A very long piece in the English Independent today on how Pedigree Dogs Exposed has had an impact on the breeding and show world, and the crisis in the clubs and with Crufts (the BBC yesterday said it would drop Crufts coverage for next year as well).
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/pets/features/ruff-trade-a-crisis-for-crufts-1631230.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/pets/features/ruff-trade-a-crisis-for-crufts-1631230.html
Ruff trade: A crisis for Crufts
Crufts returns next week – but there will be no TV coverage, no big-money sponsorship, and no support from the RSPCA. After six months of scandal that has left pedigree breeds branded genetic freaks, John Walsh asks if we can save our love affair with man's best friend