It’s surprising to see the American Kennel Club speak out against a bill that aims to protect dogs. The bill recently introduced in Nevada requires breeders to get an annual license and agree to random inspections, and the AKC has a problem with that.

The annual license costs $500, but that shouldn’t be much of a problem for a breeder that makes a profit from selling dogs. The bill also requires random inspections of where the dogs are being kept, and this seems to be where the AKC has a problem. The AKC says one of its goals is to “protect the rights of all dog owners.” That’s great, but what about the dogs themselves?

In cases concerning dog breeders, the rights of the dogs should be taken into consideration before the rights of the humans who are breeding them. This should be how it works because the breeders can choose a different profession if they disagree with the law, but the dogs they breed can’t decide to go somewhere else if they’re starving inside of their cages.

There have been some terrible cases of abuse in puppy mills and other places where the breeders care more about profit than the health of dogs, and this is what the bill aims to prevent.

To think that an organization as well established as the AKC is against a bill that will help prevent these kinds of atrocities is amazing. The AKC might want to think a little bit harder before they come out against something like this. The AKC say they support the proper care of dogs, but they aren’t willing to enforce regulations? There are some inconveniences to dog breeders in the bill, but the amount of help that it will bring to dogs completely outweighs what breeders will have to go through.

Please support the bill and help make sure puppy dogs are better protected against irresponsible breeders. The dogs can’t do it by themselves!