 Yet people are passionate about owning and breeding animals which they know and love, even though the animals manifestly exhibit serious health and welfare problems ...Notwithstanding the motivations of the breeders, the time has surely come for Society as a whole to take a firm grip on the welfare issues that evidently arise in dog breeding.The report stated that showing and judging is a powerful lever for change, as demonstrated by the change in form for many breeds but that this powerful lever can now be used to achieve the desired improvement in welfare.