Ep16: Marisa Heath: the simple test asking Britain to rethink dog breeding

In the latest episode of The Pets Mag Podcast, we meetMARISA HEATH, director of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW). She is the driving force behind the ⁠Innate Health Assessment⁠, or IHA: a free, ten-point visual checklist that allows anyone, from breeders to prospective puppy buyers, to assess within minutes whether a dog’s body shape may compromise its health and welfare. Heath discusses the thinking behind the IHA, the challenge of breeding healthier dogs and the state of animal welfarein Britain today.