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 argues that the standards the kennel club promotes for several dog breeds, including America’s most popular one, cause physical deformities.

Animal rights group PETA has sued the American Kennel Club over breed standards it calls “intentionally deformed,” claiming the AKC set the table for entire breeds of dogs to live in constant pain.