Coton Lovers Protest Against AKC Recognition
Target:
American Kennel Club ~ Foundation Stock Service (AKC FSS)
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There are five National Coton Clubs in the U.S. They are all unique and provide a needed balance for dealing with issues concerning the breed. Many Coton owners belong to several of the clubs. One club has announced its decision to pursue AKC recognition. The major advantages proposed for AKC recognition is that the show venues are more convenient. The major disadvantages that have emerged from a focus group is that an AKC parent club loses much control. The registry is lost to AKC and lumped together with the pedigrees of the large volume breeders which AKC solicits at the puppy auctions. There seems to be a widespread decline in the health of breeds which become recognized by the AKC. Many Coton lovers do not want to support and promote an organization which actively supports and legitimizes puppymills and pet shop puppies from which much of their revenue is said to derive. We present a petition to the Coton Community to register a protest against these practices.
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There are five National Coton Clubs in the U.S. They are all unique and provide a needed balance for dealing with issues concerning the breed. Many Coton owners belong to several of the clubs. One club has announced its decision to pursue AKC recognition. The major advantages proposed for AKC recognition is that the show venues are more convenient. The major disadvantages that have emerged from a focus group is that an AKC parent club loses much control. The registry is lost to AKC and lumped together with the pedigrees of the large volume breeders which AKC solicits at the puppy auctions. There seems to be a widespread decline in the health of breeds which become recognized by the AKC. Many Coton lovers do not want to support and promote an organization which actively supports and legitimizes puppymills and pet shop puppies from which much of their revenue is said to derive. We present a petition to the Coton Community to register a protest against these practices.
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The Coton de Tulear breed is a relatively healthy rare breed that we all love and want to preserve it's amazing qualities by keeping the Cotons out of AKC. Please join us in our passionate drive to keep our Cotons safe, healthy, and away from the certain irrevocable fate that follows breed recognition by the AKC. If you are so disposed, please sign the petition. There is some understanding that AKC may listen to all parties, and the petition is intended to be sent to the AKC representatives responsible for making the decision as to whether to honor the request of the club which is planning to petition for AKC recognition or whether to listen to the wishes of the entire Coton Community.
This is our breed we are fighting for...we will not get a 2nd chance should a Coton club lead our Cotons to the AKC.....
Please join the Coton Community in this protest against AKC recognition for our beloved breed by signing the petition below
We also urge you to please call, email, write letters daily to AKC expressing your objections for AKC recognition of our marvelous breed.
Contact
Mari Beth O'neil or Christine Weisse
AKC Customer Care
8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27617-3390
Telephone: 919.233.9767
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
weekdays (Monday - Friday)
email fss@akc.org; MBO@akc.org
We signed the "Coton Lovers Protest Against AKC Recognition" petition!
# 772:
8:49 am PST, Dec 30,
Kim Robinson, Texas
I don't believe it necessary to obtain AKC recognition. What few benefits are not worth the risks of puppy mills.
I don't believe it necessary to obtain AKC recognition. What few benefits are not worth the risks of puppy mills.
# 771:
10:31 pm PST, Dec 29,
Name not displayed, California
We want to protect the breed from being over bred; No to AKC!
We want to protect the breed from being over bred; No to AKC!
# 770:
9:08 am PST, Dec 27,
Carole Evans, Texas
# 769:
4:09 am PST, Dec 27,
Irina Denisova, Russian Federation
# 768:
7:04 pm PST, Dec 26,
Mary Busby, Arkansas
Cotons are the best tempered and healthyiest breed of small dogs and it is a result of the restrictions Coton breeders have chosen to follow. This will be lost if the AKA gets involved! Please leave Cotons to Coton breeders and lovers!!!
Cotons are the best tempered and healthyiest breed of small dogs and it is a result of the restrictions Coton breeders have chosen to follow. This will be lost if the AKA gets involved! Please leave Cotons to Coton breeders and lovers!!!
# 767:
10:11 am PST, Dec 24,
Mary Dustin, Ohio
I do not believe the AKC has the best interest of the breed or dog as a primary objective. In some cases their standards are ridiculously unhealthy for the dog and a detriment to the breed. It is irresponsible in it's support of inbreeding, and complacency with puppy mills and pet shop puppies. The health of the animal and the solidity of the breed must be the primary objective of any breed club. That means physically and socially healthy animals.
I do not believe the AKC has the best interest of the breed or dog as a primary objective. In some cases their standards are ridiculously unhealthy for the dog and a detriment to the breed. It is irresponsible in it's support of inbreeding, and complacency with puppy mills and pet shop puppies. The health of the animal and the solidity of the breed must be the primary objective of any breed club. That means physically and socially healthy animals.
