Dr Helena Howe explores how the case for a ban of the English Bulldog reached the Norwegian Supreme Court and talks to leading experts in the field about how the law can better help us to help dogs. 

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H. Howe and T. Katamine, ‘Using the law to address extreme conformation in dogs: is a breed-

specific breeding ban the answer?’ (2023) 7 UK Journal of Animal Law 52:

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