INDIANAPOLIS–The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants Butler University to end its tradition of having a live mascot ever since Blue IV retired.
“Around the country, breeders across the country are intentionally breeding English bulldogs to have flat faces and smushed-in snouts,” said Jakob Shaw, manager of strategic initiatives for PETA.
Shaw says those smushed-in snouts means there is not enough space for them to accomodate their airways…