BBC ready to dock Crufts coverage after ‘Nazi-style’ breeding

Controversy at Crufts may normally be confined to docked tails, unkempt coats and ill-timed barking, but the world’s premier dog show has found itself locked in a far more uncomfortable contretemps.

The BBC, which has had exclusive broadcasting rights to the event for more than 40 years, said yesterday it was reviewing its coverage in the light of a programme that it had commissioned on canine health.

The documentary, to be shown on BBC One at 9pm tonight, claims that the breeding process used to produce pedigree dogs has resulted in a high incidence of inherited genetic disease. It raises what the programme makers believe are serious concerns about the ethics of dog shows and their emphasis on breeding purity.

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