Breeders need to establish that their vet will dock or that they have access to one who will, before planning any litter. The CDB has already held meetings with field sports groups and more meetings will be arranged which we hope will unite us. The CDB continues to need an income in excess of the money raised by membership fees. Individual breeders, clubs and our delegates, have continued to hold raffles, exemption shows and sponsored events to keep us solvent. As I hope you are aware, the major lottery we launched earlier on in the year is to be drawn today and I hope that at least some of the winners may be in our audience, as you are of course amongst our staunchest supporters.
Cash flow does however continue to be an ever present concern.
You may care to note from our accounts published today, that our expenditure over the past twelve months has exceeded our income. Although this concept seems acceptable if you are running the United Kingdom plc, it does not make good reading for a council such as ours. We would hope that you will raise the question of support yet again, at all the Docked Breed Club AGM's which are about to be held. Please don't leave it to chance, raise the question of financial support, yourselves. During the past two years, the CDB has advertised in the canine press to attract new members.