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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The Dallas, Texas City Council will soon consider major changes to the Dallas animal control ordinance. The changes include breeder permitting, limits on the number of pets that can be owned, stricter dangerous dog language, and a ban on tethering.

Breeder Permitting
This proposed ordinance mandates that you spay or neuter your dog unless you obtain a breeder permit for each intact dog.
Breeder permits will only be issued to owners of dogs of "recognized" breeds.
The permit will cost $500 per year and will restrict breeding to one litter per permit per year. Further, breeders are prohibited from selling puppies until they reach eight (8) weeks of age and have been immunized.
In order to redeem a dog from impoundment, it must be spayed or neutered or the owner must purchase a breeder permit for that animal.
Breeder licensing fees place an undue burden on responsible breeders and owners and fail to address irresponsible individuals who neither comply with existing law nor will comply with new regulations. Such fees therefore punish responsible breeders who give the care and attention that puppies need in order to grow into healthy, well-adjusted companions and neighbors. Responsible local breeders also provide a support system to new owners; assisting them with housebreaking, training questions, behavior issues and basic new puppy care inquiries. Further, mandatory spay/neuter is an ineffective solution to animal control problems because it fails to address the heart of the issue—irresponsible ownership. Mandatory spay/neuter laws are extremely difficult to enforce and can be evaded by irresponsible animal owners by not licensing their pets. More regulations increase the workload of already financially strained animal control offices, making it even more difficult for them to perform their duties.

Pet Limit
The proposal also creates a limit of six dogs or cats or combination of both per dwelling.
There will be a grandfather clause for current owners who list all their current animals with the Director of Animal Services and are in compliance with all other regulations.
There will also be an exemption to foster care providers who have been approved by the Director of Animal Services.
Not only are limit laws easily evaded and difficult to enforce, they fail to address the heart of animal control problems--irresponsible ownership. Effective implementation of existing leash and curbing laws, rather than passage of new burdensome regulation, would prevent pet owners from allowing their animals to run loose, while clean-up ordinances would require owners to take responsibility for their pets.

Dangerous Dogs, Tethering and Confinement Requirements
The draft ordinance requires all dogs deemed dangerous to be spayed or neutered.
The owner of a dangerous dog must obtain liability insurance of $100,000.
Any dog that has been determined to be dangerous by another jurisdiction will not be allowed into the city.
Any tether used must be at least 10 feet long and be attached to the dog's collar or harness and not the dog itself.
The area in which dogs are kept must be at least 150 square feet per dog, if the dog(s) lives primarily outside.
The AKC believes the answer to population issues is strict enforcement of leash and nuisance laws, rather than passage of new burdensome regulation. The key to resolving this issue is to implement and expand the wide range of programs available to educate the public about responsible breeding and animal ownership practices.

At this time, the proposal is still in draft form. This proposal has not been scheduled for a hearing by the City Council. You may contact the Mayor and your City Council representative to express your concerns about these proposals. You can click on your district representative's name below to be taken directly to his/her webpage. If you are unsure who your City Council representative is, please follow this link.

Mayor Tom Leppert
District 1 - Mayor Pro Tem, Dr. Elba Garcia
District 2 - Pauline Medrano
District 3 - David A. Neumann
District 4 - Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Dwaine R. Caraway
District 5 - Vonciel Jones Hill
District 6 - Steve Salazar
District 7 - Carolyn R. Davis
District 8 - Tennell Atkins
District 9 - Sheffie Kadane
District 10 - Jerry R. Allen
District 11 - Linda Koop
District 12 - Ron Natinsky
District 13 - Mitchell Rasansky
District 14 - Angela Hunt

February 20, 2008

CALL TO ACTION!!!! URGENT ANNOUNCMENT AT FEDERAL LEVEL

FELLOW ANIMAL OWNERS:

WE MUST ACT NOW! WE MUST DEMAND FEDERAL PROTECTION & RELIEF from the state
to state assault by animal rights organizations such as HSUS & PeTA resulting in the LOSS OF OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS!

Word has been sent from Washington, D.C., that it appears HSUS is already using the mandatory spay/neuter vote in Los Angeles, during which the council leader specifically thanked HSUS for their help, to impress upon the US Congress that Californians are OK with mandatory spay/neuter and loss of property rights! This ordinance is illegal. It is uti lizing illegal underground rules to circumvent state law.

We have been so busy defending our counties & states, that we have neglected
contacting our Federal representatives and now HSUS has slipped in around
our flank, walking the halls of Congress and whispering that CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT MSN. Congressional representatives take that into consideration that
therefore, WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS!

We must IMMEDIATELY CONTACT EVERY FEDERAL office TODAY!

We must do this as a concerted effort to bring our plight to light!

Call, fax & email each & every one of the below listed Federal officials.
Start with the President, and don't stop until you get through the list. The
two links will take you to Federal Congressional members. Grab a cup of
coffee and make this your day's objective. We must do this en masse, not
some time next week. Email this CALL TO ACTION to every person you know,
every list you belong to------ EVERYONE!

Use the following cases to make your points:

CASE 1

The Los Angeles SPCA is using gun wielding thugs to pry our pets from our
hands and is targeting senior citizens.

This is illegal as Article II - Section 12 of the CA Constitutional states:

The Legislature SHALL NOT give any power to a private corporation or person.
This kind of illegal action is also a violation of the Anti-Trust Hobbs Act.

In essence, the animal rights organizations like SPCA & HSUS through strong-arm tactics, are putting animal welfare & animal enterprise entities OUT OF BUSINESS.
They are attacking rescue, small Humane Societies, breeders, commercial breeders and
pet shops, in an effort to MONOPOLIZE the pet sale industry. This is no different than
giving guns to Wal-Mart which then goes to raid K-Mart in which all of
K-Mart's property is seized and placed f or sale at Wal-Mart because Wal-Mart
did not like the way K-Mart displayed their wares.

