Crufts

[Apc2604]

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2020-03-03/extra-measures-in-place-at-crufts-to-protect-against-coronavirus/

My opinion is that it should be cancelled. Participants come from all over the world.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Agility classes are fantastic! They love it! I would not ban things like that, just the 'Beauty 'contests.

[Apc2604]

That's excellent Woofy. Very sensible. If more cancel then perhaps it should be abandoned this year.

[hereIam]

Totally agree with TTT 100%. The only good thing about Crufts is the dogs agility, they have such fun doing that. Anyone remember the poor german shepherd a few years ago who could barely walk due to the severe deformity of it back and back legs ?? Bred that way - disgusting !!!

[Apc2604]

Those poor dogs having to be inspected by judges and posed into certain positions by their owners makes me cringe.

[ladybirder]

I agree with TTT for all the reasons he mentions. I hope it's cancelled.

[AuntPollyGrey]

You should take a look at some og the horses in the showing world Arabs, Quarter Horses, and morbidly obese animals not fit to be ridden

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/4c/f6/284cf628643123a83b41ae43be263840.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.orrionfarms.com/files/photos/147/images/large.jpg?1504145410

[Cloverjo]

Poor creatures. Dogs, horses, cats, whatever. Horrible.

[pastafreak]

Aunt Polly...while those examples are disgusting, where is the evidence that they are "real". In this age of computer enhancement who is to know.
Not to worry, I agree that the manipulation of the appearance of any animal for human vanity is wrong.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Pasta they are real -they are promotion photos for Stud Farms, but apart from that, having nearly 50 years experience in the horse world in North America and the UK I've seen it first hand :-(

[Apc2604]

Those poor little pug dogs or similar upset me with there squashed up faces who struggle to breath. In fact, I would extend that any dogs with unnatural proportions. All my dogs have been special and winners to me. I dont need them to win prizes.

[New Judge]

I should have thought they'd be more concerned about distemper :-)

[Peter Pedant]

oh - can dogs get coronavirus ?

[Apc2604]

PP good point. Who knows?

[albaqwerty]

Crufts - the attempt of being the respectable face of dog cruelty.

Should be banned, not cancelled.

[shoota]

My dogs can catch Corvids... ;-)

[pixie374]

HIA, I remember that GSD, that was cruel. Showing does seem to be more about what humans find attractive, than health. Same with human models really.
But two of my dogs do agility weekly and they love it.

[pixie374]

So far, we don't think animals can catch it.

[woofgang]

not so pixie....this is being widely reported https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-patients-dog-is-likely-first-case-of-human-to-dog-transmission/

[woofgang]

https://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2020/03/20200304/20200304_212513_790.html

[pixie374]

Ah. Thanks woof....I haven't seen that.