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The sport has long faced criticism in the country, with some breeders accused of mistreating or doping the animals.

Hence that popular plea to obtain pets from a rescue or shelter instead of a breeder or pet store: "Adopt, Don't Shop."

Understanding these genetic traits could help breeders develop apple varieties that combine compact growth with other valuable characteristics, such as disease resistance.

In a written statement, Mr Doherty said the pet had been acquired from a breeder in Gloucestershire in October 2020 and was "good around people and other dogs".

Currently, pedigrees are how horse owners and breeders find out which stallions are in a horse's ancestry, which gives information on the traits a horse may have inherited.