Attached is a picture of ARMED SPCA thugs in Los Angeles about to enter a
courtroom and who were subsequently arrested for entering a courtroom ARMED.
This is ILLEGAL as they are NOT peace officers of the law. This was a
violation of Statute 830.9 - Impersonating a peace officer.

CASE 2

In Pasco County where county officials are ILLEGAL LY notifying LAW ABIDING
breeders with longtime VALID kennel permits and business licenses that they
must disperse their animals to comply with the new interpretation of county
law which is nine dogs rather than the limit of 49 as reads the kennel
permit, we again see the elderly being targeted. This also violates inter
and intra-state Federal law, Title 18. Protecting commerce and free
enterprise.

Case 3

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was in possession of a video
that supposedly showed a downed dairy cow at a processing plant in
California. It has been confirmed that downed cows were NOT used in
processing at this plant. Animal rights groups have long been known to
fabricate videos to claim animal abuse. The fact though is th at HSUS waited
three weeks to reveal this video when a more timely presentation to the USDA
would have allowed for instant investigation and thusly would have protected
our food supply and would have protected the cows from mistreatment. After
the media blitz by HSUS, they asked for donations based on this video. The
result: Senator Boxer submits an emergency request to take ALL BEEF products
off the school lunch menus in California. The vegan agenda of HSUS and PeTA
just claimed a major victory. One or two more steps and our children will
be vegans at least while at school.

This is not unlike the media blitz they ran for Mike Vick's dogs, in which
they claimed to have care & control of the confiscated dogs and asked for
funds for their care, eve n though they did possess even ONE of Vick's dogs.
The result: laws are sweeping the nation banning many breeds which is
resulting in many innocent dogs being confiscated, abandoned or surrendered
to a certain death. The animal rights agenda claims another victory.

The worst example lies in the media blitz after Hurricane's Katrina & Rita
is which HSUS garnered over $34 million dollars in direct donations intended
for the pet victims. HSUS within months left the disaster area with the tens
of millions of dollars leaving the hurricane survivors and their pets
without the promised re-unification. So many complaints were filed with the
Louisiana Attorney General's office due to claims of fraud, missing funds
and missing pets that the HSUS is still under investigation!

HSUS & PeTA are fund raising organizations. Pure & simple. They do not
utilize the funds to save animals. They use these donations to push animal
le gi slation at all levels- federal, state and local. It's time the Federal
government put a stop to the loss of our property rights across the nation.
We are under siege by animal rights groups in states like Califorinia,
Virginia, Washington, Arizona and Kentucky, and counties from the Los
Angeles on the West Coast to Palm Beach on the East Coast . The AETA (Animal
Enterprise Terrorism Act) was designed to protect citizens and commerce. We
must demand that it be ENFORCED. We must demand RELIEF from illegal laws
that violate federal law and our U.S. Constitution which declares our rights
to property ownership.

I ask you now why do we study history? Why is it important? There are many
aspects of human histor y th at we do not want to repeat. One of these is the
holocaust. One of the first acts of the groups that put Hitler into power
was the formation of a group known as the Stormtroopers or Brownshirts, a
para-military unit with no governmental authority. They obtained the names
of owners that were registered gun owners. Then they went door to door to
these addresses demanding the registered gun be surrendered. If one could
not or did not produce the gun, they were shot & killed instantly. It was an
Auschwitz survivor that told this story in Spielberg's Interviews.

They demand we register & sterilize our pets.

Need I remind you that they also asked the Jews to register all their family
members?

You remember what happened to them?
Let us prevent this history from repeating itself.

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[Wednesday, January 30, 2008]
Arizona House Bill 2516 has been assigned to three legislative committees: the House Committee on Counties, Municipalities, and Military Affairs; the House Committee on Government; and the House Committee on Rules. The bill, which seeks to prohibit persons from owning or keeping a dog or cat that is more than six months old if the animal has not been spayed or neutered, unless the person has acquired an intact permit for the animal, has not yet been scheduled for hearing. However, it is imperative that all concerned breeders and responsible dog owners in Arizona contact the committee members listed below and voice their strong opposition to the bill.

For a copy of the bill, click here.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Arizona's concerned breeders and responsible dog owners should contact the committee members listed below. Voice your vehement opposition to HB 2516, and ask the committee members to do the same.

House Committee on Counties, Municipalities, and Military Affairs

Representative John B. Nelson, Chairman
1700 W. Washington
Room 223
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5872
(602) 417-3112 FAX
jnelson@azleg.gov

Representative Jerry Weiers, Vice-Chairman
1700 W. Washington
Room 131
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5894
(602) 417-3012 FAX
jpweiers@azleg.gov

Representative Manuel V. Alvarez
1700 W. Washington
Room 129
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5895
(602) 417-3025 FAX
malvarez@azleg.gov

Representative Adam Driggs
1700 W. Washington
Room 116
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3016
(602) 417-3007 FAX
adriggs@azleg.gov

Representative Lucy Mason
1700 W. Washington
Room 304
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5874
(602) 417-3001 FAX
lmason@azleg.gov

Representative Marian McClure
1700 W. Washington
Room 306
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3312
(602) 417-3130 FAX
mmcclure@azleg.gov

Representative Russell K. Pearce
1700 W. Washington
Room 114
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5760
(602) 417-3118 FAX
rpearce@azleg.gov

Representative Tom Prezelski
1700 W. Washington
Room 330
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3424
(602) 417-3129 FAX
tprezelski@azleg.gov

