Founding Chairman Appointed To Tackle Dog Breeding Issues

Following the much publicised Independent Inquiry into Dog Breeding in January 2010, Professor Sheila Crispin MA, VetMB, BSc, PhD, DVA, DVOphthal, DipECVO, FRCVS has today been appointed founding Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Welfare Issues of Dog Breeding. The creation of this new non-statutory Council was a key recommendation of all three recent reports on the genetic, conformation and other threats to dog welfare, such as puppy farming, which can arise from dog breeding. With the appointment of its first Chairman, a key step has been made towards addressing these issues.

Accepting the appointment, Professor Crispin said:

“I am very honoured to have been selected from what I am aware was a very competitive field of candidates and I am thrilled to have this opportunity to contribute to a step change in the quality of life enjoyed by dogs of all sorts in this country. However, I am under no illusions about the scale of the challenge facing us. From the poor welfare of breeding bitches on puppy farms to the well documented issues of damaging conformation and genetic disease, we have a lot of problems to address.

My next and most important tasks include the selection of the members of the Council and the development of a strategy prioritising our work over the short and medium term.

I would like to call on those who have a professional, personal or business interest in dogs to support the Council. That we have got this far is due to the commitment and generosity of a few key dog and animal welfare organisations and to their willingness to work together for the good of dogs. We will be looking for further support to help us in the task ahead.”

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