The animal rights group argued that the club’s requirements for French bulldogs, dachshunds and other breeds promote unhealthy attributes that cause suffering.

The animal rights group PETA is suing to try to force the American Kennel Club to abandon the standards it backs for French bulldogs and some other breeds.

PETA filed a state lawsuit on Tuesday against the American Kennel Club, in hopes of forcing the influential group to ditch breeding standards that allegedly lead to "deformed, unhealthy" canines