[accmemberdiscussion] Breeding rules & regs in Great Britain

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 
with the Club. <_http://www.quotatiohttp://www.http://www.qhttp_ 
(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_ 
(http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/39007.html) >
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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