The animal rights group PETA is suing to try to force the American Kennel Club to abandon the standards it backs for French ...

PETA has filed a lawsuit in New York, demanding the American Kennel Club abolish breed standards it says cause severe health issues in dogs. The suit targets breeds like the French bulldog and pug ...

PETA's lawsuit claims: "The AKC’s official breed standards for the bulldog, French bulldog, pug, dachshund and Chinese shar-pei provide blueprints for the breeding of deformed, unhealthy dogs." ...

"The AKC's official breed standards for the bulldog, French bulldog, pug, dachshund and Chinese shar-pei provide blueprints for the breeding of deformed, unhealthy dogs," PETA says in the suit.

“The AKC’s official breed standards for the bulldog, French bulldog, pug, dachshund and Chinese shar-pei provide blueprints for the breeding of deformed, unhealthy dogs,” PETA says in the suit.