Representative Albert Tom
1700 W. Washington
Room 335
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5862
(602) 417-3102 FAX
atom@azleg.gov

Representative Theresa Ulmer
1700 W. Washington
Room 318
Phoenix, AX 85007
(602) 926-3002
(602) 417-3124
tulmer@azleg.gov

House Committee on Government

Representative Kirk Adams, Chairman
1700 W. Washington
Room 113
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5495
(602) 417-3019 FAX
kadams@azleg.gov

Representative Jonathan Paton, Vice-Chairman
1700 W. Washington
Room 341
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3235
(602) 417-3030 FAX
jpaton@azleg.gov

Representative Ray Barnes
1700 W. Washington
Room 110
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5503
(602) 417-3107 FAX
rbarnes@azleg.gov

Representative Rich Crandall
1700 W. Washington
Room 118
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3020
(602) 417-3119 FAX
rcrandall@azleg.gov

Representative Mark DeSimone
1700 W. Washington
Room 123
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3037
(602) 417-3111 FAX
mdesimone@azleg.gov

Representative Steve Farley
1700 W. Washington
Room 119
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3022
(602) 417-3128 FAX
sfarley@azleg.gov

Representative Martha Garcia
1700 W. Washington
Room 126
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5830
(602) 417-3113 FAX
mgarcia@azleg.gov

Representative Warde V. Nichols
1700 W. Washington
Room 130
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5168
(602) 417-3021 FAX
wnichols@azleg.gov

House Committee on Rules

Representative Bob Robson, Chairman (Speaker Pro Tempore)
1700 W. Washington
Room 218
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5549
(602) 417-3120 FAX
brobson@azleg.gov

Representative Nancy K. Barto, Vice-Chairman
1700 W. Washington
Room 310
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5766
(602) 417-3011 FAX
nbarto@azleg.gov

Representative Tom Boone
1700 W. Washington
Room 206
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-3297
(602) 417-3004 FAX
tboone@azleg.gov

Representative Jack A. Brown
1700 W. Washington
Room 316
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-4129
(602) 417-3010 FAX
jbrown@azleg.gov

Representative Tom Chabin
1700 W. Washington
Room 322
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5160
(602) 417-3002 FAX
tchabin@azleg.gov

Representative Linda Lopez
1700 W. Washington
Room 125
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-4089
(602) 417-3029 FAX
llopez@azleg.gov

Representative John McComish (Majority Whip)
1700 W. Washington
Room 217
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5898
(602) 417-3020 FAX
jmccomish@azleg.gov

Representative Ben R. Miranda
1700 W. Washington
Room 323
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-4893
(602) 417-3116 FAX
bmiranda@azleg.gov

Representative Michele Reagan
1700 W. Washington
Room 220
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-5828
(602) 417-3008 FAX
mreagan@azleg.gov

Representative Jim Weiers (Speaker of the House)
1700 W. Washington
Room 221
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 926-4173
(602) 417-3153 FAX
jweiers@azleg.gov

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

The movie Blonde and Blonder is a comedy starring Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards and opening January 18. All of the proceeds from this movie are going to PETA. Please boycott this movie!! The purpose of donating proceeds to PETA is to inspire large attendance and of course earn more money for PETA.

[Thursday, January 10, 2008]
On January 15th, Palm Beach County Commissioners are scheduled to hold a first hearing on a proposed ordinance which will make drastic changes to the animal control ordinance, dramatically impacting responsible owners and breeders. Although the County Commission directed staff to begin drafting this ordinance back in April of 2007, an amended draft was posted to their website only on January 8th. Furthermore this is only a draft and may still be amended prior to the January 15th meeting.

Concerned dog owners are asked to immediately call the county commissioners and request that consideration of the ordinance be postponed until the February 5th meeting to allow for sufficient public review. Please click here for the County Commissioners contact information.

The ordinance will impose mandatory spay/neuter of any dog over the age of 6 months unless the owner qualifies for and purchases a $75 intact animal license, or declares in writing that the dog will not be used for breeding. The ordinance will further require hobby breeders, defined as any individual that produces up to 2 litters or 19 dogs per calendar year, to buy a permit and to submit to home inspections. Neither the proposed ordinance nor the existing fee schedule list what the fee for this permit will be.
Key points of the legislation:

Qualifications for the intact animal license include:
Registered purebred and the owner certifies in writing that the animal is being used, trained or considered for use in a show, sporting competition or competitive event.
A veterinarian certifies that the dog is medically unfit to be sterilized or:
Dog is a current law enforcement animal or service/guide dog or;
The owner declares in writing that the animal is not to be used for breeding unless an appropriate permit is obtained from the department.
Requires hobby breeders to purchase a permit that:
Limits hobby breeders to 2 litters, or fewer than 19 dogs bred or sold in a calendar year (would count any animals retained for your own use).
Requires that animal control be allowed to inspect the breeders’ premises, without establishing standards or requiring specific training in animal husbandry for the inspectors.
Mandates that each animal must be licensed individually as well ($75 for intact license and $15 for sterilized animals).
Provides that icenses may be revoked for breeding an animal with a known genetic fault, although there is no clarification on what qualifies as a genetic fault.
Mandatory microchip for any animal adopted or released from a shelter, even on a first offense.
Breeder licensing fees place an undue burden on responsible breeders and owners and fail to address irresponsible individuals who neither comply with existing law nor will comply with new regulations. Such fees therefore punish responsible breeders who give the care and attention that puppies need in order to grow into healthy, well-adjusted companions and neighbors. Responsible local breeders also provide a support system to new owners; assisting them with housebreaking, training questions, behavior issues and basic new puppy care inquiries.

