http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=662872007
Euro rules 'could outlaw 40 dog breeds'
JAMES KIRKUP POLITICAL EDITOR (
jkirkup@scotsman.com)
DOG breeders have warned that some of Britain's best-loved breeds
including dachshunds, bulldogs and basset hounds could disappear
because of new and potentially far-reaching government animal-welfare
measures.
The Scotsman has learned that ministers in Edinburgh and London are
preparing to ratify a controversial Europe-wide treaty that could set
strict limits on the breeding and handling of animals.