[ SHOWGSD-L ] Connecticut SB 274 Would Find Many Dog Enclosures 'Unreasonable'

From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
To: gsd List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:14:19 -0800
http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id@64

Connecticut SB 274 Would Find Many Dog Enclosures 'Unreasonable'

[Wednesday, March 03, 2010]

The Joint Committee on the Environment will hear Senate Bill 274, this
Monday, March 8. As currently written, this bill would prohibit as
?  ?³unreasonable?  ?´ the tethering of dogs and the use of primary dog
enclosures smaller than 100 square feet.

The American Kennel Club is concerned by the strict requirements and the
current wording of the bill, which could place a hardship on many
families and their pets.

The AKC encourages all concerned dog owners and breeders in Connecticut
to contact their legislators and the Joint Committee on the Environment,
and urge them to address their concerns.

Under the current provision of SB 274, a person would be considered to
have confined a dog in an unreasonable manner if one dog were kept in an
enclosure that smaller than one hundred square feet of space if that is
the primary location where the dog eats, drinks, sleeps and eliminates
waste. The space requirement would increase by 50 square feet for every
additional dog kept in the enclosure.

The American Kennel Club strongly supports humane treatment of dogs,
including an adequate and nutritious diet, clean water, clean living
conditions, regular veterinary care, kind and responsive human
companionship, and training in appropriate behavior. The AKC supports
reasonable and enforceable laws that protect the welfare and health of
purebred dogs and do not restrict the rights of breeders and owners who
take their responsibilities seriously.

While laudable for the goal of ensuring the wellbeing of dogs,
engineering-based standards such as those required in SB 274, are often
unreasonably costly and difficult for individuals to comply with. This
measure does not take into consideration the time a dog spends outside
its primary enclosure for exercise and other enrichment. Additionally,
these standards do not take into account the size of the dog kept in the
enclosure. Whereas it may be appropriate for the owner of a Great Dane
to keep one dog in 100 square feet of space, the same requirements
should not necessary for the owners of a single Chihuahua, which because
of its small size, needs less space.

The AKC recommends that performance-based standards (such as requiring
owners to provide sufficient space in a primary enclosure for a dog to
turn, stand, and lie down) are more reasonable, less costly, and easier
for individuals to comply with.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Concerned responsible owners in Connecticut are urged to contact their
legislators and the members of the Joint Committee on the Environment,
who will consider this bill on Monday, March 8th, at 10:30 AM in Room 1D
of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford.
Respectfully urge them not to move the bill forward without addressing
the unreasonable provision in SB 274.

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