Dachshund dogs, the famous “sausages”, could be banned in Germany if a bill filed in February is approved, says VHD, the country’s dog breeders’ association.
The proposal is part of a new animal protection law that includes measures against illegal trade and cruel practices. However, the VHD says that “the project lists several disease characteristics that could lead to a ban on the breeding of healthy dogs.”
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“Unfortunately, many of the characteristics listed are undefined and ambiguous. This leaves a lot of room for interpretation, which carries the risk of incorrect or exaggerated readings and will lead to great legal uncertainty for inspection authorities, veterinarians, breeders and dog owners,” the association said in a post on its official website. , in which he publishes a petition against the bill.
According to the VHD, the text cites characteristics such as anomalies of the skeletal system and movement, lameness, lack of hair, dentition malformations and dysfunction of internal organs. This could mean, according to the publication, that beagle, boxer, terrier and schnauzer dogs are also under threat.
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Regarding “anomalies of the skeletal system”, the association states that they “could be interpreted as a breeding prohibition for any significant deviation in size”, so this could apply, for example, to the length of sausage legs or from other small dog breeds.
The German Ministry of Agriculture, however, denies that the bill would result in a ban on breeds such as dachshunds. A spokesperson told the newspaper The Telegraph that the proposal refers only to the prohibition of “reproduction by torture”, described as that which inflicts “pain, suffering and damage”. Peter Friedrich, the president of the VDH, said that the proposal just needs to be adjusted to remove ambiguities regarding the “anomalies”.
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