The rise in clinics has been linked to the influence of social media and celebrities in popularising breeds like French bulldogs and pugs.
Daisy, a four month old pug dog, arrives at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital in north London The number of canine fertility clinics rose from 40 in 2020 to more than 400 in 2023, according to findings from the Environment Committee’s pet welfare and abuse inquiry.
A trend for the breeding of “designer” cats has also emerged in recent years, while cat welfare and cat breeding remain unregulated, according to the report released on Friday. Sir Robert Goodwill, Efra committee chair, said: “Our inquiry found that the current trends for designer features in dogs and cats are causing lifelong suffering to these pets and we ask the Government to promote greater public awareness about this to counter the influence of social media and celebrities who encourage these trends.”
This has allowed them to operate without vets so that laypersons have unlawfully performed surgical procedures, including caesarean sections. Despite being banned in the UK, there are loopholes that allows dogs with cropped ears and cosmetically docked tails to be imported. Fraser, a large Cane Corso at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has cropped ears and a docked tail
“We are concerned about the huge rise in the number of canine fertility clinics and the lack of regulatory oversight of these clinics, which may employ unqualified staff to perform veterinary procedures, and which may encourage the breeding of dogs with extreme features and dogs bred for aggressive traits.”
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