“Walkies” No More On The BBC
Corporation pulls out of airing Crufts over breeding dispute.Those expecting to watch the Kennel Club’s premier dog show, Crufts, on the BBC in 2009 are going to be disappointed. Following on from investigations by a BBC documentary ‘Pedigree Dogs Exposed,’ which looked at claims that pedigree dogs were suffering because owners were concentrating on breeding for looks rather than health.
The Kennel Club disputed the findings, and complained to Ofcom over the show, including the editing. Ofcom is still to make a ruling on this.
In any case, the BBC were happy to cover Crufts if certain breeds were not involved in the show, including the German Shepherd, Bulldog and Cavalier Spaniel. This isn’t acceptable to the Crufts organisers:
“We are unable to agree to these demands, as it would compromise both contractual obligations and our general responsibility to dog exhibitors and our audience and we believe it would be inappropriate and counterproductive to exclude any recognised breed from Crufts,”
The sho is officially suspended, so it may return in 2010. We’ll just have to see.
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