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Legislative Alerts
Minnesota Legislation Seeks to Limit Consumers’ Liberty to Choose Best Pets for the Family
Minnesota House File 3369, which seeks to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats by retail pet shops, is scheduled to be considered by the Minnesota House Committee on Commerce on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The American Kennel Club (AKC) opposes legislation that attempts to artificially manipulate the market in favor of pets sourced solely […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/minnesota-legislation-seeks-limit-consumers-liberty-choose-best-pets-family/
| February 27, 2020
Legislative Alerts
Analysis of PAWS (SB1139/HR2669)
-- Click here for more information about PAWS -- To help dog owners better understand the recently introduced PAWS legislation, please see the bill analysis below as prepared by Dr. James Holt, AKC's federal government relations consultant. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS OF S. 1139/H.R. 2669, THE "PET ANIMAL WELFARE STATUTE" (PAWS) INTRODUCED MAY 26, 2005. […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/analysis-of-paws-sb1139-hr2669/
| June 9, 2005
Legislative Alerts
New World Screwworm—Updates on Interstate Travel Requirements with Dogs
Updated: Monday, July 20, 2026 Since first detected on June 3, 2026, 41 cases of New World Screwworm (NWS, hereinafter screwworm) have been detected in southwest Texas and New Mexico. NWS is a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, typically through an open wound, causing painful wounds, serious infection, and […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/emerging-issue-new-world-screwworm-impacts-on-health-interstate-travel-with-dogs-2/
| June 16, 2026
Legislative Alerts
Emerging Issue: New World Screwworm—Impacts on Health, Interstate Travel with Dogs
Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 In early June 2026, cases of New World Screwworm (NWS, hereinafter screwworm) have been detected in southwest Texas and New Mexico. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state departments of agriculture and health officials are working together to address the issue. The American Kennel Club (AKC) recommends that […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/emerging-issue-new-world-screwworm-impacts-on-health-interstate-travel-with-dogs/
| June 10, 2026
Press Releases
The American Kennel Club Announces 2018 AKC Breeder of the Year Group Honorees
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to recognize breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2018 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. “The individuals that make up these breeding programs have dedicated their lives to the advancement of their respective breeds, producing dogs that are true […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-announces-2018-akc-breeder-year-group-honorees/
| October 3, 2018
Chairman's Reports
March 2015 Chairman’s Report
New York, NY - As I am sure you will recall, before Ronald Reagan became President of the United States, he had a very successful career as a television and film star and as the head of the Screen Actors Guild. What you might not remember was his long-running role as GE spokesman. Starting in […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/march-2015-chairmans-report/
| March 12, 2015