Is it cruel to buy a sausage dog? As Germany inches closer to banning dachshunds, vets warn our obsession with 'stubby' legs means the breed now endures a 'lifetime of suffering'
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For hundreds of years, dachshunds - also known as sausage dogs - have been bred to accentuate harmful features, like a long, sausage-like torso, to make them appear 'cute'.
Is it cruel to buy a sausage dog? As Germany inches closer to banning dachshunds, vets warn our obsession with 'stubby' legs means the breed now endures a 'lifetime of suffering'