it's becoming such a problem that the british veterinary association says any further breeding of the health and welfare problems. they have uncurable chronic, painful conditions that they will develop and that's not fair on the cat, that's a real health and welfare problem, so we shouldn't be breeding cats that have a known problem. the issue of designer pets has become a growing concern for vets. just last month, the industry's leading journal declared it would no longer publish adverts featuring certain flat—faced dogs due to concerns over their health. now it says they would be reviewing the use of the scottish fold cat. there is really something, you know, wrong, i suppose in the way that we, as a society, believe that it's right to breed animals for their looks. there is something that perhaps we should question about that. the government says there are no current plans to ban specific breeding of cats in the uk while breeders themselves argue there is simply not enough evidence. considering some of the problems these cats are more susceptible to, would you consider not breeding

the british veterinary association wa nts a the british veterinary association wants a responsible breedingar because of their personalities, their character. they are like little clowns. as their popularity rises, so clowns. as their popularity rises, so too have clowns. as their popularity rises, so too have concerns over clowns. as their popularity rises, so too have concerns over health problems. while many like teddy are healthy, their flat faces developed through years of selective breeding and means some suffer with a range of health problems, from high ulcers to severe breathing difficulties and it seems the issue of selective breeding is not limited to dogs. the famous owners like taylor swift and ed sheeran, these animals have been growing in popularity.” ed sheeran, these animals have been growing in popularity. i think it is the look on the temperament. they have a lovely temperament. this woman has been breeding the animals for years, even providing ed sheeran with his cats. the breed has a genetic mutation which makes them prone to health problems, including arthritis. they do

it‘s becoming such a problem that the british veterinary association says any further breeding of the be reviewing the use of the scottish fold cat. there is really something, you know, wrong, i suppose in the way that we, as a society, believe that it's right to breed animals for their looks. there is something that perhaps we should question about that. the government says there are no current plans to ban specific breeding of cats in the uk while breeders themselves argue there is simply not enough evidence. considering some of the problems these cats are more susceptible to, would you consider not breeding them ? if i had discovered there would have been a significant problem, i would have certainly stopped breeding them, but when you balance that against the number of other health issues that occur in other breeds, you could argue that for most pedigree breeds. whether they‘re bred to have a flat face or flat ears, the fad for designer pets isn‘t going anywhere. but potential owners have been asked to think about their health before their appearance. a solid gold darth vader mask

it's becoming such a problem that the british veterinary association says any further breeding shoulde as a society believe it is right to breed animals for their looks. it's something we should perhaps question about that. the government says there are no current plans to ban specific breeding of cats in the uk while breeders themselves argue there's simply not enough evidence. considering some of the problems these cats are susceptible to, would you consider not breeding them?“ these cats are susceptible to, would you consider not breeding them? if i had discovered there would have been a significant problem i would have stopped breeding them but when you balance that against a number of other health issues that occur in other health issues that occur in other breeds, you could argue that for most pedigree breeds. whether they're bred to have a flat faced or flat ears, the fad for designer pets isn't going anywhere. but potential owners have been asked to think about their health before their appearance. holly hamilton, bbc news. we will be talking to a vet later in the programme ab