[accmemberdiscussion] Breeding rules & regs in Great Britain
- From: Djsdosido@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:46:23 EST
Cross-posted from another list.......... (aren't you glad to be an
American? At least for now, breeders here aren't having to deal with this.)
KENNEL CLUB ( UK ) LIMITS NUMBER OF LITTERS FOR BITCHES
22 November 2010. The Kennel Club has announced that from 2012 it will
normally register no more than four litters from any one bitch because
of concerns that the current legal limit of six litters can potentially
be detrimental to a bitch’s welfare.
The decision was made by the Kennel Club General Committee after
receiving a recommendation from its Dog Health Group and will be
effective for litters born on or after 1st January 2012.
Six litters per bitch is the current legal limit enshrined in the
Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999.
Bill Lambert, the Kennel Club’s Health and Breeder Services Manager,
said: “The Kennel Club wants to ensure that all breeders put the health
and welfare of their puppies and breeding bitches first and foremost,
and this decision underlines our commitment to this issue.
“Whilst the law allows bitches to have six litters in a lifetime and our
registration system has previously fallen in line with this, the vast
majority of responsible breeders feel that this is too high and that
there is potential for this to have a negative impact on the welfare of
the bitch.
“Very serious consideration has to be given to the matter if a breeder
wishes a bitch to have more than four litters but the Kennel Club may
grant permission for this to happen if it believes that there is good
and justifiable reason for doing so on a case by case basis.”
The Kennel Club has also urged the government to follow suit and to
tighten up the law in order to help clamp down on puppy farmers.
Mr Lambert added: “Of course, this decision will sadly not impact on
those people who do not register their litters with the Kennel Club, in
particular puppy farmers who breed purely for profit and tend to show
little consideration for an animal’s welfare. Legislation needs to be
tightened so that these people can be brought to account.”
The Kennel Club has called for the principles and standards of the
Kennel Club Accredited Breeder Scheme
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(http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/accreditedbreederscheme) > to be made
mandatory for all dog breeders. This means that breeders would have to
put the health and welfare of their puppies first, for example by giving
their dogs the required health tests for their breed and ensuring that
potential buyers see the puppies with their mothers and in their home
environment. A petition with 15,000 signatures supporting this objective
was handed in to Number Ten Downing Street just a year ago by Ian Cawsey
MP (Member of Parliament). Please visit _http://www.thekennehttp://wwwht_
(http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/)
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KENNEL CLUB REDUCES NUMBER OF CAESAREAN SECTIONS PER BITCH
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23 November 2010. The Kennel Club has had discussions with the major
veterinary organisations over restrictions on the number of litters born
by caesarean section which may be registered from an individual bitch
from 2012. <_http://www.quotatiohttp://www.http://www.qhttp_
(http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/39007.html) >
The Kennel Club has confirmed that it will no longer register any
puppies born by caesarean section from any bitch which has previously
had two such operations, except for scientifically proven welfare
reasons and in such cases normally provided that the application is made
prior to mating. Refusal to register a third or subsequent litters of
puppies born by caesarean section would occur irrespective of whether
the progeny from either of the first two operations had been registered
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(http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/39007.html) >
Following discussions with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
(RCVS), the British Veterinary Association and the British Small Animal
Veterinary Association, the organisations have agreed to advise their
members that any caesarean sections which they perform on a Kennel Club
registered bitch should be reported to the Kennel Club.
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To allow the reporting of such operations by veterinary surgeons, an
additional section will be incorporated into the form which is presently
completed to notify the Kennel Club of any operation which alters the
natural conformation of a registered pedigree dog.
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This policy will become effective for all litters born on or after 1st
January 2012. Further details relating to the timing of reporting by
veterinary surgeons will be announced in due course.
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Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Communications Director, said: “Adding the
reporting of litters born by caesarean section to the paperwork already
used by veterinary surgeons will go a long way to enabling us to achieve
our objective of improving the health and welfare of all pedigree dogs.
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“It is particularly vital that the Kennel Club knows as much as possible
about surgical operations which alter a dog’s natural conformation, so
that we can continue to ensure that only those pedigree dogs which are
healthy are likely be used for future breeding.”
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Peter Jinman OBE, President of the RCVS, said: “We are very pleased to
see that the Kennel Club is taking steps to limit the number of litters
which it will register born by caesarean section from a bitch. We are
keen to support this move, although in time we would very much like the
limit to be reduced to one caesarean only. But this is the first step,
which demonstrates that we are all working towards the same end: an
improvement in health for all dogs.”
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The Kennel Club will amend its regulation B22c to cover the new policy
regarding the registration of puppies born by caesarean section. The
amended part of the regulation will read as follows:
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‘The General Committee will not accept an application to register a
litter when:- <_http://www.quotatiohttp://www.http://www.qhttp_
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(5) The dam has already had two litters delivered by caesarean
section, save for scientifically proven welfare reasons and this only
normally provided the application is made prior to the mating.’
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The litter form to be completed by breeders will also be amended to
incorporate the new policy. A new section will appear in red on the form
asking the breeder if the litter was delivered as a result of a
caesarean section, and whether this was elective or an emergency
procedure. The form will request details of how many caesareans,
including the litter in question, the bitch has had.
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Guidance notes will also appear on the litter application form/online
services relating to the above under the heading ‘Caesarean Sections’
and will confirm the revised Regulation B22c. All puppies born by
caesarean section will be marked accordingly in the Breed Record
Supplement. <_http://www.quotatiohttp://www.http://www.qhttp_
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The Kennel Club recognises that some breeds will be affected more than
others by this new policy and intends to review its efficiency after a
period of a year. <_http://www.quotatiohttp://www.http://www.qhttp_
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