[Thursday, October 23, 2008] Today the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government decided to send House Bill 5092 to “study,” which effectively ends the consideration of this onerous bill for the remainder of the current legislative session.  (For more information on HB 5092, click here.) In addition to the over 200 concerned […]

Massachusetts House Bill 5092, a bill featuring many anti-responsible dog breeder and owner provisions, will be heard by the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government on Thursday, October 23rd, at 10:00 AM, in Room A-2 of the State House in Boston.  The AKC encourages all concerned dog breeders and owners in Massachusetts to attend […]

Importance of Responsible Dog Ownership Now Recognized by 35 States California has joined the growing list of states that have passed American Kennel Club® (AKC) Canine Good Citizen® (CGC™) resolutions.  Senate Concurrent Resolution 1148 endorses the CGC program and acknowledges that problems related to dogs are really problems about the need for responsible dog ownership. […]

-- Parent Club Breed Flier Valuable Tool to Recruit New Members -- The American Kennel Club recognizes the need for parent clubs to build a strong foundation of members in order to secure their breed's future in this country. Membership rosters should be a diverse list of knowledgeable responsible breeders, breed health enthusiasts, dedicated rescue […]

  The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to debut the next podcast in the Genome Barks series. This week, Genome Barks welcomes Dr. Wendy Ware, a Professor in the Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, and Staff Cardiologist at the ISU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. […]

Pennsylvania House Bill 2525, which seeks to significantly update the Commonwealth’s dog law, passed the state Senate yesterday after several amendments were made to the bill. Upon its passage, HB 2525 was returned to the state House of Representatives for its concurrence in the Senate’s amendments. The House did concur, and now the bill will […]

Massachusetts House Bill 5092 has been referred to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, and is tentatively scheduled for public hearing on Thursday, October 23rd, at 10 AM in Room A2 of the State House in Boston.  The bill includes many extreme provisions that, if enacted, will prove devastating to responsible dog breeders […]

  The American Kennel Club® is pleased to announce that two members of the AKC/USA Agility World Team have won Individual Gold Medals in their respective jump heights at the 2008 FCI Agility World Championships. Marcus Topps of Garland, TX and his Border Collie MACH2 Peak’s Juice ("Juice") triumphed in the Large Dog Individual competition […]

The Puppy Uniform Protection Statute (PUPS) has been concurrently introduced in the US House of Representatives last week as H.R. 6949 and in the Senate as S.3519. The legislation will require that any breeder who sells more than 50 dogs per year direct to the public through internet sales or other outlets be inspected and […]

  The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to debut the next podcast in the Genome Barks series. This week on Genome Barks, we hear from Tom Sharp, CEO of the American Kennel Club’s Companion Animal Recovery Corporation (AKC CAR). Created in 1995, this non-profit organization is dedicated to identification […]