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02-12-2006, 10:41 AM | #1 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| PAWS Update For those of you interested in the Paws legislation if you go to the AKC website there is a lot of interesting information. I do struggle with AKC saying only about 4% will be inspected if I understand this correctly. What I did enjoy reading was the committee meetings and the head of many organizations talking about this law. http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=2794 PAWS Update [Thursday, February 09, 2006] Senator Santorum's staff and Senate legislative counsel have completed a draft of the revised PAWS bill. The draft was provided to the US Department of Agriculture and the 26 Senate co-sponsors of PAWS at a briefing last week for their review and comment. The Discussion Draft of PAWS will be made public after input from the USDA and the co-sponsors is reviewed. Senator Santorum's staff has told us they expect this to be accomplished in the next few days. The revised PAWS draft includes all of the provisions outlined in Senator Santorum's letter to AKC Chairman Ron Menaker on January 13, 2006. These include deleting all references to hunting, breeding and security dogs, both in PAWS and in the existing Animal Welfare Act; clarifying the numerical standards for the exemption of small retailers and breeders; clarifying the exemption for shelter and rescue organizations; and including an exemption for persons selling dogs and cats at retail who are in compliance with the standards of not-for-profit organizations such as the AKC which the Secretary of Agriculture has certified have standards and inspection protocols which provide at least equivalent protection to dogs and cats as are provided by the USDA's standards American Kennel Club Statement on the Proposed Pet Animal Welfare Statute 2005 The American Kennel Club supports PAWS legislation because we believe it is good for dogs and aligns with our core mission of promoting the sport of purebred dogs. The AKC has always supported enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act, and demands the high standards for AKC registered dogs through our own long-standing, rigorous inspection program. We believe that animal care standards are necessary to assure the proper care and treatment of dogs and the integrity of the breeding practices in this country. The AKC has long held the position that too much regulation can create unnecessary burdens on breeders with no benefit to dogs. However, this is not the case with the legislation currently before the Congress. As currently drafted, PAWS amends the Animal Welfare Act. The legislation offers a reasonable balance between addressing a changing marketplace where dogs are sold en masse over the Internet and imported from foreign countries, and protecting breeders from excessive regulation. After a detailed analysis of the legislative language, we have reached the conclusion that PAWS will adequately protect the autonomy of breeders, while enforcing reasonable industry standards for breeding and selling dogs. The AKC supports all breeders who register their litters with us. We estimate that fewer than 4% of those currently registering litters with us may be subject to inspections under this new bill. Further, since these 4% of our constituents have also been subject to AKC inspection, we believe that they are already maintaining standards above and beyond what is proposed in the new bill and have no cause for concern. The AKC is dedicated to upholding the integrity of its Registry and promoting the sport of purebred dogs. As such, supporting PAWS aligns with the AKC's core mission. We're more than champion dogs - we're the dog's champion.
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02-12-2006, 11:18 AM | #2 |
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| If you read between the lines in this legislation it basically has no teeth and the so-called "welfare" of the animals is clearly not the priority. This legislation has more holes than swiss cheese. Obviously the AKC's primary concern in its lobbying is to protect breeders from "overregulation." When I saw Rick Santorum's was a primary force behind this bill that is all I needed to know. Last year, even after the hurricane disasters experienced by our country, Santorum spearheaded an effort to prevent the National Weather Service from providing free weather information to individuals. Why would he do such a thing? The weather forecasting company Accuweather is a major contributor of his.
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02-12-2006, 11:45 AM | #3 |
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| Okay, here's my opinion (not worth much, but wanted to share). I have not read through the PAWS act yet or have done research on any other form of help for our animals, so I am not agreeing or disagreeing with anything....just sharing my thoughts. This is why it is so hard to find a way to protect our animals and those poor furbabies that need to be rescued and need to help......the reason, there are so many people, groups, etc. out there that say they are to help our pets and those in need, but you truly never know what they will do for sure. They make it so hard and confusing to those of us who are sincerely trying to find a way to help and/or make a difference. I guess it is like anything else today.....even though you do your research on something, you truly never know what you are supporting or agreeing with. I know everyone has their own opinions, but I would hope that one day, there is be something that is truly set up to protect the animals.....I am a big fan of speaking for those that can not speak for themselves....and the way things look and the things that I have be reading more and more of lately....there are too many of these poor babies out there that are in great need some honest to goodness help and support!
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02-12-2006, 01:37 PM | #4 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| Jenn, I agree with you. Politics aside there are 5 groups that I sincerely believe have the best interest of the dogs/cats/animals in general and are supporting this bill. Best Friends ASPCA Doris Day Foundation Humane Society PETA so I only care that the animals are protected from what has been going on. When the first draft came up I was concerned why AKC was not supporting this bill so I asked a breeder friend and she explained what her concerns were with this bill. I think (but not sure) if they had 7 litters in a year then they had to become USDA approved and house their dogs in a kennel. Now this bothered me and I was also concerned about pounds, humane society, and rescue's. It appears that the new draft helps alleviate some of my concerns but I am still studying all of new draft. I will be interested in your opinion.
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02-12-2006, 04:26 PM | #5 |
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| All members of my all-breed club (most show confirmation and agility/trail) and do a great job taking care of their babies (dogs) - they are all against this Bill! The Bill before stated something like this: They said that if you bought a dog overseas - this would stop that. I do not like someone telling me if I can by a dog or not - just because it is overseas. If it is a great dog - I should have the option to do so. Second - say you bought a dog in NC and you live in FL and have a friend or your handler pick it up for you since they will be near there. Then you and the person picking up your dog would need a USDA license. And third - if you co-owned any male dogs - you too would need a USDA license. And finally the club was against this Bill because AKC would also be the main one monitoring and fining ($) people. Hmmmm? Who would be profiting here then???? If the Bill actually protected dogs/animals I would be for it totally. Seemed like the Bill exculted (before) Pet Shops and Puppymills. T. Last edited by topknot; 02-12-2006 at 04:28 PM. |
02-12-2006, 04:41 PM | #6 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| Thanks Topknot for your thoughts. I am struggling to understand all of the ramifications of this bill even with the updates. I totally agree with your statement about AKC as many of the "puppymills" had AKC status Even they have said they don't have enough people to investigate all complaints. The other piece I don't understand is the USDA and their role. More to study
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