Mandatory spay/neuter is an ineffective solution to animal control problems because it fails to address the heart of the issue—irresponsible ownership. Mandatory spay/neuter laws are extremely difficult to enforce and can be evaded by irresponsible animal owners by not licensing their pets. More regulations increase the workload of already financially strained animal control offices, making it even more difficult for them to perform their duties.

The AKC believes the answer to population issues is strict enforcement of leash and nuisance laws, rather than passage of new burdensome regulation. The key to resolving this issue is to implement and expand the wide range of programs available to educate the public about responsible breeding and animal ownership practices.

What You Can Do:

Please call the commissioners at the numbers listed below and request that they postpone consideration of the ordinance until February 5th.
Attend the Commission Meeting January 15th 10:30 am
301 N. Olive Avenue, 6th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Please contact the Mayor and City Council members and ask them to oppose this ordinance.
Mailing address for all County Commissioners
301 N. Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Commissioner Karen Marcus, District 1
(561) 355-2201
877-930-2201
(Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area)
Fax: 561-355-6094
KMARCUS@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Commissioner Jeff Koons, District 2
(561) 355-2202
877-930-2202
(Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area)
jkoons@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Commissioner Robert J. Kanjian, District 3
(561) 355-2203
877-930-2203
(Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area)
BKANJIAN@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Commissioner Mary McCarty, District 4
(561) 355-2204
(561) 276-1220
(South County)
MMCCARTY@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Commissioner Burt Aaronson, District 5
(561) 355-2205
877-930-2205
(Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area)
BAARONSO@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Commissioner Jess R. Santamaria, District 6
(561) 355-6300
877-930-2206
(Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area)
jsantama@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Commissioner Addie Greene, District 7
(561) 355-2207
(561) 276-1350
(South County)
Agreene@co.palm-beach.fl.us

For further information please contact:

AKC Canine Legislation Department
doglaw@akc.org
919-816-3720

Florida Association of Kennel Clubs
Dmakinney@aol.com

[Tuesday, January 08, 2008]
The Ohio House of Representatives Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs Committee will consider House Bill 366 tomorrow, Wednesday, January 9th, at 2:30PM, in Room 114 at the State Capitol in Columbus. Sponsored by Representative Webster, the bill proposes to remove the current breed specific language from the definition of vicious dogs in state law. The American Kennel Club encourages all Ohio dog owners to attend the committee hearing, or to e-mail or fax the committee members, in support of this sound legislation.

The American Kennel Club supports reasonable, enforceable, non-discriminatory laws to govern the ownership of dogs. We support laws that: establish a fair process by which specific dogs are identified as "dangerous" based on stated, measurable actions; impose appropriate penalties on irresponsible owners; and establish a well-defined method for dealing with dogs proven to be dangerous. The AKC strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be "dangerous" based on specific breed or phenotypic classes of dogs.

This legislation will remove “pit bulls” from state law, while allowing the adoption of local ordinances or resolutions that would define "dangerous dogs" more broadly.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Contact the members of the Ohio House Committee on Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs. Tell them that you support this fair legislation.

Representative Steve Reinhard, Chairman
77 S. High Street
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
(614) 644-6265
(614) 719-6982 FAX
district82@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Danny R. Bubp, Vice-Chairman
(614) 644-6034
(614) 719-6988 FAX
district88@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Jim Aslanides
(614) 644-6014
(614) 719-6994 FAX
district94@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Courtney Eric Combs
(614) 644-6721
(614) 719-6954 FAX
district54@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Diana M. Fessler
(614) 466-8114
(614) 719-3979 FAX
district79@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Lynn R. Wachtmann
(614) 466-3760
(614) 719-3975 FAX
district75@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative John J. White
(614) 466-6504
(614) 719-6966 FAX
district38@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative John Widowfield
(614) 466-1177
(614) 719-6942
district42@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Allan R. Sayre, Ranking Minority Member
(614) 466-8035
(614) 719-6996 FAX
district96@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative John Domenick
(614) 466-3735
(614) 719-6995 FAX
district95@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative William J. Healy, II
(614) 466-8030
(614) 719-6952 FAX
district52@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Dale Mallory
(614) 466-1645
(614) 719-3586 FAX
district32@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Eugene R. Miller
(614) 466-7954
(614) 719-0010 FAX
district10@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Robert J. Otterman
(614) 644-6037
(614) 719-6945 FAX
district45@ohr.state.oh.us

Representative Peter S. Ujvagi
(614) 644-6017
(614) 719-6947 FAX
district47@ohr.state.oh.us

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

AKC Canine Legislation Department
American Kennel Club
5580 Centerview Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
doglaw@akc.org

