GERMANY — Officials in Germany have released a draft of a bill that could affect multiple dog breeds in the country.
The German Ministry of Food and Agriculture published a draft bill in February. The bill is proposed to help ”torture breeding” or breeding animals for certain characteristics that are not good for them, according to The New York Times.
The ban could possibly affect the reproduction of breeds that have certain issues like spine issues in “dogs that have short legs and a long back” for example, according to CNN.
The draft of the bill also comes with requirements for breeding certain kinds of dogs like dachshunds, according to a statement from the V.D.H., Germany’s kennel club obtained by the Times. Other breeds possibly affected could be beagles, Jack Russell terriers and miniature schnauzers.
Dachshunds have a huge history in Germany, according to CNN. Napoleon Bonaparte had multiple dachshunds. Kaiser Wilhelm II had …