Experts weigh in on plans to ban these dogs and put an end to 'torture breeding'. READ MORE: DachshundsWith their cute little legs and affectionate temperament, it's no surprise that dachshunds are such popular domestic companions.
Jana Hoger, senior campaigner at PETA, claims buying a dachshund supports so-called 'torture breeding' – the deliberate breeding of unhealthy characteristics in a dog, causing it a lifetime of pain. Initially used for hunting, hunters needed a stockier creature that could follow animals underground and in thick vegetation, which explains the lower abdomen.
The Kennel Club described the dachshund as the 'breed of choice' for celebrities which includes singer Adele and Emilia Clarke 'This is too much time and would mean that many dogs and many other animals would still be affected by breeding over a very long period of time, causing a lifetime of suffering or, in the worst case, leading to death,' she added.
'We might love to own these dogs with extreme conformation but those dogs may not like to live in that body where they have much higher health and welfare issues,' he said. Dachshunds have been bred to accentuate harmful features - like a long, sausage-like torso - to make them appear 'cute' 'This condition is where the discs moved up into the spinal canal and causes compression of the spinal cord,' she told MailOnline.
'Would-be owners are looking for certain exaggerated examples of the breed which are perceived to look"cute", when in fact this could mean that they are more predisposed to back pain and disease.
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