April 6, 2022
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/georgia-recognizes-may-1-2022-purebred-dog-day/
Please share this good news with dog owners in Georgia.
This week, the Georgia Senate enacted Senate Resolution 868, which recognizes
May 1, 2022, as Purebred Dog Day in Georgia. Congratulations to Gail LaBerge,
president of the Georgia Canine Coalition (GCC); the American Kennel Club
(AKC)-affiliated clubs and individuals who, through the GCC, are the collective
voice of responsible dog owners in Georgia; and purebred dog owners across the
state for their work to achieve this recognition.
Dog owners in Georgia are encouraged to thank the sponsors of the resolution:
Senator Clint Dixon, clint.dixon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Russ Goodman, russ.goodman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Bo Hatchett, bo.hatchett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Chuck Hufstetler, chuck.hufstetler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Lee Anderson, lee.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Text of SR 868:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing May 1, 2022, as Purebred Dog Day in Georgia; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS, dedicated individuals in Georgia breed dogs to develop unique
predictable characteristics that enable dogs to excel in a wide range of
beneficial areas; and
WHEREAS, purebred dogs are living legacies of the cultures that created them,
and historically, these dogs worked alongside their people and provided them
companionship; and
WHEREAS, the service of these breeds continues as they work alongside humans
and provide inestimable companionship as guide dogs, service dogs, conservation
dogs, livestock guardians, search and rescue dogs, earth dogs, police dogs,
canine soldiers serving by the sides of our military men and women, and
guardians of family, home, and hearth; and
WHEREAS, purebred dogs have been of enormous help to medical science, serving
as models for many heritable human diseases, playing a role in humanity's
understanding of the human and canine genomes, and benefitting pharmaceutical
research and development; and
WHEREAS, purebred dogs are working dogs, serving as avalanche dogs, trackers
and trailers, herders, controllers of vermin, water rescuers, carting and sled
dogs, retrievers, protectors, hunters, and bird dogs; and
WHEREAS, all dogs should be valued whatever their ancestry, but the
purpose-bred dog and the predictability of its breed should be cherished and
preserved; and
WHEREAS, each breed is incredibly etched in the history of the culture that
created it, just as surely as that culture's music, art, and language, making
it abundantly fitting that we recognize purebred dogs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
recognize May 1, 2022, as Purebred Dog Day in the State of Georgia.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and
directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for
distribution to the public and the press.
For additional information, please contact AKC Government Relations at
doglaw@xxxxxxx.
Stormy Hope
NAIATrust, Trustee
NAIATrust-CA on Facebook!
GSDCA Legislative Liaison to AKC
California Responsible Pet Owners
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