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The English Setter is the newest addition to the list, having been added for the first time in 2012. [6] However, during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314, so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club's "At Watch" list, which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450. [7]
After an increased number of fatal attacks in England and Wales by Pit Bulls on humans between 1981 and 1991 – the UK government decided to take action and ban the breed under the 1991 Dangerous ...
Risk classes that are measured include: at risk (critical, critical-maintained, endangered, endangered-maintained, and vulnerable), not at risk, unknown, and already extinct. [7] [6]: 12, 15, 16 Approximately 27% of breeds (about 2,350) are either classified as being at risk of extinction or are already extinct. A further 54% are classified as ...
Vulnerable Native Breeds are a group of dog breeds originating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and identified by The Kennel Club (KC) as having annual registration numbers of 300 puppies or fewer. [1
A breed society, the Oxford Down Sheep Breeders Association, was formed in 1889 [5] and a flock-book was published in the same year. [6]: 879 In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed in the United Kingdom, and is listed as 'at risk' on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
It derives from traditional breeds of rural Lancashire and Yorkshire and of the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. [5] Its name is due to a perceived similarity of the plumage to that of the wild pheasant. [6] It is a rare breed, and in 2014 was listed as "at risk" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. [2]
Text of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 [ 2 ] (c. 65) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting or restricting certain types of dogs and codifying the criminal offence of allowing a dog of any breed to be ...
[7]: 23 It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It was originally bred by John Ellman of Glynde, near Lewes in East Sussex, in about 1800. [7]: 23 It has been exported to many countries; it has been of particular importance in New Zealand, where it was used in the breeding of Canterbury lamb.