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.