PETA are calling for a boycott of dog show Crufts over cruelty involved in breeding. It states, "The BBC stopped airing Crufts in 2008 after revelations emerged about the prevalence of hereditary defects among pedigree dogs, including some Crufts prize winners, and the RSPCA refuses to attend the show."
Peta is calling on Channel 4 to stop airing Crufts.
"Crufts also exacerbates the homeless dog and companion animal overpopulation crises by encouraging people to dash out to buy the latest “must-have” breed they saw on television while rescue centres burst at the seams with lovable dogs waiting to be adopted."
In March 2025, Peta crashed the Crufts event holding a sign reading “🖤 Dogs? Boycott Breeders.” Video of the protest showed that they were violently removed. According to Peta, one of the protestors was thrown to the ground in his wheelchair, and the other was “repeatedly punched before being dragged off the premises”.