The Land Use Committee of the City of Riverside's City Council is scheduled to meet on Monday, May 8th. The agenda includes the consideration of drafting laws that would ban the retail sales of pets and require breeder licensing.

The American Kennel Club (AKC) is pleased to announce that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed Senate Bill 3041. The AKC, a multitude of our grassroots advocates, and a number of organizations allied in opposition to the onerous provisions of the legislation, worked together in urging Governor Christie to veto the bill. The […]

AKC strongly opposes any measure that restricts choice by compelling people and/or retailers to obtain pets solely from shelter or rescue distributors.

An overreaching bill that seeks to regulate dog and cat breeders in Alabama'and possible unpublished amendments that could regulate an individual who offers to sell a dog or cat'could be voted on by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs early next week.

The City of Riverside's Planning Commission held a workshop on March 9, 2017, to seek input on changes to the city's animal control laws as part of new land use regulations.

A radical nationwide campaign continues to seek government-sanctioned restrictions on retails sales of pets. The latest threat emerges from the California State Legislature.

The American Kennel Club (AKC) is proud to support Senate Bill 1002, and encourages all Connecticut residents to contact the members of the Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee and express support of Senate Bill 1002.

The American Kennel Club has learned that New Jersey Senate Bill 3041 is scheduled for a vote by the full New Jersey Assembly at 10PM tonight, March 16, 2017.

New Jersey Assembly Bill 2338 is scheduled for a vote by the full New Jersey Assembly tomorrow, March 16, 2017. This measure defines as a 'pet dealer' every person in New Jersey who breeds and sells/transfers more than 10 dogs and/or cats.

AKC asks all dog owners and breeders in New Jersey to contact their Assembly member and Assembly Speaker Prieto and respectfully urge opposition to A.2338 until the concerns outlined below are addressed.