Another teeny tiny baby step the AKC could start with is requiring proof that all dames/sires had been properly tested, perhaps by only certain certified providers, prior to stamping the litters. It would require extra leg work on their part and increased fees on the part of the breeders. But maybe it would help weed out some of the worst of the worst.
Will people still find a way around this? Of course. Unfortunately, some people are just scum and will find a way to cheat on everything.
But does it really make sense for an organization to say "We protect the health and well-being of all dogs" in their mission statement while looking the other way in their own registry?
Why is a dog "better" than another simply because of it's ancestory? I can think of a lot of human examples of great people in history who have some really cruddy descendants.
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