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Originally Posted by JeanieK  Wow, good observation. it sounds like the breed clubs need to put the pressure on the AKC. I understand the concerns, as they have been explained. But it seems to me if the breed clubs worked with the government, on the wording of the bill, most of the concerns could be avoided. |
It is not just puppymills per say, but HVB's ie high volumne breeders.
I am certainly not comfortable with AKC and the CKC sleeping with the HVB"s. Maybe this is a short term strategy until they work on getting them closed down, IDK. You know keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
IMO HVB's have no place in the pet industry at all. Look at the illogic of it. You are breeding to place dogs in PET homes and you keep them in cages, and sheds, and an environment so totally divorced from what this pup will actually be sold into. Where is the socialization? There is None.
Work to get the law changed, easier at the AKC to do I think. Mandate, mandatory health tests on all breeding sires/dams, prior to being able to register a litter permanently with the AKC. The HVB's will literally scream at this one.
Paperwork must be submitted for those tests through a reputable agency.
Demand microchipping on all purebred dog registrations, and consider going to mandatory DNA testing.
Anyhow just a few suggestions.