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Despite recent viral reports, the UK government is not banning 67 dog breeds but rather introducing a voluntary health assessment to improve animal welfare. This new Innate Health Assessment evaluates dogs based on physical traits to ensure that extreme breeding for cosmetic features does not lead to lifelong suffering. The initiative focuses on regulating commercial breeders to prevent the breeding of dogs with harmful traits, such as flat faces or spinal issues. Popular pets such as Dachshunds and French Bulldogs are included in media lists because they often possess these exaggerated traits, yet existing family pets remain entirely unaffected. The primary objective is to reform breeding standards so that future generations are born healthier, rather than eliminating these breeds. Currently, legal restrictions only apply to specific breeds under the Dangerous Dogs Act, and this new tool does not change that legislation.

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