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	SSCA Legislative News Currently there is more and more information surfacing about federal and state government becoming involved in ownership of our dogs. It’s important that we inform ourselves about how this is affecting our relationship as breeders as well as dog owners. AKC legislative alerts advise us about current happenings around the country. We’re posting them here to help keep you up to date on what’s going on. In addition to information from AKC concerning legislative happenings, the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) is a wonderful source of legislative information and how this legislation will affect your life with your dog. Please consult their website frequently for information at http://www.naiaonline.org/ SSCA has contributed funds to NAIA to make better use of financial support for lobbyists who work for our interests.
	AKC Legislative Alerts
	Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Dallas, Texas City Council will soon consider major changes to the Dallas animal control ordinance. The changes include breeder permitting, limits on the number of pets that can be owned, stricter dangerous dog language, and a ban on tethering. Breeder Permitting This proposed ordinance mandates that you spay or neuter your dog unless you obtain a breeder permit for each intact dog. Breeder permits will only be issued to owners of dogs of "recognized" breeds. The permit will cost $500 per year and will restrict breeding to one litter per permit per year. Further, breeders are prohibited from selling puppies until they reach eight (8) weeks of age and have been immunized. In order to redeem a dog from impoundment, it must be spayed or neutered or the owner must purchase a breeder permit for that animal. Breeder licensing fees place an undue burden on responsible breeders and owners and fail to address irresponsible individuals who neither comply with existing law nor will comply with new regulations. Such fees therefore punish responsible breeders who give the care and attention that puppies need in order to grow into healthy, well-adjusted companions and neighbors. Responsible local breeders also provide a support system to new owners; assisting them with housebreaking, training questions, behavior issues and basic new puppy care inquiries. Further, mandatory spay/neuter is an ineffective solution to animal control problems because it fails to address the heart of the issue—irresponsible ownership. Mandatory spay/neuter laws are extremely difficult to enforce and can be evaded by irresponsible animal owners by not licensing their pets. More regulations increase the workload of already financially strained animal control offices, making it even more difficult for them to perform their duties. Pet Limit The proposal also creates a limit of six dogs or cats or combination of both per dwelling. There will be a grandfather clause for current owners who list all their current animals with the Director of Animal Services and are in compliance with all other regulations. There will also be an exemption to foster care providers who have been approved by the Director of Animal Services. Not only are limit laws easily evaded and difficult to enforce, they fail to address the heart of animal control problems--irresponsible ownership. Effective implementation of existing leash and curbing laws, rather than passage of new burdensome regulation, would prevent pet owners from allowing their animals to run loose, while clean-up ordinances would require owners to take responsibility for their pets. Dangerous Dogs, Tethering and Confinement Requirements The draft ordinance requires all dogs deemed dangerous to be spayed or neutered. The owner of a dangerous dog must obtain liability insurance of $100,000. Any dog that has been determined to be dangerous by another jurisdiction will not be allowed into the city. Any tether used must be at least 10 feet long and be attached to the dog's collar or harness and not the dog itself. The area in which dogs are kept must be at least 150 square feet per dog, if the dog(s) lives primarily outside. The AKC believes the answer to population issues is strict enforcement of leash and nuisance laws, rather than passage of new burdensome regulation. The key to resolving this issue is to implement and expand the wide range of programs available to educate the public about responsible breeding and animal ownership practices. At this time, the proposal is still in draft form. This proposal has not been scheduled for a hearing by the City Council. You may contact the Mayor and your City Council representative to express your concerns about these proposals. You can click on your district representative's name below to be taken directly to his/her webpage. If you are unsure who your City Council representative is, please follow this link. Mayor Tom Leppert District 1 - Mayor Pro Tem, Dr. Elba Garcia District 2 - Pauline Medrano District 3 - David A. Neumann District 4 - Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Dwaine R. Caraway District 5 - Vonciel Jones Hill District 6 - Steve Salazar District 7 - Carolyn R. Davis District 8 - Tennell Atkins District 9 - Sheffie Kadane District 10 - Jerry R. Allen District 11 - Linda Koop District 12 - Ron Natinsky District 13 - Mitchell Rasansky District 14 - Angela Hunt February 20, 2008 CALL TO ACTION!!!! URGENT ANNOUNCMENT AT FEDERAL LEVEL FELLOW ANIMAL OWNERS: WE MUST ACT NOW! WE MUST DEMAND FEDERAL PROTECTION & RELIEF from the state to state assault by animal rights organizations such as HSUS & PeTA resulting in the LOSS OF OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS! Word has been sent from Washington, D.C., that it appears HSUS is already using the mandatory spay/neuter vote in Los Angeles, during which the council leader specifically thanked HSUS for their help, to impress upon the US Congress that Californians are OK with mandatory spay/neuter and loss of property rights! This ordinance is illegal. It is uti lizing illegal underground rules to circumvent state law. We have been so busy defending our counties & states, that we have neglected contacting our Federal representatives and now HSUS has slipped in around our flank, walking the halls of Congress and whispering that CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT MSN. Congressional representatives take that into consideration that therefore, WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS! We must IMMEDIATELY CONTACT EVERY FEDERAL office TODAY! We must do this as a concerted effort to bring our plight to light! Call, fax & email each & every one of the below listed Federal officials. Start with the President, and don't stop until you get through the list. The two links will take you to Federal Congressional members. Grab a cup of coffee and make this your day's objective. We must do this en masse, not some time next week. Email this CALL TO ACTION to every person you know, every list you belong to------ EVERYONE! Use the following cases to make your points: CASE 1 The Los Angeles SPCA is using gun wielding thugs to pry our pets from our hands and is targeting senior citizens. This is illegal as Article II - Section 12 of the CA Constitutional states: The Legislature SHALL NOT give any power to a private corporation or person. This kind of illegal action is also a violation of the