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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  And that is exactly what Ann, Kim and myself feel about PETA...good and bad in every organization.
You are right AKC is not trying to take away your rights as a breeder...but how many animals have to die before we do start taking away some rights and AKC has to shoulder some of the blame for this mass killing of animals because they issue registrations to volume breeders. They do this for revenue so dog shows can go on.
Why do you (any breeder) have the right to help kill millions of animals a year...when will the breeders say enough is enough. When will breeders come forward and stop protecting breeders who are cruel and inhuman to their dogs...AKC won't (•The standard penalty for anyone convicted of animal cruelty involving dogs is a 10-year suspension and a $2,000 fine). Big deal.
Why can't AKC and breeders figure out a way to help these animals instead of letting the majority of breeders just make $$$ off of these animals. I see AKC writing they care but I certainly don't see their actions doing anything to help the animals.
New Hampshire House Bill 1624, which seeks to impose many unreasonable and unnecessary restrictions on responsible dog breeders and owners, will be considered by the House Environment and Agriculture Committee on Thursday, January 21. The American Kennel Club and our New Hampshire federation, the Dog Owners of the Granite State, both oppose this measure as it is currently written. We encourage all responsible dog breeders and owners in New Hampshire to contact their elected representative and the committee members listed below. Respectfully urge them to not move this bill out of committee without significant amendments.
The American Kennel Club strongly supports humane treatment of dogs, including an adequate and nutritious diet, clean water, clean living conditions, regular veterinary care, kind and responsive human companionship, and training in appropriate behavior. The AKC also supports reasonable and enforceable laws that protect the welfare and health of purebred dogs and do not restrict the rights of breeders and owners who take their responsibilities seriously.
The AKC opposes several provisions in the current bill, including:
• Limiting any person from owning more than 50 intact dogs over the age of four months. The AKC believes that numerical limits do not address potential underlying issues of responsible ownership and proper dog care.
• Requiring any person having more than 10 intact dogs over four months of age to provide specific care and condition requirements; and abide by existing state operation standards for pet shops and animal shelters. This limits owners from breeding females in consecutive heat cycles, and from breeding any dog that is younger than one year of age, without allowing owners and veterinarians to determine what is best for dogs. Additionally, qualifying breeders who keep dogs inside their private homes will be unreasonably forced to incorporate into their homes the costly building standards that pet shops and animal shelters are required to use.
• Mandating that all debarking, tail docking, and surgical births be done by a licensed veterinarian and with anesthesia. The bill defines “tail docking” as the docking, cutting off, causing, or procuring the docking or cutting off of the tail of a dog over five days old. However, a six-day-old puppy would not be able to endure the anesthesia required by this bill. A workable alternative would leave the decisions regarding the best care to a treating veterinarian.
• Authorizing any duly appointed agent of any humane society, SPCA incorporated in the state, or animal control officer, on the Agriculture Commissioner’s initiative or pursuant to complaints, to investigate possible violations. This may effectively deputize individuals not trained or sworn in as public officers, and allow them to enter and seize private property. |
As I said AKC isn't perfect. But, AKC is not taking away my rights as a pet owner as PETA and HSUS is attempting to do. AKC does donate millions to Animal Shelters and does more for Animal Welfare than PETA does. They do kennel inspections. I don't agree that AKC has a standard suspension for animal cruelty. The standard suspension for AKC is a bit more extensive than $2,000. They can impose a fee, but more than likely won't be able to obtain it since, they along with the courts will do everything to prosecute those that practice it and will never be allowed back into the AKC. However, I have seen with my own eyes an exhibitor fined and suspended for setting a dog down on a table just a bit too hard......and that was $5,000 dollars and 5 year suspension. HSUS has only one Shelter and it is the biggest kill shelter in the country.
I will say you know nothing about what each individual breed club is doing to fight against animal cruelty, so you can't generalize. As I said previously, we may not agree with each other but, we do have rights and one of those rights is to choose our beliefs.
The fact that I stated that Ann was a breed unto herself should very well reveal that there are exceptions to every rule. She has stated on many occassions that she is a PETA member, but not a radical one like most of them.