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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  American Kennel Club - Investigations and Inspections Department
The AKC is the only purebred registry in the United States with an ongoing routine kennel inspection program. The AKC has a dedicated team of field inspectors who visit kennels to ensure the proper care and conditions of AKC-registered dogs and verify that breeders are maintaining accurate records for their dogs. In 2009, AKC field inspectors conducted approximately 5,300 inspections nationwide. The AKC dedicates nearly $6 million annually to its compliance programs to ensure the accuracy of its registry and the care and conditions of dogs raised by breeders of AKC dogs.
• The standard penalty for anyone convicted of animal cruelty involving dogs is a 10-year suspension and a $2,000 fine. • AKC inspects breeders who register seven or more litters per year. AKC also randomly selects some breeders who register between four and six litters a year for inspection.
PETA is a world wide organization and animal shelters is not their only cause. We just happen to be a country that can't figure out a humane way to breed dogs..$$$ came into the picture and we have volume breeders...
I first started reading about PETA when they threw blood on people for wearing real fur and I remember thinking, that is not right. If they wanted to wear a fox coat who am I to say anything...well fast forward and now we are all better educated about many of these cruel things done in the name of beauty. I also will never forget seeing pictures of apes in cages and what was going on with them. There is so much more that PETA does to help bring awareness to the world i.e. the China trade in dog fur. We would never know they are skinning dogs alive if it was not for PETA...
In the 4 plus years that I have been on YT over 20 million pets have been euthanized in this country...I have stated every year that I have been on YT that 5 million pets a year are euthanized and I have yet to see one breeder say WOW...I am not going to breed this year...but having people like the two woman at the dog show raise their signs will make people try to understand what is going on. |
Last comment.....You know, We all understand the need to protect animals. Thats why ethical breeders go above and beyond to protect any puppy we place in a home. We abide by strict guidelines for breeding and for spay/neutering any puppy we place. We test our dogs health beyond any required guidelines but our own. We do all this because we care. We also require that if for any reason someone has to give up their yorkie we will always take it back, thereby preventing it from going to a shelter. These are rules and standards YTCA has set for ourselves. I think what PETA and other like minded people may not understand is that....the 2 women who jumped up with the sign at the show did not further their cause. Do you honestly think they won anyone over at the show. Most people turn away from extreme organizations like that for that very reason. They were booed.........Everyone I talked to today felt the same...booooo. If Peta was protesting at a puppy mill or fighting in congress for better treatment of animals enter the food industry thats great. But don't tell me I can't eat meat. If they were setting up shelters and going to remote area to feed wild dog set lose by irresponsible owners....wooohoo! They lose credibility by acting like fools. No-one I know has respect for radicals.....not the mainstream of America.
Maybe they feel the publicity helps their cause but personally I thinks it hurts them.
I can't hunt but I don't fault my father for being a hunter. I choose not to wear fur but I don't expect everyone to abide by my belief. I would rather see wild animals in their natural habitats than in a zoo but I know situations where releasing animals back in the wild would not be realistic. I choose to breed and show Yorkies and I don't want to be judged by those who don't. These are my beliefs, these are my rights. I have but one judge and it is not you nor PETA.