Anti-Trust Hobbs Act. In essence, the animal rights organizations like SPCA & HSUS through strong-arm tactics, are putting animal welfare & animal enterprise entities OUT OF BUSINESS. They are attacking rescue, small Humane Societies, breeders, commercial breeders and pet shops, in an effort to MONOPOLIZE the pet sale industry. This is no different than giving guns to Wal-Mart which then goes to raid K-Mart in which all of K-Mart's property is seized and placed f or sale at Wal-Mart because Wal-Mart did not like the way K-Mart displayed their wares. Attached is a picture of ARMED SPCA thugs in Los Angeles about to enter a courtroom and who were subsequently arrested for entering a courtroom ARMED. This is ILLEGAL as they are NOT peace officers of the law. This was a violation of Statute 830.9 - Impersonating a peace officer. CASE 2 In Pasco County where county officials are ILLEGAL LY notifying LAW ABIDING breeders with longtime VALID kennel permits and business licenses that they must disperse their animals to comply with the new interpretation of county law which is nine dogs rather than the limit of 49 as reads the kennel permit, we again see the elderly being targeted. This also violates inter and intra-state Federal law, Title 18. Protecting commerce and free enterprise. Case 3 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was in possession of a video that supposedly showed a downed dairy cow at a processing plant in California. It has been confirmed that downed cows were NOT used in processing at this plant. Animal rights groups have long been known to fabricate videos to claim animal abuse. The fact though is th at HSUS waited three weeks to reveal this video when a more timely presentation to the USDA would have allowed for instant investigation and thusly would have protected our food supply and would have protected the cows from mistreatment. After the media blitz by HSUS, they asked for donations based on this video. The result: Senator Boxer submits an emergency request to take ALL BEEF products off the school lunch menus in California. The vegan agenda of HSUS and PeTA just claimed a major victory. One or two more steps and our children will be vegans at least while at school. This is not unlike the media blitz they ran for Mike Vick's dogs, in which they claimed to have care & control of the confiscated dogs and asked for funds for their care, eve n though they did possess even ONE of Vick's dogs. The result: laws are sweeping the nation banning many breeds which is resulting in many innocent dogs being confiscated, abandoned or surrendered to a certain death. The animal rights agenda claims another victory. The worst example lies in the media blitz after Hurricane's Katrina & Rita is which HSUS garnered over $34 million dollars in direct donations intended for the pet victims. HSUS within months left the disaster area with the tens of millions of dollars leaving the hurricane survivors and their pets without the promised re-unification. So many complaints were filed with the Louisiana Attorney General's office due to claims of fraud, missing funds and missing pets that the HSUS is still under investigation! HSUS & PeTA are fund raising organizations. Pure & simple. They do not utilize the funds to save animals. They use these donations to push animal le gi slation at all levels- federal, state and local. It's time the Federal government put a stop to the loss of our property rights across the nation. We are under siege by animal rights groups in states like Califorinia, Virginia, Washington, Arizona and Kentucky, and counties from the Los Angeles on the West Coast to Palm Beach on the East Coast . The AETA (Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act) was designed to protect citizens and commerce. We must demand that it be ENFORCED. We must demand RELIEF from illegal laws that violate federal law and our U.S. Constitution which declares our rights to property ownership. I ask you now why do we study history? Why is it important? There are many aspects of human histor y th at we do not want to repeat. One of these is the holocaust. One of the first acts of the groups that put Hitler into power was the formation of a group known as the Stormtroopers or Brownshirts, a para-military unit with no governmental authority. They obtained the names of owners that were registered gun owners. Then they went door to door to these addresses demanding the registered gun be surrendered. If one could not or did not produce the gun, they were shot & killed instantly. It was an Auschwitz survivor that told this story in Spielberg's Interviews. They demand we register & sterilize our pets. Need I remind you that they also asked the Jews to register all their family members? You remember what happened to them? Let us prevent this history from repeating itself. Contacting the White House <http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/index.es.html> [En Español] Mailing Address The W hite House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington , DC 20500 Phone Numbers Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461 TTY/TDD Comments: 202-456-6213 Visitors Office: 202-456-2121 E-Mail Please send your comments to <mailto:comments@whitehouse.gov> comments@whitehouse.gov. Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House cannot respond to every message. For further up-to-date information on Presidential initiatives, current events, and topics of interest to you, please continue to use the White House website. Vice President Richard Cheney: <mailto:vice_president@whitehouse.gov> vice_president@whitehouse.gov * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey BY MAIL: Correspondence to the Department, including the Attorney General, may be sent to: U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 BY E-MAIL: E-mails to the Department of Justice, including the Attorney General, may be sent to <mailto:AskDOJ@usdoj.gov?subject=USDOJ%20Comments> AskDOJ@usdoj.gov. E-mails will be forwarded to the responsible Department of Justice component for appropriate handling. Before sending e-mail, please read our <http://www.usdoj.gov/privacy-file.htm> Privacy Policy for details about how we handle personal information. 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Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington , D.C. 20535-0001 FBI Tips and Leads: https://tips. <https://tips.fbi.gov/> fbi.gov/ Directory of local FBI off ices: & nbsp; <http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm> http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Find you U.S. Senator: <http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm> http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Find your U.S. Representative: https://forms. <https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml> house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml Attorney General Michael B. Diane Amble We the People Pets 160 10th Street San Francisco, CA 94103-2618 (650) 296-2169 Please visit www.wethepeopleusa. http://www.wethepeopleusa.us/ [Wednesday, January 30, 2008] Arizona House Bill 2516 has been assigned to three legislative committees: the House Committee on Counties, Municipalities, and Military Affairs; the House Committee on Government; and the House Committee on Rules. The bill, which seeks to prohibit persons from owning or keeping a dog or cat that is more than six months old if the animal has not been spayed or neutered, unless the person has acquired an intact permit for the animal, has not yet been scheduled for hearing. However, it is imperative that all concerned breeders and responsible dog owners in Arizona contact the committee members listed below and voice their strong opposition to the bill. For a copy of the bill, click here. