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American Kennel Club: Stop protecting puppy mills

Despite the image they try to portray, the AKC is not an animal welfare organization. It is a purebred dog registry sustained by dog registration fees. Because of their financial dependence on commercial breeders, the AKC regularly lobbies against animal welfare bills, including those that would provide protections for dogs in puppy mills. It looks like the AKC is afraid such laws would cut into its profit.

For years, the AKC has aggressively opposed laws and ordinances which aim to protect dogs in puppy mills, combat dogfighting, prevent the sexual abuse of animals, and protect dogs from suffering in extreme temperatures—including the Puppy Protection Act and the Better CARE for Animals Act.

TAKE ACTION

Please use the form below to send a brief, polite message to Dennis Sprung, president of the AKC and ask that the AKC stop protecting puppy mills.

This action alert is for U.S. residents. International advocates, please visit Humane Society International.

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Dear Dennis Sprung,

Every year, AKC-linked breeders, and sometimes even "AKC Breeders of Merit," land on the Humane Society of the United States' Horrible Hundred list of problem puppy mills. The AKC's care standards for breeding are so low that some breeders have been arrested by local enforcement for animal cruelty or shut down shortly after passing an AKC inspection.

Please stop putting profits over the welfare of animals and take immediate action to support the Puppy Protection Act and the Better CARE for Animals Act as they are currently written. These critical pieces of legislation will put in place common sense measures to ensure that commercially bred dogs are given basic standards of care.

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