USDA and APHIS have set in place a
ruling that will exterminate the dog
and cat fancy as we know and love it.
This ruling will exterminate the hobby
breeder and negatively impact the dog
and cat breeds that you love.
Everyone Has The
Right To Choose
To own the pet of their choice
To have their puppy or kitten raised by a
reputable breeder, where their new family
member has been lovingly cared for
underfoot—rather than being forced to
acquire their new pet from breeding
facilities, commercial breeders, pet stores
or shelters.
To own a rare or not-so-rare breed that
isn’t jeopardized into extinction because
of a poorly thought out ruling that targets
reputable hobby breeders.
To have the option of having their new
puppy or kitten travel to them by air if
need be.
Caring, reputable breeders should be able
to choose the best environment for their
puppies or kittens. Many prefer an in
home environment, since it has proven
over and over again to produce the most
socially confident pets.
Don’t delay. If not you, then who will stand up for the rights of pet owners, reputable breeders and the pedigreed dogs and cats of America? The following website/QR code will take you directly to where you can quickly and easily voice your opposition to this poorly thought out ruling. The pedigreed breeds that you love are counting on you!
CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY
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The pedigreed dogs and cats of the United
States are in jeopardy of becoming extinct!
If we don’t act now this will be a reality. The
ruling is set in place and if opposition isn’t
heard, it will remain the single most detrimental
thing to happen to dog and cat enthusiasts
throughout the United States with its effects
reaching the entire world!
Oppose the Changes to the USDA/APHIS Animal Welfare Act
Pet owners, this affects
you! Rise up. Let your
voice be heard. Let your
representative know
that you oppose this
ruling.
Changes to this ruling
will place unnecessary
financial burdens on
reputable hobby breed
ers, which will inevita
bly have to be passed
on to you when you
decide to add another
pet to your family.
Don’t allow USDA/
APHIS to threaten your
rights to own the dog or
cat breed of your
choice.
Oppose the changes to
the USDA/APHIS
Animal Welfare Act
today! Contact your
representative today!
Initially when looking at the
USDA/APHIS Animal Welfare
Act, it might look like a good idea,
but upon close review, like many
other government bills, rulings or
laws, the fine print reveals how
detrimental the changes will be to
pet owners, enthusiasts, reputable
hobby breeders and rescue groups.
OPPOSE THE CHANGES
TODAY BY CONTACTING
YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
IMMEDIATELY
In addition to being unfavorable for all
dog and cat breeds, this ruling could
effectively wipe out minority breeds, like
the Korat, Bombay, American Wirehair
and the Peruvian Inca Orchid.
The USDA/APHIS
changes to the animal
welfare act came
about under a cloak
of protecting animals
—this sounds great!
Who doesn’t want to
protect pets and their
owners? We all do!
But, not by stopping
hobby breeders from
being able to continue to care for
and raise their puppies and kittens
in a loving home environment.
And, not by preventing owners
from being able to obtain a puppy
or a kitten from the reputable
breeder of their choice.
Proposed changes would stop repu-
table breeders from raising their
puppies and kittens in home—
because they would be required to
operate a USDA “facility.” Your
new puppy or kitten would no long-
er be allowed to be raised in a
“family” setting within the breed-
er’s home!
OPPOSE THE USDA/APHIS
ANIMAL WELFARE ACT NOW!
This same ruling mandates that pet
owners are no longer able to have
their pets from out-of-area breeders
flown to them, UNLESS the pet
owner is willing to fly to pick up
the pet in person or pay the breeder
to deliver the pet.
The AKC made significant
efforts to educate APHIS regard-
ing concerns with how this ruling
change will affect the pedigreed
dog and cat world.
“THE RULE WAS INITIALLY
PROPOSED IN MAY 2012 AND
HAS SINCE THAT TIME BEEN
THE SUBJECT OF EXTENSIVE
OBJECTIONS BY THE AKC AND
OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDU-
ALS CONCERNED ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF RESPONSIBLY BRED
DOGS AND SMALL/HOBBY
BREEDERS.”
American Kennel Club, AKC
The overly vague nature of this
regulation basically imposes
commercial standards on some
small hobby breeders.
Some might say, “Why does it matter? They’re
just dogs and cats. The Animal Welfare Act is
for the protection of animals.”
That’s true, but there is already an
Animal Welfare Act in place.
Why this change matters is that
it will forever change YOUR
ability to own a pedigreed dog or
cat at a reasonable price by
shutting down hobby breeders
and requiring that dogs and cats
are maintained in a USDA
facility! It will forever change a
reputable breeder’s ability to
socialize your pet within a loving
home environment. It will forever
change your freedom to
purchase a pedigreed dog or cat
from whatever breeder you
choose. Take a quick moment to
voice your opposition.
There’s a reason that pedigreed cats have become so popular...health and genetic stability are important to pet owners...reputable breeders insure the best genetically healthy kittens by knowing what’s in the cat’s lineage.