# 766:
8:46 pm PST, Dec 23,
Shara Stewart, California
We need to keep our Cotons free of exploitation as much as possible. There is no need for AKC recognition.
We need to keep our Cotons free of exploitation as much as possible. There is no need for AKC recognition.
# 765:
1:16 pm PST, Dec 23,
Name not displayed, California
# 764:
6:58 am PST, Dec 23,
Adriane Goyen, Idaho
The AKC does not insure good breeding practices.
The AKC does not insure good breeding practices.
# 763:
11:53 pm PST, Dec 22,
Cheryll Go, Nevada
Part of the reason why I chose to get a coton was due to the fact that this breed is relatively healthy. Allowing them in the AKC will result in more haphazard breeding simply for profit-- NO to the AKC!
Part of the reason why I chose to get a coton was due to the fact that this breed is relatively healthy. Allowing them in the AKC will result in more haphazard breeding simply for profit-- NO to the AKC!
# 762:
8:36 am PST, Dec 20,
Rhonda Lerner, Texas
I am morally and ethically opposed to puppymills and pet shops that sell puppies. We humans must be a voice for the voiceless!
I am morally and ethically opposed to puppymills and pet shops that sell puppies. We humans must be a voice for the voiceless!
# 761:
3:04 pm PST, Dec 19,
Jillian Petercsak, New York
The reason I bought and researched this breed was because of the many character traits and overall health. I feel that if this wonderful dog gets in the hands of the AKC we will start seeing a major difference in who breeds this dog and the overall health of the Coton de Tulear. As an owner I am strongly against the vanity breeding of the AKC.
The reason I bought and researched this breed was because of the many character traits and overall health. I feel that if this wonderful dog gets in the hands of the AKC we will start seeing a major difference in who breeds this dog and the overall health of the Coton de Tulear. As an owner I am strongly against the vanity breeding of the AKC.
# 760:
10:22 pm PST, Dec 18,
Julia Tawyea', Pennsylvania
# 759:
9:15 am PST, Dec 18,
Matt & Diane Mooney, California
I want to see this breed protected, I do not approve of the AKC breeding program or lack of.
I want to see this breed protected, I do not approve of the AKC breeding program or lack of.
# 758:
5:29 pm PST, Dec 16,
Nancy Johnson, Oregon
Akc and the show fancy has lled to the destruction of many fine breeds. Please keep the Cotons out of AKC
Akc and the show fancy has lled to the destruction of many fine breeds. Please keep the Cotons out of AKC
# 757:
6:36 am PST, Dec 16,
Ernest Camp, South Carolina
Do not want Cotons mass bred and ending up in pet stores and puppy mills
Do not want Cotons mass bred and ending up in pet stores and puppy mills
# 756:
6:32 pm PST, Dec 15,
Gary and Milagros Rush, Illinois
This is important because the Coton is a special breed and has none of the illnesses that plague other breed from over-breeding. Please leave the Cotons alone and allow us to enjoy them.
This is important because the Coton is a special breed and has none of the illnesses that plague other breed from over-breeding. Please leave the Cotons alone and allow us to enjoy them.
# 755:
1:19 pm PST, Dec 15,
Betty Caldwell, Texas
# 754:
11:33 am PST, Dec 15,
Terry Coit, Texas
# 753:
9:56 am PST, Dec 15,
Sonia Levine, Georgia
# 752:
6:56 am PST, Dec 15,
Susan Willett, New Jersey
Message to the AKC: Leave the precious Cotons alone.
Message to the AKC: Leave the precious Cotons alone.
# 751:
2:48 am PST, Dec 15,
Elena Georgiadou, Greece
# 750:
12:23 pm PST, Dec 14,
Sam L. Levine, Esq., Georgia
# 749:
5:33 pm PST, Dec 13,
Name not displayed, California
I care about the health and temperament staying intact by keeping the Coton de Tulear out of the AKC. AKC leads to overbreeding and careless breeding. The lengths the current breeders take with the health clearances and bloodline checks make for healthy, happy dogs AND owners. Please keep the Coton de Tulear out of the AKC!
I care about the health and temperament staying intact by keeping the Coton de Tulear out of the AKC. AKC leads to overbreeding and careless breeding. The lengths the current breeders take with the health clearances and bloodline checks make for healthy, happy dogs AND owners. Please keep the Coton de Tulear out of the AKC!
