Dying for perfection
From the team behind Can Dogs Smell Cancer? comes a provocative film of the world of purebred dogs revealing the shocking tactics used by breeders to ensure 'perfection'. Even though it is scientifically proven that inbreeding causes terrible problems, Kennel Clubs around the world still hold 'purity' as sacrosanct. As such today, many breeds have been so exaggerated that they are unrecognisable from the fit and functional animals of a century ago. Now for the first time the extent of the situation is captured on film, with graphic footage revealing some shocking and dirty secrets.
A Passionate production for BBC
Producer/Director Jemima Harrison (The Family That Walked on all Fours, Can Dogs Smell Cancer?)
Co-producer Jon Lane (The Family That Walked on all Fours, Can Dogs Smell Cancer?)
"Powerful…this was a film that should have legislative consequences” Independent