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Arizona's concerned breeders and responsible dog owners should contact the committee members listed below. Voice your vehement opposition to HB 2516, and ask the committee members to do the same. House Committee on Counties, Municipalities, and Military Affairs Representative John B. Nelson, Chairman 1700 W. Washington Room 223 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5872 (602) 417-3112 FAX jnelson@azleg.gov Representative Jerry Weiers, Vice-Chairman 1700 W. Washington Room 131 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5894 (602) 417-3012 FAX jpweiers@azleg.gov Representative Manuel V. Alvarez 1700 W. Washington Room 129 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5895 (602) 417-3025 FAX malvarez@azleg.gov Representative Adam Driggs 1700 W. Washington Room 116 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3016 (602) 417-3007 FAX adriggs@azleg.gov Representative Lucy Mason 1700 W. Washington Room 304 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5874 (602) 417-3001 FAX lmason@azleg.gov Representative Marian McClure 1700 W. Washington Room 306 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3312 (602) 417-3130 FAX mmcclure@azleg.gov Representative Russell K. Pearce 1700 W. Washington Room 114 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5760 (602) 417-3118 FAX rpearce@azleg.gov Representative Tom Prezelski 1700 W. Washington Room 330 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3424 (602) 417-3129 FAX tprezelski@azleg.gov Representative Albert Tom 1700 W. Washington Room 335 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5862 (602) 417-3102 FAX atom@azleg.gov Representative Theresa Ulmer 1700 W. Washington Room 318 Phoenix, AX 85007 (602) 926-3002 (602) 417-3124 tulmer@azleg.gov House Committee on Government Representative Kirk Adams, Chairman 1700 W. Washington Room 113 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5495 (602) 417-3019 FAX kadams@azleg.gov Representative Jonathan Paton, Vice-Chairman 1700 W. Washington Room 341 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3235 (602) 417-3030 FAX jpaton@azleg.gov Representative Ray Barnes 1700 W. Washington Room 110 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5503 (602) 417-3107 FAX rbarnes@azleg.gov Representative Rich Crandall 1700 W. Washington Room 118 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3020 (602) 417-3119 FAX rcrandall@azleg.gov Representative Mark DeSimone 1700 W. Washington Room 123 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3037 (602) 417-3111 FAX mdesimone@azleg.gov Representative Steve Farley 1700 W. Washington Room 119 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3022 (602) 417-3128 FAX sfarley@azleg.gov Representative Martha Garcia 1700 W. Washington Room 126 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5830 (602) 417-3113 FAX mgarcia@azleg.gov Representative Warde V. Nichols 1700 W. Washington Room 130 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5168 (602) 417-3021 FAX wnichols@azleg.gov House Committee on Rules Representative Bob Robson, Chairman (Speaker Pro Tempore) 1700 W. Washington Room 218 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5549 (602) 417-3120 FAX brobson@azleg.gov Representative Nancy K. Barto, Vice-Chairman 1700 W. Washington Room 310 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5766 (602) 417-3011 FAX nbarto@azleg.gov Representative Tom Boone 1700 W. Washington Room 206 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-3297 (602) 417-3004 FAX tboone@azleg.gov Representative Jack A. Brown 1700 W. Washington Room 316 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-4129 (602) 417-3010 FAX jbrown@azleg.gov Representative Tom Chabin 1700 W. Washington Room 322 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5160 (602) 417-3002 FAX tchabin@azleg.gov Representative Linda Lopez 1700 W. Washington Room 125 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-4089 (602) 417-3029 FAX llopez@azleg.gov Representative John McComish (Majority Whip) 1700 W. Washington Room 217 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5898 (602) 417-3020 FAX jmccomish@azleg.gov Representative Ben R. Miranda 1700 W. Washington Room 323 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-4893 (602) 417-3116 FAX bmiranda@azleg.gov Representative Michele Reagan 1700 W. Washington Room 220 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5828 (602) 417-3008 FAX mreagan@azleg.gov Representative Jim Weiers (Speaker of the House) 1700 W. Washington Room 221 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-4173 (602) 417-3153 FAX jweiers@azleg.gov For more information, please contact AKC's Canine Legislation Department at (919) 816-3503, or e-mail doglaw@akc.org. The movie Blonde and Blonder is a comedy starring Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards and opening January 18. All of the proceeds from this movie are going to PETA. Please boycott this movie!! The purpose of donating proceeds to PETA is to inspire large attendance and of course earn more money for PETA. [Thursday, January 10, 2008] On January 15th, Palm Beach County Commissioners are scheduled to hold a first hearing on a proposed ordinance which will make drastic changes to the animal control ordinance, dramatically impacting responsible owners and breeders. Although the County Commission directed staff to begin drafting this ordinance back in April of 2007, an amended draft was posted to their website only on January 8th. Furthermore this is only a draft and may still be amended prior to the January 15th meeting. Concerned dog owners are asked to immediately call the county commissioners and request that consideration of the ordinance be postponed until the February 5th meeting to allow for sufficient public review. Please click here for the County Commissioners contact information. The ordinance will impose mandatory spay/neuter of any dog over the age of 6 months unless the owner qualifies for and purchases a $75 intact animal license, or declares in writing that the dog will not be used for breeding. The ordinance will further require hobby breeders, defined as any individual that produces up to 2 litters or 19 dogs per calendar year, to buy a permit and to submit to home inspections. Neither the proposed ordinance nor the existing fee schedule list what the fee for this permit will be. Key points of the legislation: Qualifications for the intact animal license include: Registered purebred and the owner certifies in writing that the animal is being used, trained or considered for use in a show, sporting competition or competitive event. A veterinarian certifies that the dog is medically unfit to be sterilized or: Dog is a current law enforcement animal or service/guide dog or; The owner declares in writing that the animal is not to be used for breeding unless an appropriate permit is obtained from the department. Requires hobby breeders to purchase a permit