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fraservalley · 04-30-2011, 06:27 PM

I have read all the posts and would like to make some comments

1. In Canada, it is not the Federal government who regulates breeding of puppies in particular - it is a Provincial area of responsiblilty.

2. The Federal government has regulations in place for any puppies being brought into Canada and in the case of any petstore, they must have a permit and all puppies are subject to Federal regulation and are inspected by Agriculture Canada veterinarians before being allowed into Canada.

PIJAC ( the pet industry national organization ) was a major participant in the push to get cross border federal regulation of puppies coming into Canada.

3. A few Provinces recently have changed thier Animal Care Acts to provide for breeding rules, regulation and inspection of breeding kennels. It has been the pet stores in particular through PIJAC and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association who have been major participants with those Provincial governments who have changed their Animal Care Acts.

4. The Canadian Kennel Club does not enforce how puppies are bred by their members and in fact have not actively, to the best of my knowledge, been in the forefront in attempts to regulate, by law, breeding of puppies

5. By recent survey, about 15% of all puppies sold in pet stores are bred by CKC breeders. Pet stores are one of the smallest sources of puppies in Canada.

6. The vast majority of puppies, especiall puppy mill style of breeding, are actually sold through internet sites, newspapers and through yard signs. Even the vast majority of properly bred puppies and puppies bred by Club members, are sold via magazines, newspaper and internet - and most of those puppies are sold without the potential owners ever seeing the breeder - lets face it, Canada is a large geograpical area and makes it very difficult for new puppy parents to actually visit the breeder. Often puppies bred by Club members, etc are sold prior to the pups even being born.

7. As for Petland Canada stores, I know for a fact that who they purchase puppies from is very important and they do not knowingly support puppy mill breeding. Inspections are done on a regular basis and the breeders are known to Petland and must meet Petlands breeding guidelines since there is not any Government regulation. Should a puppy mill breeder be found, all Petland stores across Canada are advised of that breeder.

8. Animal care in all Petland stores is highly regulated and all stores are regularly inspected and of course are highly visible to the public and to organizations such as SPCA's ,etc - same cannot be said about breeders unfortunately.

9. Petland Canada and PIJAC ( Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada) are at the forefront with other groups, such as Veterinarians, in trying to work with each Province , one by one, to implement the licencing, regulating and inspection of dog breeders.

10. The word purebreed is a regulated word which refers to puppies whose parents are Club registered and the puppies have been registered.

Many breeders with Club registered parents do not wish to register litters with Clubs or are not Club members themselves and therefore the unregistered puppies are referred as "Yorkshire Terrier type" even though the parents are registered. It is done this way to avoid conflict with Federal law usuage of the word "purebreed".

IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT PUPPY MILLS - PLEASE WRITE YOUR PROVINCIAL MLA'S AND DEMAND THAT YOUR PROVINCE CHANGE THEIR ANIMAL CARE REGULATION TO BRING IN LICENCING, REGULATION AND INSPECTION OF DOG BREEDERS.

By doing this , we can all , the public and stores, have more reliance on the sourcing of puppies.

04-30-2011, 06:27 PM	#32
fraservalley YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 6	petland canada - sourcing of puppies I have read all the posts and would like to make some comments 1. In Canada, it is not the Federal government who regulates breeding of puppies in particular - it is a Provincial area of responsiblilty. 2. The Federal government has regulations in place for any puppies being brought into Canada and in the case of any petstore, they must have a permit and all puppies are subject to Federal regulation and are inspected by Agriculture Canada veterinarians before being allowed into Canada. PIJAC ( the pet industry national organization ) was a major participant in the push to get cross border federal regulation of puppies coming into Canada. 3. A few Provinces recently have changed thier Animal Care Acts to provide for breeding rules, regulation and inspection of breeding kennels. It has been the pet stores in particular through PIJAC and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association who have been major participants with those Provincial governments who have changed their Animal Care Acts. 4. The Canadian Kennel Club does not enforce how puppies are bred by their members and in fact have not actively, to the best of my knowledge, been in the forefront in attempts to regulate, by law, breeding of puppies 5. By recent survey, about 15% of all puppies sold in pet stores are bred by CKC breeders. Pet stores are one of the smallest sources of puppies in Canada. 6. The vast majority of puppies, especiall puppy mill style of breeding, are actually sold through internet sites, newspapers and through yard signs. Even the vast majority of properly bred puppies and puppies bred by Club members, are sold via magazines, newspaper and internet - and most of those puppies are sold without the potential owners ever seeing the breeder - lets face it, Canada is a large geograpical area and makes it very difficult for new puppy parents to actually visit the breeder. Often puppies bred by Club members, etc are sold prior to the pups even being born. 7. As for Petland Canada stores, I know for a fact that who they purchase puppies from is very important and they do not knowingly support puppy mill breeding. Inspections are done on a regular basis and the breeders are known to Petland and must meet Petlands breeding guidelines since there is not any Government regulation. Should a puppy mill breeder be found, all Petland stores across Canada are advised of that breeder. 8. Animal care in all Petland stores is highly regulated and all stores are regularly inspected and of course are highly visible to the public and to organizations such as SPCA's ,etc - same cannot be said about breeders unfortunately. 9. Petland Canada and PIJAC ( Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada) are at the forefront with other groups, such as Veterinarians, in trying to work with each Province , one by one, to implement the licencing, regulating and inspection of dog breeders. 10. The word purebreed is a regulated word which refers to puppies whose parents are Club registered and the puppies have been registered. Many breeders with Club registered parents do not wish to register litters with Clubs or are not Club members themselves and therefore the unregistered puppies are referred as "Yorkshire Terrier type" even though the parents are registered. It is done this way to avoid conflict with Federal law usuage of the word "purebreed". IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT PUPPY MILLS - PLEASE WRITE YOUR PROVINCIAL MLA'S AND DEMAND THAT YOUR PROVINCE CHANGE THEIR ANIMAL CARE REGULATION TO BRING IN LICENCING, REGULATION AND INSPECTION OF DOG BREEDERS. By doing this , we can all , the public and stores, have more reliance on the sourcing of puppies.