PETA: Dachshund Derby Disregards Deadly Deformities
April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024
REYNOLDS, Georgia, April 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on April 11, 2024:
After learning that the upcoming Georgia Strawberry Festival plans to host another Weenie Dog Race--which promotes the breeding of dogs with unnaturally elongated spines and shortened legs that often cause them physical problems as they grow--PETA sent a letter today to festival CEO Tina Parsons asking her to replace the spectacle with an adoption event tha . . .
After learning that the upcoming Georgia Strawberry Festival plans to host another Weenie Dog Race--which promotes the breeding of dogs with unnaturally elongated spines and shortened legs that often cause them physical problems as they grow--PETA sent a letter today to festival CEO Tina Parsons asking her to replace the spectacle with an adoption event tha . . .