Latest news is that they did agree to speak because the AKC wanted to
"deal with" large volume breeders (producers)........however, they seem
to have backed off now because the committee in charge has not reached
any conclusions. So, I guess in the end they won't have AKC speakers
there......my idea is to wait and see.
This has been posted on the AKC
website.
AKC Statement on Relationships with High Volume Kennels
http://www.akc.org/news/highvolkennels.cfm
The following is from the desk of AKC President Al Cheaur�.
One of the AKC Board of Directors' priorities for 2001 is to
evaluate the
relationship of AKC with commercial breeders in ensuring the
welfare
of
purebred dogs. This priority was assigned to the Public
Relations/Public
Affairs Committee of the Board. At the August 2001 Board
Meeting,
the
Public Relations/Public Affairs Committee recommended that the
Board
form an AKC Board and Delegate Committee to assess the current status of
high volume kennels with regards to meeting AKC requirements and
standards.
Such committee was approved and committee members appointed.
The AKC staff has been tasked to support this Board initiative
by
delivering the AKC message to high volume kennel breeders
regarding
AKC's Care & Conditions Policy, Inspections Requirements, and AKC's use
of
DNA as a parentage verification tool. The first such presentation was
scheduled to be made by AKC President, Al Cheaur�, and Vice-President,
Robert Slay, at a breeder's association meeting in Missouri on September
22,
2001 sponsored by the Hunte Corporation of Goodman, Mo. Since the
Board/Delegate Committee will start its deliberations soon, it is
appropriate to postpone the AKC presentations to high volume kennels
until
the committee has had an opportunity to advance its work.
On a related note, one particularly disturbing e-mail being
circulated
online suggests that AKC President, Al Cheaur�, has guaranteed
Mr.
Hunte
that if The Hunte Corporation is found to be in violation of AKC
rules, the
AKC would "make it go away". This statement is totally false.
The
idea of
granting special immunity or leniency to any kennel operation,
regardless
of size, is ludicrous. The AKC has made great strides in recent
years and all kennels are expected to abide by AKC rules and
regulations.
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