Designer Dogs: An Expose - Inside the Criminal Underworld of Crossbreeding (Hardcover)

--- WITH A FOREWORD BY DR. PHIL MCGRAW --- Designer Dogs is the shocking exposure of the dangers of continuing to make our dogs tinier or funnier looking, more "Instagram worthy," and presents startling new revelations on why this threatens French bulldogs, pit bulls, and other favorite breeds with extinction. Ever heard of a labradoodle, a goldendoodle, or a puggle? How about a cockapoo, a pomsky, or a spoodle? You or a friend have certainly been enticed by a "hypoallergenic dog" or smiled at a "teacup." These are not dog breeds that nature created; these are the results of the forced mating or genetic engineering of different breeds, or inbreeding, and popularized by social media and celebrities. In Designer Dogs, Madeline Bernstein, one of the country's most respected animal welfare crusaders, reveals the obsession with new types of dogs-engineering puppies that keep getting smaller or sillier looking-and the horrifying health consequences of this on those we claim as our best friends. She also provides extraordinary revelations on how this has led to a world of "disposable pets"-puppies and adult dogs abandoned when their medical expenses become too costly and added to the 6.5 million animals entering shelters each year, or put on the street-and informed insight into what's ahead: made-to-order puppies; hybrid animals; shorter life spans for dogs; and even the extinction of breeds like French bulldogs, pit bulls, King Charles spaniels, mastiffs, Skye terriers, bloodhounds, and more. And Bernstein calls out those responsible for the savagery, both domestic puppy mills and backyard breeders, and also an international dog trafficking ring that she's been on the front line exposing. Bernstein's game-changing and unforgettable book is destined to cause outrage and save lives in the process.

General

Imprint:	Apollo Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	Madeline Bernstein
Foreword by:	Dr. Phil McGraw
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket / With dust jacket
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-948062-06-0
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Animal husbandry > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Dogs > General
LSN:	1-948062-06-2
Barcode:	9781948062060

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