The Guardian newspaper reports that according to the RSPCA, the number of french bulldogs in England and Wales that have been dumped rose from eight in 2020 to 582 in 2023 – an increase of more than 7,000% in three years.
The RSPCA said while abandonments had also risen among other breeds of dog – for example, the number of abandoned Staffordshire bull terriers rose from 45 in 2020 to 1,322 in 2023 – none had had as sharp an increase as French bulldogs.
According to figures from the Kennel Club, registrations of French bulldogs climbed from 9,670 in 2014 to 54,074 in 2021. While registration figures declined to 26,704 in 2023, the French bulldog remained second only to the labrador in terms of popularity of pure breeds.
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