# 748:
7:19 pm PST, Dec 12,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 747:
4:30 pm PST, Dec 12,
Name not displayed, Arizona
I feel strongly that the AKC has never stopped puppy mills and pet stores. In not doing anything about this horrible problem. this has only increased the amount of unwanted dogs and cats roaming the streets, and in shelters with overcrowding to add insult to injury. But, they will take your check to register your litter.
I feel strongly that the AKC has never stopped puppy mills and pet stores. In not doing anything about this horrible problem. this has only increased the amount of unwanted dogs and cats roaming the streets, and in shelters with overcrowding to add insult to injury. But, they will take your check to register your litter.
# 746:
9:52 am PST, Dec 10,
Lois Reed, California
No AKC for Cotons
No AKC for Cotons
# 745:
6:47 pm PST, Dec 9,
Margaret Rickards, California
# 744:
3:55 pm PST, Dec 8,
Michelle Carter, California
# 743:
10:06 am PST, Dec 8,
Sherry Schneider, Texas
# 742:
5:35 am PST, Dec 8,
Name not displayed, Canada
Please keep the Coton as a rare breed.
Please keep the Coton as a rare breed.
# 741:
1:38 am PST, Dec 8,
Name not displayed, California
As a former breeder of Golden Retrievers I can attest to what poor breeding by "back yard" breeders produces. Dogs are bred without regard for breed standards, health clearances, temperament, or bloodline history.
As a former breeder of Golden Retrievers I can attest to what poor breeding by "back yard" breeders produces. Dogs are bred without regard for breed standards, health clearances, temperament, or bloodline history.
# 740:
8:44 pm PST, Dec 7,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 739:
5:07 pm PST, Dec 7,
Elaine Arnold, California
# 738:
1:39 pm PST, Dec 7,
Carol Zilinski, Canada
# 737:
9:29 am PST, Dec 7,
Name not displayed, Virginia
Going AKC is not in the best interest of our breed.
Going AKC is not in the best interest of our breed.
# 736:
9:04 am PST, Dec 7,
Don Nicholson, Washington
I am against puppy mills and the problems it will bring to this breed. I donot want the Coton to be recognized by the AKC.
I am against puppy mills and the problems it will bring to this breed. I donot want the Coton to be recognized by the AKC.
# 735:
8:49 am PST, Dec 7,
Anne Holmberg, Denmark
# 734:
7:29 am PST, Dec 7,
Kairen Brooke-Anderson, South Africa
# 733:
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6:08 am PST, Dec 7,
Manon Gauthier, Canada
"Pourquoi cette question est importante pour vous? |
# 732:
5:51 am PST, Dec 7,
Lisa Wolford, New Jersey
Leave the breeding to the breeders that respect the breed and do it for love and improvement of the breed. Keep Cotons out of pet stores and puppy mills.
Leave the breeding to the breeders that respect the breed and do it for love and improvement of the breed. Keep Cotons out of pet stores and puppy mills.
# 731:
6:23 pm PST, Dec 6,
Georg Heringer, Virginia
keep 'em breaders small and the cotons healthy
keep 'em breaders small and the cotons healthy
# 730:
11:24 am PST, Dec 6,
D Stollery, Canada
# 729:
11:01 am PST, Dec 6,
Pam Grossnickle, Pennsylvania
# 728:
11:18 pm PST, Dec 5,
Noelle Strunk, Pennsylvania
# 727:
11:06 pm PST, Dec 5,
Sarah Spracklin, Pennsylvania
# 726:
9:21 pm PST, Dec 5,
Sylvia Fleming, Maryland
# 725:
2:05 pm PST, Dec 5,
Lauren Boyer, Pennsylvania
I have grown up around cotons and I loathe the idea of this beautiful breed becoming part of the AKC. The whole idea appalls me.
I have grown up around cotons and I loathe the idea of this beautiful breed becoming part of the AKC. The whole idea appalls me.
# 724:
1:50 pm PST, Dec 5,
Marie Landwehr, Minnesota
We love our Coton just the way he is. Don't mess up a good thing!
We love our Coton just the way he is. Don't mess up a good thing!
# 723:
1:46 pm PST, Dec 5,
Larry Weidell, Minnesota
We love the qualities of this breed that make our dog distinct and healthy. Please continue to recognize the great aspects of Cotons that have remained intact over time WITHOUT AKC recognition.
We love the qualities of this breed that make our dog distinct and healthy. Please continue to recognize the great aspects of Cotons that have remained intact over time WITHOUT AKC recognition.
# 722:
1:09 pm PST, Dec 5,
Carla Charles, Maryland
# 721:
12:51 pm PST, Dec 5,
Justine Baron, Connecticut
# 720:
12:29 pm PST, Dec 5,
Name not displayed, Germany
We love our Cotons.
