Listen "Should Bulldogs Exist?"
Episode Synopsis
Cute, wrinkly faces aside, bulldogs have myriad health problems. Science points to purebred breeding practices as the reason. NPR Science correspondent Lauren Sommer talks to host Aaron Scott about how a bulldog breeding ban in Norway has fueled an ongoing debate on the practice of breeding dogs with low genetic diversity and, as a result, high instances of health problems.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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