"The RSPCA has called for the dog show to stop featuring animals that have extreme features such as flat faces, wrinkly skin, short or missing tails, and protruding eyeballs. These can leave dogs at high risk of significant welfare problems, such as being unable to breathe, blink, sleep, play or exercise normally; or painful eye, spinal, skin or dental conditions."
"A court was told when an inspector visited the Somerset-based kennel, he encountered dogs covered in dirt and a strong stench from dog waste and overflowing drains."
"The BBC stopped showing Crufts in 2008 after outcry over the extreme breeds celebrated by the competition, and the show was not broadcast on television the following year. Channel 4 picked it up in 2010 and has been televising it since."
Lee Cox and his Clumber spaniel Bruin won best in show at Crufts, but the victory sparked controversy after Cox's 2001 animal cruelty conviction emerged. The RSPCA and Peta have called for Channel 4 to stop televising dogs with extreme physical features like flat faces, wrinkled skin, and protruding eyeballs, which cause serious welfare problems including breathing difficulties and painful conditions. Both organizations demand full vetting of competitors. The BBC previously stopped broadcasting Crufts in 2008 over similar breed concerns. Channel 4 has aired the show since 2010. Cox's conviction involved keeping a spaniel with a chronically infected ear in unsanitary kennel conditions, though the Royal Kennel Club claims his record has been unblemished for 25 years.
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