Animal Cruelty: When Animals Suffer for Beauty Ideals

Popular pets, such as the Pug or the Persian cat, are bred according to a certain beauty ideal - tailored to the human's desire and without regard for the animal's health. These breeds are called 'breeds for beauty.' Legally, this is actually prohibited. SAT.1 REGIONAL spoke with Diana Plange, a specialist veterinarian for animal welfare and animal welfare ethics, about the reasons for these so-called breeds for beauty, how much the animals suffer, and how the Breeds for Beauty Evidence Network can help counteract such overbreeding.