This will be my last post on this, its long but I think there will be enough information for people to read, look up, and make up their own minds now.
Yes YTCA is a club. As are other dog clubs that protect their breed. They also do rescue, fight puppy mills and abuse.
Also I would not like to see dog lovers support a bill that will eventually limit their choice of breeder to USDA breeders or BYBs and maybe once in a very long while a breeder that falls in the just right category.
What you are posting is not the actual bill, but DDAL's interpretation of it. I believe people should see all sides, (including reading the actual bill). Not just DDAL/HSUS/PETA and even AKC's pages .
I know of breeders leaving AKC and going to UKC because of their support of this bill. (not bad breeders either)
No I don't think this bill in its present form will stop puppy mills or help the health of the companion pets.
IMO, mills are set up because of the money from supply and demand. Make a bill that stops companion animals being sold by pet shops or brokers. Make it that people can only buy a pup directly from the breeder at their facility. Once people see how these dogs are cared for, mills will go out of business due to no one supporting them. I would sign up on that in a nano-second!
I know I will not convince you I am thinking of the best for the future of the pet world, but I am. I will not try to change your mind. I post this for others who are unaware of the other side of the story.
Here's a few more links and a partial list of animal people against P.A.W.S.
http://saova.org/1139.html http://www.pet-law.com/statelists.html http://www.thedogplace.com/TheDogPre...or_Thought.asp
Animal Advocacy Organizations Opposing S1139/HR2669 (PAWS)
National Groups
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance
Cat Fanciers' Association
The Animal Council
National Animal Interest Alliance
American Dog Owners' Association
United Kennel Club
Master of Fox Hounds Association
The International Cat Association
The International Bengal Cat Society
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
National Birman Fanciers (CFA)
White Shetland Sheepdog Association
Ocicats International
The Devon Rex Breed Club
The Rabbit Education Society
On-Line Feline Fanciers
National Pet Alliance
The Polish Tatra Sheepdog Club of America
Ragdolls of America Group (CFA)
Tonkinese Breed Association
AKC Parent Breed Clubs
American Brittany Club
American Shetland Sheepdog Association
American Chesapeake Club
German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America
American Pomeranian Club
Papillon Club of America
Dachshund Club of America
Pug Dog Club of America
English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association
Yorkshire Terrier Club of America
Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America
American Spaniel Club
American Boxer Club
Saluki Club of America
Saint Bernard Club of America
Scottish Terrier Club of America
American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club
Labrador Retriever Club of America
American Brussels Griffon Association
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The clubs shown above represent 42.4% of AKC's registrations.
Statewide Organizations
Virginia Hunting Dog Owners' Association
Dog Federation of Wisconsin
California Federation of Dog Clubs
Missouri Federation of Animal Owners
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance (Texas)
North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners' Alliance
Federation of Maine Dog Clubs
Virginia Bear Hunters Association
Responsible Animal Owners of Tennessee
Illinois Federation of Outdoor Resources
PUFF (Pfanciers United For Fun, Inc.) (Midwest)
North Carolina Field Trial Association
CT Dogs (CT)
Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America - Region 12 (AZ & NM)
Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America - Region 7 (TX)
Nebraska Brittany Club
Prairie State Cat Club (IL, IN & MI)
Field Trial Clubs of Illinois
Hoosier State Chinese Shar-Pei Club (IN)
Montana State Houndsmen Association
Illinois Regional Brittany Club
Illinois Brittany Championship Association
Alaska Winds Coursing Club (AK)
Local Organizations
Carolina Kennel Club, Inc. (NC)
Alliance of Responsible Pet Owners of N.E. Florida
Greater Clark County Kennel Club (WA)
Schooley's Mountain Kennel Club (NJ)
Jacksonville NC Kennel Club
Central Carolina Dachshund Club (NC)
Greater Orange Park Dog Club, Inc (FL)
Clermont County Kennel Club (OH)
Piedmont Kennel Club (NC)
Dalmatian Club of the Piedmont
Springfield Kennel Club (MA)
Burlington Cat Fanciers (NC)
Tropical Cats Inc. (FL)
Western Clinton Sportsmen's Association (PA)
New Brunswick Kennel Club (NJ)
Thunderkatz, Inc. (OK)
St. Croix Valley Brittany Club (MN)
Fanciers Cocker Spaniel Club of Southern WI
Susquehanna Brittany Club (PA)
Salisbury Kennel Club (NC)
LNC Pet Supply (CA)
Memphis International Cat Enthusiasts (TN)
East of Eden Cat Fanciers (CA)
Colonial Shetland Sheepdog Club (MA)
Western Massachusetts Shetland Sheepdog Club
Greater Fort Myers Dog Club (FL)
Capitol City Cocker Club (DC)
Sunshine Dachshund Club of Jacksonville (FL)
Absolutely Abyssinians Cat Club (FL)
Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club (GA)
Eugene Kennel Club (OR)
Salt Lake Doberman Pinscher Club (UT)
Cochise Bird Dog Club (AZ)
Blue Ridge P.E.T.S.(Pets in Education and Therapy Service) (VA)
German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Central Virginia
Sacramento Bird Dog Club (CA)
Triangle Shetland Sheepdog Club of North Carolina
Harmony Bay Chinese Shar-Pei Club (WA)
Sussex Hills Kennel Club (NJ)
Ohio Valley Dog Owners, Inc.
Hudson Valley Brittany Club (NY)
Garden State Siberian Husky Club (NJ)
Burlington Obedience Training Club, Inc. (VT)
Raritan River Akita Club (NJ)
Kittyhawk Felines, Inc. (OH)
Centennial Chinese Shar-Pei Club (CO)
Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club (VA)
Walkfar Coonhunter’s Coon Club (NC)
Rocky Mountain Mastiff Fanciers (CO)
ILLOWA Chinese Shar-Pei Club (IL & IA)
Shasta Kennel Club (OR)
Golden Retriever Club of Western New York
Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Detroit (MI)
German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Kansas City
Clackamas Kennel Club (OR)
Doberman Pinscher Club of Northern California
Northern Washington Chinese Shar Pei Club
Idaho Capital City Kennel Club
Rescues
Turkish Van Breed Rescue
Lhasa Apso Southern Rescue, Inc. (MS)
Great Dane Rescue of Northeast Florida
Jacksonville Sheltie Rescue (FL)
North American Shar-Pei Rescue
Pug Rescue of North Carolina, Inc.
Birman Breed Rescue
New England Sheltie Rescue
Devon Rex Rescue League, Inc.
Animal Safe Haven Foundation (CA)
Bay Area Boxer Rescue (CA)
Dalmatian Rescue of Southwest Virginia
CFA Purebred Rescue, Inc.
KitnHevn Rescue, Inc. (FL & OH)
Halfpint Haven Borzoi and Greyhound Rescue, Inc. (FL)
Louisiana Brittany Rescue
Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida
Bulldog Club of America Rescue Network
Miss Kitty's Cat House (AZ)
Helping Persian Cats, Inc. (CA)
American Brittany Rescue (NJ)
Selkirk Rex Breed Rescue (CA)
Oregon Basset Hound Rescue
Friends of Rescued Mastiffs
Golden Retriever Rescue of Maine
Colorado Animal Rescue Effort