See from my dog paper today that the KC has called a meeting this week to discuss the ongoing problems caused by puppy farms and to agree a strategy to help combat the issue.
Apparently those invited to attend are the Dogs Trust, RSPCA< Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Defra, and of course the KC. About time somebody took some action against these puppy farmers.

i agree its about time they stepped in and done something. We have a puppy  farmer near here, the number of times hes been reported to Council etc. Gets fined  for not having a breeding licence then All he does is move on somewhere else into a different council area.  His dogs aren't kennel club registered.

OMG . how can one prove who the parents are. DNA i suppose.

Why is legistlation up to the Kennel Club?  It needs puplic support, charities etc to get together to BAN puppy farms?
Whay do we still have them?  I don't get it.  Somewhere and somehow this has been forgotten.
Stopping DEMAND would help.
How on earth can pet shops be allowed to sell puppies?
Insanity!
Lets do something ourselves to make a change happen.
No puppy farms and no dog sales from pet shops.
Alice

Well it wont be KC trying to eliminate them, the only legislation KC would want is when it has a commercial valuse to them, KC has lost massive credibilty with DEFRA over this past 3 or 4 years, GOOD.



It is highly adequatly regulated in every country in Europe except this one, the regulation is regulated by the breed registration club, KC is the UK breed registration club and its working dogs are not recognised at international level because it has no compusory tests.

DNA is only one of several tests which are compusory in many countries in Europe with their working dogs, yes, the tests are expensive and the working tests takes lots of training time, it is also expensive.

There is no incentive to breed working breeds in Europe unless you are totaly commited to the breed and its health and temprament, the breed registration clubs ensure that, if you dont pass all the tests the dog does not get a fit for breeding licence, no fit for breeding licence the pups cannot be registered by the breed registration club.



Yes and I amazed at how easily some naive and vulnerable people are brainwashed into believing otherwise. KC has a glossy magazine cover and some gullible people just promote it and all thats bad in the UK dog world, who suffers, the dogs which these people claim to have some care for.
 Maybe those 'supporters' should consider all the dogs which this morning and every morning were prematurely PTS because of herditory disorders, those which are in pain as I write for the same reasons and all of which areperpetuated by KCs no standards in breeding.

The KC is merely paying lip service. As long as they accept payment from puppy farmers and register their puppies, they cannot turn around and say they are opposed to puppy farms.[/quote]

 Sadly There are  many puppy farmers who dont register their pups with the KC, that enablesthem to  churn pups out ...... breeding bitches season after season.   How many adverts for pups say NOT KC REG.

I believe the laws of slander/libel apply equally to the internet as they do elsewhere and to state that KC members/committee are puppy farmers is to open up the poster and the site to a civil suit.

If you believe that the KC and its associated committees are in breach of animal ethics surely it would be better to challenge them directly and offer them the courtesy you no doubt expect for yourself ie the ability to respond to allegations?