Im not sure how to explain what the USDA, AKC, and AWA have to do with the protection of these animals, registrations and licenses. Who over powers who? How does this system work?
2007-03-19 11:44:15 · 5 answers · asked by jubilee18 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
the usda is the united states department of aguculture. Which I don' t really see what it has to do with animals unless they are farm animals. The akc is american kennel club. you can view what they do at www.akc.org. i can file all my paper work on line now yeaaaaa... Never heard of awa. you can probably find usda at www.usda.org too. everything that has to do with laws is usually under .org. It is best to read everything on these websites because it is a learning experience. rather then us telling you what they do. I only register litters with AKC And the people who buy the pups register them with akc. they do not license anything. licenses are issued at your town office which is not on your list. So it is best to go to the websites if you want an A
2007-03-19 12:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by Shelly t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The USDA controls the amount of care the animals must receive. Usually this is broken down by state. Some states regulate food and water, shelter, and/or vaccinations through their agriculture departments.
The AKC will register just about anything. The dog doesn't have to be purebred because they never check in on their registries. If the puppy mill wants to lie and say they had 10 in a litter when it was really 5, the AKC will send 10 papers and then the puppy mill owner can attach those extra papers to whatever dog they want. The AKC also doesnt regulate quality. Most people think "AKC papers" means "quality" when really they are of no more use than as toilet paper.
The AWA hasn't anything to do with puppy mills. Its widely unenforced for shelters and research facilities. It describes floor space needed for shelter and facility animals. It calls for certain vetrinary care, feeding, watering, quarentine. There is no AWA enforcement for puppy mills.
2007-03-19 11:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. For a dog to be registered with the AKC, the dog's parents must be registered with the AKC as the same breed, and the litter in which the dog is born must be registered with the AKC. Once these criteria are met, the dog can be registered as purebred by the AKC. Registration indicates only that the dog is purely of one recognized breed; it does not necessarily indicate that the dog comes from healthy or show-quality blood lines. Nor is registration necessarily a reflection on the quality of the breeder or how the puppy was raised.
USDA: Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on farming, agriculture, and food.
I could not find any meaning behind AWA that even refers to animals.
2007-03-19 11:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Each state here is USA regulates these puppy mills or farms. You have a very big job ahead of you. In some states it is legal for them to exist. I am not completely knowlegable in all the different states workings in these matters, or even where to point you in the right direction to start.
Perhaps some others here can help with that. As far as I know in my state CT we have no puppymills.
2007-03-19 11:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long because of the fact the AKC keeps to be the commonplace and " maximum stable" of registration businesses they'll consistently foyer for issues that help their final analysis. Its a tragic scenario that many akc registered dogs can no longer carry out the function for which the breed became stepped forward. The conformation ring is the commonplace concentration for many breeders or perhaps right here persistently you notice people ask if a dogs has been "shown to its championship", meaning its concidered breeding inventory consistent with much less then 4 minutes of assessment in a tutor ring the place it might desire to stand nevertheless. walk and jog.. it has no longer something to do with if a herding dogs herds, a terrier is going to floor or a retriever can certainly locate the fowl its been sent after. that being pronounced.. The Humane society.. who wrote that article is not any accumulating of angels the two. Haveing worked at a HSUS shelter, i've got seen some insane issues. Like 4 cats being euthanized to allow a small dogs to have the three x 3 foot cat kennels they occupied. dogs who're of course previous redemption behaviorally saved for months interior the hopes some rescue will take them. meanwhile completely freindly dogs who might make attractive pets have been euthanized to make kennel area to maintain greater bully breed dogs, the reason i became given became " bullys get a bad wrap and we would desire to help them" ... in my view any dogs in a shelter desires help.. no longer in basic terms pits, or staffs. as quickly as I contacted the HSUS some woman who deserted over 30 cats at her abode, no longer in basic terms did they do no longer prefer to help, they instructed me the tough iciness would desire to guard a number of the subject as long as associates didnt feed them. communicate approximately calouse? yet yet they'd pass on television and ask for donations? certainly its a case of the lesser of two evils and that i dont comprehend it incredibly is which
2016-10-01 04:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