Why Don't Dogs Live Forever?

by Rodney Habib

"...41% of North Americans today actually have a dog.

As awesome as dogs are,

sadly, they're flawed, according to science.

Dogs here are not living that long,

not as long as they should, and they're dying very young.

And we ask the question why,

these animals are living in some pretty scary statistics.

We have to start looking around the world at these statistics.

We know that in the last 5 years in the United Kingdom,

diabetes is up 900% when it comes to the dog.

In North America, the obesity epidemic is up 60%

as animals are plagued with obesity, and that statistics continues to climb.

And the worst one, the most staggering statistic of all,

the one that is decimating our pets all over the planet is cancer.

One in two dogs today is diagnosed with cancer,

and in fact, research are showing that of any animal on the planet,

the dog has the highest rate of cancer.

And this has left the scientists scratching their heads.

What's happening?

So, what you're seeing now is the largest canine study to ever be conducted.

3,000 dogs, 25 million dollars to figure out why the dogs are broken.

It's being conducted on Golden Retrievers.

We have to ask the question, "What is going on?"

According to Dr. Lappin who's involved in the study,

he said that when he graduated from Vet School in the 70s,

dogs used to live to be 17.

Sadly today, they're only living to be 11.

And the Golden Retriever itself is only living to be nine or ten.

So what is it?

What are these factors that are plaguing us with cancer? ..."

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