AKC registration numbers dropping

runarabbit Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:25 am

AKC registrations continue to decline
NAIA attempts to create pet census to look at total numbers of animals in United States
Mar 1, 2010
By: Daniel R. Verdon
DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

NATIONAL REPORT — More than 33 states last year enacted regulations targeting animal breeders. While the crackdown is closing puppy mills, it's also putting reputable breeders out of business.

Patti Strand, executive director of the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA), an animal-welfare organization aligned with purebred breeders and pet enthusasiasts, believes this country is truly at a turning point. Why?

Numbers of American Kennel Club (AKC) registrations have posted sharp decreases since 1992 levels, and the numbers for all purebred animals are thought to be on the decline as well. What is up, however, are purebred dog importations

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runarabbit Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:28 am

I found this article interesting, I now sell more unregistered AKC pets than I do registered. I have 3 other breeders that I chat with closely and they all sell without AKC papers also. I don't think AKC registration #'s actually have anything to do with the number of how many pure-breed pets are being produced. It really just says how many people are actually turning in their paperwork & registering their pets.

AKC registration numbers dropping

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