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Cuteness kills: What really happens when designer dogs go out of fashion

Summary by The Independent
As the RSPCA reveal flat-faced dogs are being abandoned in record numbers, Helen Coffey investigates why so many pugs and bulldogs are being given away – and the problematic trend of breeding pets for extreme features

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The breeds of dogs "of designer" have been selected for traits considered "nice", but these characteristics have often come with serious health problems. More and more specimens now arrive in shelters, on the basis of the costs and difficulties of care.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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