An image taken on February 12, 2023 reveals Bobi, a 30 year-old Portuguese canine that has been declared the world’s oldest canine by Guinness World Records, at his home within the village of Conqueiros close to Leiria. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP by way of Getty Images)
LISBON, Portugal – Guinness World Records has dominated to revoke the title of a Portuguese canine that died final 12 months who was erroneously awarded oldest canine ever.
GWR mentioned “now not has the proof it must help Bobi’s declare because the document holder,” following an investigation.
Who is Bobi the canine?
Bobi, a reportedly 31-year-old canine who lived in a farm in Portugal was proclaimed the world’s oldest dwelling canine ever in February 2023.
Bobi was a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed that has a mean life expectancy of about 10 to 14 years.
Bobi was allegedly born on May 11, 1992 and died final October.
Why was his title suspended?
An image taken on Feb. 12, 2023, reveals Bobi, a 30 year-old Portuguese canine that was declared the world’s oldest canine by Guinness World Records, walking within the environment of his home within the village of Conqueiros close to Leiria. ((Photo by PATRICIA DE MEL)
After considerations had been raised by impartial consultants, veterinarians and media investigations, GWR mentioned it opened up an investigation into the validity of Bobi’s age.
“We take great delight in making certain as greatest we will the accuracy and integrity of all our document titles,” Mark McKinley, GWR’s Director of Records, who performed the evaluate, mentioned in an announcement.
Last month, pending a evaluate, Bobi’s title was quickly suspended earlier than GWR in the end determined to revoke it utterly this month.
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GWR mentioned they discovered {that a} lack of proof from Bobi’s microchip knowledge left them with no conclusive proof of Bobi’s date of beginning.
McKinley mentioned that it was too early to talk about a brand new document holder.
“It’s going to take a very long time for microchip uptake world wide to meet up with pet possession, particularly of older pets,” he mentioned.
“Until that point, we’ll require documentary proof for all years of a pet’s life,” he mentioned.
This story was reported from Los Angeles. The Associated Press contributed.