that: Limits hobby breeders to 2 litters, or fewer than 19 dogs bred or sold in a calendar year (would count any animals retained for your own use). Requires that animal control be allowed to inspect the breeders’ premises, without establishing standards or requiring specific training in animal husbandry for the inspectors. Mandates that each animal must be licensed individually as well ($75 for intact license and $15 for sterilized animals). Provides that icenses may be revoked for breeding an animal with a known genetic fault, although there is no clarification on what qualifies as a genetic fault. Mandatory microchip for any animal adopted or released from a shelter, even on a first offense. Breeder licensing fees place an undue burden on responsible breeders and owners and fail to address irresponsible individuals who neither comply with existing law nor will comply with new regulations. Such fees therefore punish responsible breeders who give the care and attention that puppies need in order to grow into healthy, well-adjusted companions and neighbors. Responsible local breeders also provide a support system to new owners; assisting them with housebreaking, training questions, behavior issues and basic new puppy care inquiries. Mandatory spay/neuter is an ineffective solution to animal control problems because it fails to address the heart of the issue—irresponsible ownership. Mandatory spay/neuter laws are extremely difficult to enforce and can be evaded by irresponsible animal owners by not licensing their pets. More regulations increase the workload of already financially strained animal control offices, making it even more difficult for them to perform their duties. The AKC believes the answer to population issues is strict enforcement of leash and nuisance laws, rather than passage of new burdensome regulation. The key to resolving this issue is to implement and expand the wide range of programs available to educate the public about responsible breeding and animal ownership practices. What You Can Do: Please call the commissioners at the numbers listed below and request that they postpone consideration of the ordinance until February 5th. Attend the Commission Meeting January 15th 10:30 am 301 N. Olive Avenue, 6th Floor West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Please contact the Mayor and City Council members and ask them to oppose this ordinance. Mailing address for all County Commissioners 301 N. Olive Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Commissioner Karen Marcus, District 1 (561) 355-2201 877-930-2201 (Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area) Fax: 561-355-6094 KMARCUS@co.palm-beach.fl.us Commissioner Jeff Koons, District 2 (561) 355-2202 877-930-2202 (Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area) jkoons@co.palm-beach.fl.us Commissioner Robert J. Kanjian, District 3 (561) 355-2203 877-930-2203 (Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area) BKANJIAN@co.palm-beach.fl.us Commissioner Mary McCarty, District 4 (561) 355-2204 (561) 276-1220 (South County) MMCCARTY@co.palm-beach.fl.us Commissioner Burt Aaronson, District 5 (561) 355-2205 877-930-2205 (Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area) BAARONSO@co.palm-beach.fl.us Commissioner Jess R. Santamaria, District 6 (561) 355-6300 877-930-2206 (Toll Free outside the West Palm Beach calling area) jsantama@co.palm-beach.fl.us Commissioner Addie Greene, District 7 (561) 355-2207 (561) 276-1350 (South County) Agreene@co.palm-beach.fl.us For further information please contact: AKC Canine Legislation Department doglaw@akc.org 919-816-3720 Florida Association of Kennel Clubs Dmakinney@aol.com [Tuesday, January 08, 2008] The Ohio House of Representatives Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs Committee will consider House Bill 366 tomorrow, Wednesday, January 9th, at 2:30PM, in Room 114 at the State Capitol in Columbus. Sponsored by Representative Webster, the bill proposes to remove the current breed specific language from the definition of vicious dogs in state law. The American Kennel Club encourages all Ohio dog owners to attend the committee hearing, or to e-mail or fax the committee members, in support of this sound legislation. The American Kennel Club supports reasonable, enforceable, non-discriminatory laws to govern the ownership of dogs. We support laws that: establish a fair process by which specific dogs are identified as "dangerous" based on stated, measurable actions; impose appropriate penalties on irresponsible owners; and establish a well-defined method for dealing with dogs proven to be dangerous. The AKC strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be "dangerous" based on specific breed or phenotypic classes of dogs. This legislation will remove “pit bulls” from state law, while allowing the adoption of local ordinances or resolutions that would define "dangerous dogs" more broadly. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Contact the members of the Ohio House Committee on Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs. Tell them that you support this fair legislation. Representative Steve Reinhard, Chairman 77 S. High Street 12th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6111 (614) 644-6265 (614) 719-6982 FAX district82@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Danny R. Bubp, Vice-Chairman (614) 644-6034 (614) 719-6988 FAX district88@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Jim Aslanides (614) 644-6014 (614) 719-6994 FAX district94@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Courtney Eric Combs (614) 644-6721 (614) 719-6954 FAX district54@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Diana M. Fessler (614) 466-8114 (614) 719-3979 FAX district79@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Lynn R. Wachtmann (614) 466-3760 (614) 719-3975 FAX district75@ohr.state.oh.us Representative John J. White (614) 466-6504 (614) 719-6966 FAX district38@ohr.state.oh.us Representative John Widowfield (614) 466-1177 (614) 719-6942 district42@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Allan R. Sayre, Ranking Minority Member (614) 466-8035 (614) 719-6996 FAX district96@ohr.state.oh.us Representative John Domenick (614) 466-3735 (614) 719-6995 FAX district95@ohr.state.oh.us Representative William J. Healy, II (614) 466-8030 (614) 719-6952 FAX district52@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Dale Mallory (614) 466-1645 (614) 719-3586 FAX district32@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Eugene R. Miller (614) 466-7954 (614) 719-0010 FAX district10@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Robert J. Otterman (614) 644-6037 (614) 719-6945 FAX district45@ohr.state.oh.us Representative Peter S. Ujvagi (614) 644-6017 (614) 719-6947 FAX district47@ohr.state.oh.us For more information, contact AKC's Canine Legislation Department at (919) 816-3503 or e-mail doglaw@akc.org. WHAT YOU CAN DO: For more information, contact AKC’s Canine Legislation Department at (919) 816-3720 or e-mail doglaw@akc.org. AKC Canine Legislation Department American Kennel Club 5580 Centerview Drive Raleigh, NC 27606 doglaw@akc.org Copyright Information All drawings, artwork, photographs verbage used on this site are copyrighted and the property of the SSCA and the artist/photographer/organization who created it. 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