As veterinary professionals, we're on the front lines of this debate. We know exactly how certain physical traits translate physiology to pathology. Of course, it is not just the brachycephalics. We see the influence of breed-related genetic disease multiple times every single day, often many times per patient. We see it so often that, like frogs in a pot, we have become mostly inured to it.
Is it time for the U.S. to go Dutch?
One veterinarian’s personal take on brachycephalic breed bans in the Netherlands
March 16, 2023