[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PAWS Update
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- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 10:33:49 EST
Just got this
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: November 8, 2005
PET ANIMAL WELFARE STATUTE OF 2005 SPONSORS AND AKC COOPERATE TO EXEMPT
FANCIERS
-- AKC Chairman Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee On PAWS --
New York, NY - The American Kennel Club (AKC(r)), working in cooperation
with Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and other co-sponsors of the Pet Animal Welfare
Statute of 2005 (PAWS), today testified in support of PAWS as it will be
modified by additions and clarifications described by Sen. Santorum at the
opening
of the hearing. These modifications include an additional exemption for
breeders who sell dogs or cats only at retail and are in compliance with
certified kennel inspection standards.
Dealers will also have the option of a third-party compliance inspection.
At a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General
Legislation of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry,
AKC
Chairman Ronald Menaker spoke in support of PAWS, including the additional
exemption provision, and how the bill aims to regulate imported puppy sales
and
high volume breeders who sell dogs over the internet.
"We are delighted by this additional provision and proud that our input to
the Senator throughout the legislative process is resulting in an extremely
effective bill that can be supported by a range of animal-interest
organizations," said Menaker.
The most recent additional provision and clarifying language to PAWS will
ensure that you will be exempt if you:
* Sell not more than 25 dogs to the public, or
* Sell the dogs from six or fewer litters, or
* Sell more than the threshold numbers, but comply with kennel inspection
standards of not-for-profit organizations, such as the AKC, as certified by
the
Secretary of Agriculture.
* Are an animal shelter, rescue organization, or individual working with
dogs as long as you do not import dogs for resale or operate for profit.
The additional exemption for those in compliance with standards of
not-for-profit organizations, such as the AKC, whose kennel inspection
programs and
standards are certified by the Secretary of Agriculture would apply to persons
selling dogs and cats solely at retail. The kennel standards certified by the
Secretary must be at least equivalent to those required by the United States
Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act. This new provision
will permit the USDA to focus its inspection activities on currently
unregulated high volume breeders and brokers without imposing federal
regulation on
hobby and show breeders already in compliance with equivalent or higher
standards
Cathleen Bennett
_www.crossroadsgsd.com_ (http://www.crossroadsgsd.com/)
We have puppies
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