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FAKC's Annual Meeting is
Set for August 16 in Orlando
FAKC's Annual Meeting is set for Sunday, August 16, 2009, at the Holiday Inn International Drive Resort, 6515 International Drive, Orlando.
Watch this space for details about the agenda and guest speakers.
AKC Honors Diane Albers
with Disaster Relief Award
The American Kennel Club has established a quarterly award for extraordinary community service in disaster preparedness and relief, named in honor of the late Diane Albers, former president of the FAKC. AKC will select recipients among dog clubs and individuals who have volunteered to help dogs which have suffered from the devastation caused by natural disasters. The award will be known as “The Albers Award”.
The
first recipients are Deb Hoff and the Fargo-Moorhead Kennel Club of Fargo, North Dakota,
for its members’ outstanding services in rescuing pets during the Red River
flooding in late March 2009. AKC plans to give the recipients cash awards up
to $5,000.00 to be used by them for disaster relief.
Read more about FAKC’s late president, Diane Albers. Read the AKC press release.
CLICK ON & READ
FAKC President's Message
| From H$U$'s Wayne Pacelle's Playbook: |
 “We have no problem with the extinction
of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective
breeding.” |
Three Volusia Towns
Swallow MSN Kool-Aid
DeLand, Holly Hill, and Ponce Inlet have joined Volusia County in passing anti-breeder ordinances forcing dogs to be spayed and neutered.
Most recently, Ponce Inlet's commission passed ordinance 2009-06 on May 20. DeLand's city commission voted on May 18 to pass ordinance 2008-17. Holly Hill's commission passed its ordinance, #2849, in April. All are clones of Volusia County's MSN ordinance.
Apparently Volusia County's government is coercing the county's towns and cities into passing MSN laws. The county reportedly is offering its municipalities free use of the county's mobile spay/neuter clinic bus for a few months, if they pass MSN ordinances.
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Meet The New, "Political" PETA. Its Initials Are H-S-U-S. |
WE WIN!
(This Time)
Zero Anti-Dog Bills Pass Legislature!
NAIA Wrap Up
The ugly, anti-dog, anti-breeder session of the Florida legislature is over!
Our voices counted! We flooded the legislators’ mail boxes! We flooded their telephone lines! We flooded their email in-boxes! We showed up at their hearings! And we would not leave those hearings when the pro-H$U$ legislators tried to fool us!
Now we know who these anti-dog legislators are, who say one thing to us and then do the opposite. And next session, we will be ready for them again – in spades!
Here is the list of dead bills: HB 1249 & SB 2002, SB 288, HB 189 & SB 922, SB 992, HB 451.
Watch this space for future plans, including seminars on how the Florida legislature really works. We need to be better prepared for the next session, because these bills will be back.
| Where does all of H$U$'s money go? |
 “It goes to lobbying, it goes to
political contributions, it goes to pay huge staff salaries and
benefits," said David Martosko, Director of Research,
Center for
Consumer Freedom. |
St. Lucie County Sucks Money From Pet Sales
St. Lucie County's commissioners passed an ordinance on June 16, designed to balance their budget by taxing everyone $100 a year if they sell a dog or cat in a 12-month period.
The county will designate such a person a "pet seller" and charge the seller $100 for the annual registration. All pet sellers must registered by October 1 of each year.
Welcome New FAKC Members!
Not a Member of FAKC Yet?
FAKC welcomes new members Samoyed Fanciers of Central Florida, Inc. and Mid-Florida Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club!
If your Florida dog club is a member of the American Kennel Club (AKC) or an AKC licensed affiliate, your club may join the Florida Association of Kennel Clubs. Download a Membership Application now!
Join NAIA's Bucks for Billboards Campaign!Tired of defending yourself against animal rights attacks? Help NAIA seize the offense. NAIA is buying billboards to expose the extreme animal rights agenda, but it need your help to make it happen. |
Legislative Workshops
Set Throughout State
Tallahassee -- Friday, July 17
Tampa -- Sunday, July 26
Jupiter -- Tuesday, July 28
Sign Up Now!
The Florida Association of Kennel Clubs is presenting three Grassroots Legislative Workshops: the first one in Tallahassee on Friday, July 17; a second one in Tampa on Sunday, July 26; and a third one in Jupiter on Tuesday, July 28; to educate pet owners and breeders about fighting anti-dog and anti-breeder legislation in Florida's legislature and municipal governments.
