Margaret C
Well-known member
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/appeals/esc_bulletins/2010/feb_mar.pdf
There is a ruling on a complaint about Pedigree Dogs Exposed on Page 57. The complaint was not upheld.
The whole things makes very interesting reading as syringomyelia in Cavaliers features heavily in the complaint.
There is also has an interesting snippet for those following the inbreeding threads.....................
"The complainant had also argued that scientists have been unable to prove that SM was a genetic condition yet the programme had suggested that inbreeding was to blame and that this was a breach of the accuracy guideline.
The Committee noted that the programme clearly acknowledged there was no genetic marker for the disease but did indicate that inbreeding was a major problem.
The Committee noted what was said about the issue of genetics with regard to SM. The programme included this extract:
Speaker (at the veterinary conference on SM):
The number and the identity of the genes is unknown. We don’t know if it’s one gene or….
The Committee also noted a number of references in the programme with regard to the problem of inbreeding. Firstly, the Committee noted what was said with regard to the increase in heart disease in CKCS.
Simon Swift (Cardiologist, University of Liverpool):
It’s probable that there were some dogs affected with this disease in maybe 1950s, 1960s and they were used extensively at stud … and some popular dogs sire a lot of puppies and so that way the disease can spread very rapidly.
The Committee also noted what geneticist, Professor Steve Jones said about inbreeding.
Narrator:
The first major cause of the problems, says leading geneticist Steve Jones, is that pedigree dogs are dangerously inbred.
Professor Steve Jones:
In dogs, things have gone completely out to lunch … I mean people are carrying out breeding which would be first of all entirely illegal in humans and secondly is absolutely insane from the point of view of the health of the animals
The Committee noted that the CKCS Club had adopted the “SM Breeding Protocol” which discourages the use of severely affected dogs in breeding programmes.
The Committee felt that, while the cause of the disease was not known, there was a broad consensus that inbreeding played a role in spreading SM.
The views of a number of well-qualified experts in their scientific fields interviewed in the programme supported the overall argument of the programme about the relationship between breeding practices and the health problems of pedigree dogs.
The Committee considered that the programme had demonstrated that the content was well sourced and based on sound evidence and concluded that there had not been a breach of the guidelines on accuracy in this instance
There is a ruling on a complaint about Pedigree Dogs Exposed on Page 57. The complaint was not upheld.
The whole things makes very interesting reading as syringomyelia in Cavaliers features heavily in the complaint.
There is also has an interesting snippet for those following the inbreeding threads.....................
"The complainant had also argued that scientists have been unable to prove that SM was a genetic condition yet the programme had suggested that inbreeding was to blame and that this was a breach of the accuracy guideline.
The Committee noted that the programme clearly acknowledged there was no genetic marker for the disease but did indicate that inbreeding was a major problem.
The Committee noted what was said about the issue of genetics with regard to SM. The programme included this extract:
Speaker (at the veterinary conference on SM):
The number and the identity of the genes is unknown. We don’t know if it’s one gene or….
The Committee also noted a number of references in the programme with regard to the problem of inbreeding. Firstly, the Committee noted what was said with regard to the increase in heart disease in CKCS.
Simon Swift (Cardiologist, University of Liverpool):
It’s probable that there were some dogs affected with this disease in maybe 1950s, 1960s and they were used extensively at stud … and some popular dogs sire a lot of puppies and so that way the disease can spread very rapidly.
The Committee also noted what geneticist, Professor Steve Jones said about inbreeding.
Narrator:
The first major cause of the problems, says leading geneticist Steve Jones, is that pedigree dogs are dangerously inbred.
Professor Steve Jones:
In dogs, things have gone completely out to lunch … I mean people are carrying out breeding which would be first of all entirely illegal in humans and secondly is absolutely insane from the point of view of the health of the animals
The Committee noted that the CKCS Club had adopted the “SM Breeding Protocol” which discourages the use of severely affected dogs in breeding programmes.
The Committee felt that, while the cause of the disease was not known, there was a broad consensus that inbreeding played a role in spreading SM.
The views of a number of well-qualified experts in their scientific fields interviewed in the programme supported the overall argument of the programme about the relationship between breeding practices and the health problems of pedigree dogs.
The Committee considered that the programme had demonstrated that the content was well sourced and based on sound evidence and concluded that there had not been a breach of the guidelines on accuracy in this instance
