Article: AKC creates canine-welfare advisory panel

ANIMAL WELFARE

NEW YORK - The American Kennel Club (AKC) formed the AKC Canine Health & Welfare Advisory Panel.

The panel's goal will be "to provide factual and impartial information by creating a forum for proactive discourse based on scientific and ethical concerns," according to a media release from the group. "The AKC hopes to strengthen opportunities for the public to admire, love and own purebred dogs and to foster greater public education about health concerns relevant to all dogs."

The announcement comes on the heels of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) meeting this month, where ear cropping and tail docking were much discussed.

In November 2008, the AVMA ...

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