Pedigree Dogs Exposed Nominated for Major Broadcast Award
November 28, 2008 by Ryan O'Meara
The controversial documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed has been recognised by the broadcasting industry with a nomination for a highly coveted Broadcast Award in the ‘Best Documentary’ category (the only BBC made doc to get a nod).
The film, which highlighted ‘The greatest animal welfare scandal of our time’, has been subject to much debate in and out of the dog world.
The BBC themselves are even considering whether or not to continue broadcasting Crufts in the wake of the hard hitting programme.
The Kennel Club described Pedigree Dogs Exposed as ‘biased’ and have complained about its content to Ofcom - the broadcast regulator. However, in the weeks and months following the airing of Pedigree Dogs Exposed the Kennel Club has rapidly announced a series of initiatives to look in to the standards of pedigree dog health and has acknowledged that the public response to the documentary has sent a clear message.
Author DetailsRyan O'Meara is editor-in-chief of K9 Magazine, the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers. He lives in the East Midlands with his own two dogs, Mia and Chloe. Ryan's homepage. - See this author's webpage
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There has been so much PR on Pedigree Dogs Exposed that I feel I must defend myself and my fellow reputable breeders that have put many years into breeding quality healthy dogs. The definition of a reputable breeder being one that is very concerned with the health and quality of life with the breed we have choseen. Every litter we breed has been in the planning for sometimes up to a year or longer. Our breeding programs are well planned to help produce quality, healthy and as close to breed standard as possible. I can assure you all our adult dogs and puppies get quality veternarian care that does not come cheap. It is time we started seeing PR on the good side of breeding pedigree dogs. Let those of us who work so hard to breed & show Quality pedigree dogs stand up and be counted. We need to write and keep writing to all newspapers and all TV channels till they hear us.
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The Kennel Clubs and reputable breeders around the World need to unite to let the World know there are many reputable pedigree dog breeders out there. We put many years into breeding Quality - Healthy pedigree dogs. We are not breeding to produce unhealthy pedigree dogs like the program Pedigree Dogs Exposed would like the world to believe. Instead of the BBC pulling out of Crufts and being so negative towards all pedigree dog breeders, they need to funnel some of their PR energy into educating the public as to what to look for when they are looking for a pedigree dog. Education is knowledge and knowledge is the best way to give power to dog lovers when they are seeking out a reputable breeder for their next family member.
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