Click on the city names to download the flyers for each workshop. The Tampa workshop is set for the day after the AKC Breeders Symposium at the University of South Florida.
Speakers scheduled at the FAKC workshops will include Juhan and Pat Mixon, of Mixon and Associates, who will give a presentation on effective lobbying, Patti Strand, chairman of the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA, and Leah James.
Come to one or come to all three! Tell your club members about them, and sign up now.
AKC Breeders Symposium
Set For Tampa on July 25
Download Flyer for the Symposium
The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation will be presenting a Canine Breeders' Symposium hosted by the University of South Florida located in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, July 25, 2009. The symposium is open to all breeders, experienced and novice, plus anyone with a true dedication to dogs. The program will include topics relevant to a modern and responsible approach to canine breeding and medicine.
The symposium will offer dog breeders a forum to meet, learn, and share ideas, concerns and expertise. The event will feature such speakers as the renowned Claudia Orlandi, PhD presenting her ABC's of Dog Breeding program, Leslie Monroe, DVM speaking on The Nutrition of Lactation, John Verstegen, III, DVM, PhD on Canine Reproduction and others speaking on canine breeding and health issues.
This a one day program. The cost of general admission is $95. For those wanting Continuing Education Credits, the cost is $200. This course has been submitted (but not yet approved) for 6 hours of continuing educational credits. The cost includes conference material featuring the ABC's of Dog Breeding, as well as breakfast and lunch.
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H$U$ Does Little to Help Homeless Dogs and Cats |
Palm Beach County To Toughen Bad Dog Law?
Palm Beach County’s commissioners consider an amendment its 1998 Dangerous Dog Ordinance by re-defining a "dangerous dog" to include one that has attacked another pet only once. The current definition is a dog that "has more than once severely injured or killed a domestic animal while off the owner's property."
The county’s Animal Care and Control office is telling the commissioners that the ordinance is not tough enough.
The first reading vote of the amendment was set for June 2. A public hearing is scheduled for July 21 at 9:30 A.M.
Volusia's Council Passes Hateful Anti-Pet Law
Limits Dogs & Cats to 5 on Acre Lots
No More Than 12 Pets on Any Property
County Council Is Firmly Pro-H$U$
Volusia County’s council sneaked in a breeder-hating ordinance on May 21, amending the county's Zoning Code. Ordinance 2009-17 takes effect immediately and applies to owners of dogs and cats on properties throughout unincorporated parts of the county.
Properties less than an acre now may house a combined total of only 5 dogs and cats, unless the owner obtains a “special exception” from the county council. Properties between one acre and 5 acres are limited to 8 dogs and cats, and properties over 5 acres cannot house more than 12 dogs and cats, without obtaining "special exceptions".
Any property obtaining a "special exception" must meet stringent regulations, including (a) minimum setbacks from property lines, (b) food storage and feeding procedures, (c) temperature, moisture, and shade limitations, (d) flooring rules, (e) cage specifications, and (f) sanitation. For example, the "Method of sanitation" section states:
"Method of sanitation. Cages, rooms and hard-surfaced pens or runs shall be sanitized by washing them with hot water and soap or detergent, or by washing all soiled surfaces with a detergent solution followed by a safe and effective disinfectant, or by cleaning all soiled surfaces with live steam. Pens or runs using gravel, sand or dirt shall be sanitized by removing the soiled gravel, sand or dirt and replacing it as necessary. Feces and soiled litter material shall be removed from all litter pans at least once a day. Absorbent litter and/or any other material used to absorb urine shall be changed when it becomes 30 percent saturated with urine.”
This ordinance by-passed the usual process of presentment by Animal Control, and enabled the anti-pet, pro-H$U$ Volusia County councilmen to sneak the bill through. The county council is firmly in the wallet pocket of H$U$, and dog breeders' and pet owners' pleas for reason are being ignored by their elected representatives across the county.
FAKC’s War Room is where to go to battle anti-pet legislation. All of your weapons are there for you to send your messages to your legislators:
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The Actual Bills & Ordinances
• Talking Points for Your Letters
• How to Word Them Diplomatically
• Your Legislators’ Names & Addresses & Emails
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Write Letters to
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