We love our Cotons.
# 719:
11:11 am PST, Dec 5,
Name not displayed, California
# 718:
8:12 am PST, Dec 5,
Thomas Koelle, Massachusetts
When the Jack Russell terriers were recognized by the AKC as the 'Parson' terriers I noticed that there were quite a few puppies being sold in the pet shops that I visited. It broke my heart to imagine these wonderful and spirited puppies locked in wire cages overnight with the only consolation being all the other puppies crying. I also saw a number of these pups at the local humane society where they were dropped off by their owners after realizing that a breed like a Jack Russell needs consistant strong love. Cotons are a sesitive and loving breed. They deserve better than to be popularized to the point where they bred in puppy mills and tortured in pet stores.
When the Jack Russell terriers were recognized by the AKC as the 'Parson' terriers I noticed that there were quite a few puppies being sold in the pet shops that I visited. It broke my heart to imagine these wonderful and spirited puppies locked in wire cages overnight with the only consolation being all the other puppies crying. I also saw a number of these pups at the local humane society where they were dropped off by their owners after realizing that a breed like a Jack Russell needs consistant strong love. Cotons are a sesitive and loving breed. They deserve better than to be popularized to the point where they bred in puppy mills and tortured in pet stores.
# 717:
9:05 pm PST, Dec 4,
Mike MacDonell, Nevada
No to any involvement with AKC
No to any involvement with AKC
# 716:
5:28 pm PST, Dec 4,
Beth Boyer, Pennsylvania
Let's keep this exceptional breed safe and special and in the hands of breeders who feel the same.
Let's keep this exceptional breed safe and special and in the hands of breeders who feel the same.
# 715:
3:11 pm PST, Dec 4,
April Richter, New York
# 714:
8:43 pm PST, Dec 3,
Karen Abate, New York
# 713:
1:34 pm PST, Dec 3,
Jim Gilland, Texas
# 712:
9:50 pm PST, Dec 2,
Jennifer Kuroda, Illinois
# 711:
6:34 pm PST, Dec 2,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
I have a coton de tulear and I love him dearly and he would hate to know that this is being done to all his brothers, sisters, and cousins! :(
I have a coton de tulear and I love him dearly and he would hate to know that this is being done to all his brothers, sisters, and cousins! :(
# 710:
5:00 pm PST, Dec 2,
George Heringer, Maryland
# 709:
2:01 pm PST, Dec 2,
Lisa Longhurst, California
# 708:
1:26 pm PST, Dec 2,
Patti Garnero, California
Let's keep this exceptional breed safe and special and in the hands of breeders who feel the same.
Let's keep this exceptional breed safe and special and in the hands of breeders who feel the same.
# 707:
8:55 am PST, Dec 2,
Mark Ashworth, Texas
Leave us OUT of the AKC
Leave us OUT of the AKC
# 706:
8:17 am PST, Dec 2,
Leslie Machado, Illinois
# 705:
6:13 am PST, Dec 2,
Vika Babakova, Ukraine
# 704:
5:22 am PST, Dec 2,
Margaretha Van Egmond, Netherlands
# 703:
7:45 pm PST, Dec 1,
Janet Jentilet, Tennessee
We love our Cotons. AKC recognition of this breed will lead to puppy mills which will ultimately cause the breed to deteriorate and these beautiful animals to suffer
We love our Cotons. AKC recognition of this breed will lead to puppy mills which will ultimately cause the breed to deteriorate and these beautiful animals to suffer
# 702:
7:40 pm PST, Dec 1,
Douglas Jentilet, Tennessee
I love my Cotons. I do not want to see these beautiful, healthy, smart animals bred into oblivion by the puppy mills that will certainly take interest if the breed is recognized by the AKC.
I love my Cotons. I do not want to see these beautiful, healthy, smart animals bred into oblivion by the puppy mills that will certainly take interest if the breed is recognized by the AKC.
# 701:
7:00 pm PST, Dec 1,
Penelope Mayo Lord, California
I have 4 Cotons who have brought me so much Joy. Cotons give so much love, we owe it to them to keep them safe from harm. They depend on us to take care of them and protect them. If AKC gets a hold of them, thousands of Cotons will be placed in horrifing situtions.
I have 4 Cotons who have brought me so much Joy. Cotons give so much love, we owe it to them to keep them safe from harm. They depend on us to take care of them and protect them. If AKC gets a hold of them, thousands of Cotons will be placed in horrifing situtions.
