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ACA registered? Can anyone tell me anything about being ACA registered? |
What do you want to know? American Canine Association |
ACA is the American Canine Assoc. and is the registry many commercial breeders (Puppymills) and bad byb's use to register dogs. The requirements for registering dogs with them are not very stringent, I don't believe they do any facility inspections like AKC. Essentially it's a worthless registry, IMO. Disreputable breeders will often promote their pups are registered, and then you find out they are ACA registered....so what?:confused: |
Here's a great link the explains about registries. Registries This is what it says about the ACA ACA - American Canine Association Advertises that over 3000 adult breeding canines are registered each week. Only registry endorsed by Petland. **Caters to commercial breeders.** Refers puppy seekers to pet stores. You can be sure that the dog that is ACA registered has parents/grandparents living in puppy mills. I think they finally closed Petland down, but it opened under a new name. Because people don't understand the differences between a reputable registry and a paper registry, they think that any dog that is registered is purebred. This is not true, as many paper registries will even register mixes. Anyone can open a registry. The only reputable registry in the United States is the American Kennel Club known as the AKC, not every breeder who registers with them is reputable, but it's a starting place. The only way you can ensure your dog isn't coming from a puppy mill is to see for yourself where it's been raised. |
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Have you checked the USDA "puppy mill" list to make sure your breeder's name isn't on it? Missouri has the highest number of puppy mills in the country, earning it the nickname The Puppy Mill Capital of the US. :thumbdown http://www.prisonersofgreed.org/ListA2006.pdf |
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WOW, Nancy that video was awful to look at but good! I wish someone would make a serious commercial about puppymills and air it on all major TV networks during prime time! :) |
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EVERYONE should watch at least on PuppyMill video - it'll break your heart and haunt you but the truth is right there for all to see |
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My understanding is that they are some kind of database for pedigrees. I see a dog registered ACA and I click the back button!! Breeders who have been banned from the AKC use registries like this and then have to sell their pups for cheap because they aren't AKC registered. The biggest one besides the CKC now is APRI, and again, most breeders who use these are banned from AKC and this way they can still say their dogs are registered. I personally would never buy a dog registered with anyone except the AKC in the USA. Other countries have their own legit registries. I don't know the percentage, but it has to be near 99% of these breeders are commercial breeders selling to pet stores. |
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So Natnatt!! Where is your puppy??? You haven't post anything since the flight got miraculously change on Saturday morning... lol lol lol :eyetearss |
Heyyyyy ChantalB!!! Thanks for wondering where I was!! I feel missed :) But I have been busy with working and the baby that I have not had time recetly to post the last couple days!! I will post some pics of him here in the next few days when I get some time. Talk soon :) Quote:
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