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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 393 

Recognizing the contributions of the American Kennel Club. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 21, 2010 

Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. BURR) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

FEBRUARY 23, 2010 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the contributions of the American Kennel Club. 

Whereas the American Kennel Club (AKC), headquartered in 

New York City, with an operations center in Raleigh, 

North Carolina, was founded in 1884, operates the 

world’s largest registry of purebred dogs and is the Nation’s leading not-for-profit organization devoted to the 

advancement, study, responsible breeding, care, and ownership of dogs; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club approves, sanctions, and 

regulates the events of its 609 member clubs and monitors more than 4,000 licensed and sanctioned clubs 

throughout the United States who hold events under 

American Kennel Club rules and regulations; 


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Whereas in 2008, the American Kennel Club sanctioned or 

regulated 22,630 sporting events that included breed conformation, agility, obedience, earthdog, herding, field 

trial, retrieving, pointing, tracking, and coonhound 

events; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club honors the canine-human 

bond, advocates for the purebred dog as a family companion, advances canine health and well-being, works to 

protect the rights of all dog owners, and promotes responsible dog ownership; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club promotes responsible dog 

ownership and breeding practices and supports thousands 

of volunteers and teachers from affiliated clubs across the 

country who teach responsible dog ownership and safety 

around dogs; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club founded and supports the 

AKC Humane Fund, which promotes the joy and value 

of responsible pet ownership by supporting breed rescue 

activities, educating adults and children about responsible 

dog ownership, and assisting human-services organizations that permit domestic abuse victims access to shelters with their pets; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club trains and employs kennel inspectors and conducts over 5,200 kennel inspections 

each year; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club promotes responsible dog 

ownership, care, and handling of dogs to over 21,000 

youths ages 9 to 18 years old enrolled in its National 

Junior Organization; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club is the largest purebred 

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porates health screening results into its permanent dog 

records; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club offers the largest and 

most comprehensive set of DNA programs for the purposes of parentage verification and genetic identity to ensure reliable registration records; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club created and supports the 

Canine Health Foundation (CHF), which funds research 

projects focusing on the genetics of disease, the canine 

genome map, and clinical studies, and has donated over 

$22,000,000 to the CHF since 1995; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club created and operates 

DOGNY: America’s Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs, 

which supports canine search and rescue organizations 

across the United States; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club annually awards 

$170,000 in scholarships to veterinary and veterinary 

technical students; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club has reunited more than 

340,000 lost pets and their owners through the AKC 

Companion Animal Recovery (CAR) program; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club established the AKC Canine Good Citizen program, which certifies dogs with 

good manners at home and in the community; 

Whereas the American Kennel Club maintains the world’s 

largest dog library and the Museum of the Dog in St. 

Louis, which houses one of the world’s largest collections 

of dog-related fine art and artifacts, both of which are 

open to the public; and 

Whereas the American Kennel Club celebrates its 125th anniversary this year: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate honors the American Ken2 nel Club for its service to dog owners and the United 

3 States public. 

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