[ SHOWGSD-L ] From AKC: Oppose Overreaching NJ Proposal!

From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:53:25 -0400
 Ginger Cleary,Rome, GA  ww.rihadin.com
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GA Director Responsible Dog Owners of the Eastern States.

  -----Original Message-----




  Letter in opposition may be found at
  http://www.naiatrust.org/naia_trust_letters.htm

  http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3227
  Oppose Overreaching NJ Proposal!

  [Thursday, June 07, 2007]
  The American Kennel Club is alarmed by the provisions of New Jersey 
  Assembly Bill 2649. The proposal attempts to replace New Jersey's 
  already comprehensive and reasonable animal cruelty laws and humane care 
  standards with an unnecessary, confusing, and haphazard system that will 
  not only affect the health of the general public, but will also threaten 
  the due process rights of individual animal owners.

  The AKC believes that dog owners bear a special responsibility to their 
  canine companions to provide proper care and humane treatment at all 
  times. We take animal cruelty cases seriouslyâ??in fact, anyone convicted 
  of animal cruelty involving a dog will have all AKC privileges 
  suspended. The AKC also supports reasonable and enforceable laws that 
  govern dog ownership, as is currently provided by New Jersey's regime of 
  common-sense laws and regulations. Among AB 2649's 56 pages, its most 
  egregious proposals include the following:

       * Any person, regardless of their lack of knowledge, training, or 
  expertise, could accuse another person of animal cruelty, while 
  receiving immunity from prosecution for cruelty themselves. Without 
  providing redress for someone who has been unjustifiably and 
  vindictively accused of animal cruelty, this provision is ripe for abuse.


       * The use of a living bird or other animal in events would be 
  considered animal abuse. This would effectively make illegal many 
  performance events, including Earthdog, Coonhound, and Sporting dog hunt 
  tests and field trials.


       * The definition of "minimum care" required for the care of animals 
  will be lessened to include "veterinary care deemed necessary by a 
  reasonably prudent person". AKC believes that veterinary care in all 
  cases should be administered with a professional standard of care with 
  the highest levels of professionalism and competence, as deemed 
  necessary by a licensed veterinarian.


       * The definition of "cruelly restraining a dog" specifically bans 
  the tethering of dogs with less than 15 feet of tether. This provision 
  does not expressly provide an exemption for dogs being groomed on 
  grooming tables in any setting, including grooming salons and dog shows. 
  With substantive animal cruelty provisions already in place, New Jersey 
  state and local governments need to enforce existing law in cruel 
  tethering cases. Irresponsible owners who are not providing humane 
  treatment for their animals can and should be prosecuted under current law.

  What You Can Do:

  Contact your representative in the New Jersey General Assembly and 
  express your opposition to AB 2649. To find your Assemblymember, click here.

  For more information, contact AKC's Canine Legislation Department at 
  (919) 816-3503, or e-mail doglaw@xxxxxxxx



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