other horrible conditions shown especially an unbelievable genetic condition affecting King Charles Cavalier Spaniels. Well worth watching. I never though there would be everying as bad as IMHA but there is. |
| Julie Australia |
| Hi Julie, I watched this too last night! Very very interesting, but very distressing to see the health problems facing some breeds. The scariest thing was the in-breeding, and the ignorance of breeders and the Kennel Club to see the damage this is doing to the breeds they are supposed to love. Here's to the mongrels like my 3! :) Sam. |
| Samantha Geelong Australia |
| Yes, working in rescue, we see many deplorable conditions and puppy mills that many 'purebred' dogs endure. It's horrific, and people need to be very savvy and educated on where there dogs come from when they choose to 'buy' a dog. Many people do not realize that puppy mills, especially here in the US, are not necessarily illegal, and many of these beautiful dogs live in metal crates stacked 10-15 feet in the air, and never feel grass on their feet or smell real air. The health issues can be life threatening and many are genetic, though many are also preventable and/or treatable due to the conditions. My heart always breaks for these mill pups and their new unsuspecting people. melissa and tiggs |
| melissa slc |
| Yes this was shown in UK last year, I think, and it caused a big shock here.It upset me very much to watch especially the king charles spaniel as they are breeding it to look a certain way and their skull is now too small for it's brain,disgraceful.The BBC no longer show Crufts on tv now due to their findings amongst some breeders and quite right too. I,however,am a very occasional beagle breeder myself, and I am not involved in showing and I breed for good health and temperament first and foremost. However I know that even amongst beagle breeders there are people who breed when they shouldn't be.Take for example my beagle Spike he developed epilepsy at 5 years old,and it's a horrible thing to watch a dog having a fit,it's very distressing.Now I certainly wouldn't breed from him(he's neutered now) now that I know of this condition but I can bet somewhere in his ancestors there was people breeding who shouldn't have been,purely to try and get a good looking beagle for showing,which I think is absolutely unforgiveable. Nollaig,had a litter of 6 pups last year, a year before this awful disease hit her and I own 2 of her pups.Now I have been told, it's very unlikely they will get this disease, but you can imagine my worry just in case.Nollaig is spayed now but I certainly would not knowingly breed from a dog with any health problem and I won't be breeding from her pups either just in case.My beagles are my pets, and they stay with me for life,I couldn't do what most breeders do, pass them on once they're no longer fit or young enough to breed,it would break my heart to part with them. I do hope the Kennel Club will put a lot of measures in place to stop this happening in future. Kathleen and Nollaig |
| Kathleen North Ayrshire |
| Hi all, What happens in the US i discovered by experience. Anyone who is a puppy mill/backyard breeder can buy microchips from the AKC. They sell them in batches. My rescue came from a puppy mill that refuses to be identified to me, but they insist he had his shots and is purebred. AKC promises only purebreds get their chips. Anyone can buy microchips from teh AKC, registering the litter is another step. Mine was puppymill bred, sold to a pet store in san diego at 6 - 8 weeks, and then somehow ended up in the palm beach animal control at 6 months, filthy, matted, and basically feral. I traced his microchip, but all i could found out were these inauspicious facts. The AKC is a business to make money. They may have his 'papers' but i would never be able to get them from them, couldnt get information about kents parents either. The AKC sells chips to puppy mills who use these to claim AKC certified etc and sells these dogs as purebreds to puppy stores. Price for my dog - $900. Price at the pound - $60. Price for me to rescue - $85. Money made off him? lots - by unscrupulous dealers in animals. His soul: pure. His life - priceless. The AKC could shut this all down in a heartbeat but they dont want to - these dogs are their bread and butter. Until they change their practices, more dogs and their owners will suffer, especially when one gets sick. I tried to report Kents aiha to akc - they didnt want to know, and wouldnt tell me his breeder. I found out through the grapevine this person is now in the business of rescue in the midwest - ironic. As long as there are dogs in rescue, at the pound, and unloved, please do not buy or breed dogs. Christine |
| Christine Fl |
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