I work for an Animal Rescue where expensive 'breed' dogs are dumped on a daily basis.

The breeders are in it for the money and inbreeding and deformities have gone hand in hand for years.

Good on the RSPCA for making a stand, but what about 'cosmetic euthanasia' ? That should be next

Jan R

Jan Robinson, Liverpool, Merseyside

Mark in Clevedon, I too have 2 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels here in America. I am more concerned with temperment and health of the dogs rather than their perfect coat colors or body confirmation. I hope that maybe the ASPCA will follow suit and put similar pressure on Westminster and the AKC.

Leah, Tucson, USA

Not all breeders are crue. My last two dogs were 'rescued' from breeders when they've discovered genetic ailments. They stopped breeding from them instantly. I was stringently 'vetted' before being allowed to take them on. They knew their dogs would have a better quality of life with a family.

Derek Smith, Brighton, UK

Heavens - 7million dogs in Britain. Is it me, but does it not look a bit odd taking a dog for a walk. I' m sure they preferred the days when they were wolves ,and free of strange obsessed doggy people.

iain rae, tunbridge wells, t.w.

I have 2 healthy Cavalier King Charles dogs. I am quite disgusted with these Crufts type breeders who are in it for the money and the fame. NOT for the wellfair and enhancement of the breed. These people should be banned from keeping and breeding dogs.

Mark , Clevedon, UK

While I agree that the RSPCA is doing the right thing it makes me wonder about their motives - surely they must have known about the breeding standards before they were publicised in the documentary?

Jess, Bath, UK

Well, thank goodness for Mark Evans and the RSPCA.
For years I have looked for something in the RSPCA to support and at last here it is.
Who and what is the Kennel Club to be all powerful in the world of dogs?
Self elected and only in it for themselves.

Alan Hargreaves, Hloywell, UK

For once the RSPCA has taken the correct line in the interests of the animals it says it protects. Well done te BBC for highlghting it - 'tho we couldn't see it in Scotland!

Alex, forres, uk

Well done RSPCA & BBC. Breeders who openly support this cruel practise must be banned from Crufts and prosecuted. The Kennel Club must be seen to outlaw breeders who openly continue this barbaric practice. Cancel Crufts until they can show animals that are 'normal' not bred to 'owners spec'

Trevor Coles, Cramlington, England

I would hope that the Kennel club will finally come to it's sences and do something about what is clearly a huge welfare issue for many thousands of owners and animal lovers

Toby, Biggleswade, England

for me the RSPCA lost their credibility with the fox hunting and a lot of us withdrew our support this is a move in the right direction for what they should stand for .
yes I own a pedigree springer with a docked tail for his own good and from working lines as it should be

Ron Sealey, Croydon, England

I am 100% behind the RSPCA, it is cruel to breed dogs with knowledge that the offspring will suffer pain in thier lives, how can breeders call themselves 'dog lovers'. The Kennel club is irresponsible, as they can check the hertiage of a puppy and fine breeders for this behaviour, or remove them.

Anita, Liverpool,

This was the only decent action possible by the RSPCA. Crufts now needs to stamp out the shameful mockery that passes under their noses. About time current breeding practises were exposed to public scrutiny.

Terence Park, Burnley,

Speaking to a group of local small animal vets recently, I was shocked to hear that they felt 50% of their work involved problems caused by inherited genetic disease.

The sad thing is that many people buy dogs based on a pedigree status believing that this equates to a healthy animal.

Simon, Devon,

I didn't even realise the RSCA had a stand at Crufts anyway - they never made their presence felt there! Weren't they actually banned from Crufts a few years ago? Why did they go back if they disapprove of it so much?Fewer trade stands can only be a good thing - it'll give more room for the dogs!

Jan, Warwick,

Well done RSPCA - at last!

Katie, York, UK

Thank God the RSPCA have finally come to their senses. Showing any animal is about the owner's needs and not the animal, who, in this case would rather be rolling in mud in a field and leading a proper dogs life.
Georgina

georgina jay, ipswich, england

This move by the RSPCA is the right, indeed only, one they could make. The issue now is whether the BBC will continue to spend licence fee payers money on broadcasting a canine beauty pageant which was described by its very own documentary as 'the greatest animal welfare scandal of our time'.

Ryan O'Meara, editor K9 Magazine, East Mids, England

It is good to know that the RSPCA have pulled out of Crufts at last.
But, one has to wonder why they were not the people initiating the changes that needed to take place?
The Kennel Club must be made to put their house in order.
Are the RSPCA up to that task?

Angela Busfield, Market drayton, Shropshire

I really don't see how walking away from Crufts helps to improve matters. I think that working with people to take the issue forwards is more contructive, so one can only question the motives of those at the RSPCA.

Mike, Woodbridge,

"90 per cent of all pure-breed dogs were healthy". This is only the dogs they know about and still means at leat 10 per cent of pure-breed dogs are not, which is an awful lot of dogs!

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

So why does the RSPCA not pursue the breeders who knowingly breed and sell fundamentally deformed dogs that will live a life of pain?

Anthony Whale, Sudbury, UK

About time the RSPCA took a stand against Breeders! How anyone is allowed to breed dogs when so many are euthanised each day due to the lack of homes is beyond me!

Breeders should get a real job and stop pimping their pets for money!

Chrissy, London, UK

I always believed it was the job of the RSPCA, not the BBC, to highlight and safeguard animal wellbeing. Well done BBC, for FINALLY showing the dark side of purebreds on a large scale. Shame on you RSPCA for not realising this sooner. Let's check other in-breedings- eg.cats, horses while we're at it

Nick, London,

It's about time someone took a stand against breeders who flout every rule in the book. One has only to walk around any district to see dogs with dislocated hips, breathing problems, heart and kidney problems to understand the devastation these terrible people have brought upon our animals.

Gilmartin, Bristol, England