111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 160 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
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 Na-
tion’s leading not-for-profit organization devoted to the 
advancement, study, responsible breeding, care, and own-
ership of dogs;
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Whereas the American Kennel Club approves, sanctions, and 
regulates the events of its 609 member clubs and mon-
itors more than 4000 licensed and sanctioned clubs 
throughout the United States who hold events under 
American Kennel Club rules and regulations; 
Whereas in 2008, the American Kennel Club sanctioned or 
regulated 22,630 sporting events that included breed con-
formation, 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 com-
panion, advances canine health and well-being, works to 
protect the rights of all dog owners and promotes respon-
sible 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 organiza-
tions that permit domestic abuse victims access to shel-
ters with their pets; 
Whereas the American Kennel Club trains and employs ken-
nel inspectors and conducts over 5,200 kennel inspections 
each year;
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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 
dog registry in the world and the only registry that incor-
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 pur-
poses of parentage verification and genetic identity to en-
sure 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 Ca-
nine Good Citizen program, which certifies dogs with 
good manners at home and in the community;
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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 anni-
versary this year: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress honors the American Kennel 
Club for its service to dog owners and the United States 
public. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 160 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the contributions of the American 
Kennel Club.