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Continued Action Needed on CA Ear Crop Bill
AKC and fanciers made significant progress last month in their
opposition of AB418, a bill to ban ear cropping in California.
Although the measure passed out of the Assembly Public Safety
Committee, purebred dog owners won ground when the Assembly
Appropriations Committee heard AB418 on April 12th. They effectively
argued that passage of the bill would have a significant financial
impact on California's economy, and the Assembly Appropriations
Committee placed the bill on the Suspense File. This is good news for
fanciers who now have additional time to organize opposition efforts.
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 CALIFORNIA - AB 418 a bill to ban ear cropping in California
was placed on the Suspense File in the Appropriations Committee in
April. For more information on the fancy's opposition efforts and how
you can help, please read our
feature article.
- SB 914, by Sen. Kehoe, makes it a misdemeanor to sell
any dog under 8 weeks of age. The bill has been amended to exempt
rescue groups and to allow puppies less than 8 weeks old to be sold
with written approval of a licensed veterinarian. Violations would be
considered a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty punishable by a fine
of up to $1000. The bill will be heard in the Senate Committee on
Business, Professions and Economic Development.
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Canine Good Citizenship Resolutions Passed by Two More States
The American Kennel Club (AKC) applauds the state legislatures of
Colorado and Delaware for recently passing AKC Canine Good
Citizenship(R) resolutions. With the additions of Colorado and
Delaware, in total 20 states have adopted CGC(TM) resolutions,
including Massachusetts, Maine, Florida, Kansas, Alaska, Utah,
Illinois, Louisiana, Georgia, New York, Alabama, Ohio, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Michigan, Washington, New Hampshire and the
U.S. Senate. The Canine Good Citizenship(R) resolutions recognize
the importance of responsible dog ownership, and the fact that
dog-related problems are most often caused by irresponsible owners,
not the dogs or the breeds themselves.
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As many of our readers know, AKC reaches out to elected officials in
a variety of ways. We regularly provide input on legislative issues,
exhibit our education booth at legislators' conferences each year,
and co-sponsor Pet Night on Capitol Hill, just to name a few. In
2005, AKC's Communications department launched yet another outreach
program through a print campaign in the New York Times Magazine.
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