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Congress Passes Farm Bill
Improvements Made to the Animal Welfare Act New York, NY – The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) applauds the US Senate today for passing a new five-year farm bill that addresses AKC concerns regarding recent regulatory changes to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regarding the redefinition of retail pet stores and licensing exemptions. The House […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/congress-passes-farm-bill/
| February 4, 2014
Chairman's Reports
June 2013 Chairman’s Report
-- Creating a New Conversation -- New York, NY – Given that I spent nearly 45 years in the advertising agency business, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of my favorite TV programs is “Mad Men” – the quintessential show about the advertising business in the 1960s, a time I remember well. One episode […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2013-06/
| June 11, 2013
Chairman's Reports
August 2012 Chairman’s Report
--"Keep On Keepin’ On"-- In his insightful and highly acclaimed biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson chose to capture a defining characteristic of Jobs by giving him the last word on his own life. Jobs, who proved to be a good student of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s philosophical insights, used a Dylan lyric to explain his […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2012-08/
| August 14, 2012
Chairman's Reports
August 2011 Chairman’s Report
- Doing the Right Thing for Dogs Everywhere - The American Kennel Club, along with its affiliates, the AKC Canine Health Foundation and AKC Companion Animal Recovery, is the only not-for-profit registry devoted to the health and well-being of dogs. We have allocated more than $30 million to fund programs for the betterment of dogs […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2011-08/
| August 9, 2011
Chairman's Reports
October 2010 Chairman’s Report
-- New Additions to the Grand Championship Program and AKC/Eukanuba National Championship -- Since the introduction of the new AKC Grand Championship title in April, we've had hundreds of dogs in nearly every breed complete the requirements for a Grand Championship title. Thus far, the program has fulfilled the hopes we had for it - […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2010-10/
| October 19, 2010
Press Releases
American Kennel Club Honors Detroit Kennel Club with a Community Achievement Award
The American Kennel Club® announced recently that the Detroit Kennel Club (DKC) has been named a recipient of the AKC® Community Achievement Award for using its annual dog show as a golden opportunity for public education on a grand scale. The DKC received one of three awards for the third quarter of 2007- Joseph […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-honors-detroit-kennel-club-with-a-community-achie/
| December 17, 2007
Legislative Alerts
Jim Holt Interview
-- Click here for more information about PAWS -- The following is an interview with AKC's federal government relations consultant Jim Holt in response to dog owners' questions about PAWS. The article originally appeared in Dog News June 10th, 2005. Who is regulated under current law and how would PAWS change that? In simple terms, […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/jim-holt-interview/
| June 10, 2005