Legislation and Policy


Everyone is concerned about the welfare of animals. However, some groups have highjacked the animal welfare movement to interfere with our right to own and breed the dogs we want in our families.

Groups like the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and People for the Ethical treatment of Animals (PETA) want to interfere with our right to choose our pets by regulating all dog breeding out of existance. Please get active to oppose the efforts of these groups to remove our pets from our families.
The Division Legislative Chair is available to any club that wants a presentation on effective lobbying and getting your message out to the pubic and legislators. You can contact him by e-mail.

You may find your state legislative web site by entering your state name and "legislature" into a search engine. There you can find the names of committee members involved in legislation regarding dogs - generally either the Agriculture or Judiciary Committees, depending on the particular law involved.

There are many web sites that contain information on policy and legislative issues relating to animal welfare. Links have been provided to these sites on the sidebar.
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The direct link to the AKC page containing up-to-date information on state legislation, arranged by state in alphabetical order, is on the sidebar. One on the page, click on a state or scroll down to the state you are interested in. The site is updated daily as information changes. The link for their Government Relations Department can be found on the Links Page.
A direct link to the Legislative information for your state can be reached by clicking on the appropriate state below. Give it a second to load the page.
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The National Animal Interest Alliance and the National Animal Interest Alliance Trust, linked on the sidebar, contain a wealth of reference material on laws, responses to the animal rights agenda and information on what you can do to protect your rights as dogs owners and breeders.
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HumaneWatch is a group dedicated to informing the public about the facts concerning HSUS.
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Expose Animal Rights, on the sidebar, is another site with excellent information about the background and history of the groups who want to deprive us of our pets.
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Activist Cash, on the sidebar, is a site that provides you with information on Groups, Foundations, Celebrities and the Key Players involved in the in the Animal Radical movement.
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Animal Scam, on the sidebar, provides information on animal radical Groups, events and Quotes by their leadership.