PETA has lawsuit tossed by judge against American Kennel Club over breeding standards

NewsWorldAmericasPETA has lawsuit tossed by judge against American Kennel Club over breeding standardsPETA accused the AKC, the nation's oldest purebred dog registry, of promoting ’unhealthy standards’ for French bulldogsJennifer Peltz Tuesday 07 April 2026 22:22 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2953203To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peta-american-kennel-club-french-bulldogs-breeding-dachshunds-pugs-b2953351.html","title":"PETA has lawsuit tossed by judge against American Kennel Club over breeding standards"}}ClosePharrell Williams directly addresses Peta activist disrupting biopic premiereThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"N...