New York, NY – At the Annual Meeting of the American Kennel Club on March 13, 2018, the AKC Board of Directors Class of 2022 was elected. The three Directors elected were: Christopher L. Sweetwood, Delegate from the Trap Falls Kennel Club. Harold “Red” Tatro III, Delegate from the Fort Worth Kennel Club. Ann Wallin, Delegate [...]
Redbarn Pet Products, LLC of Long Beach, CA is expanding their voluntarily recall initially issued on February 9th. The recall expanded to include all lots of product manufactured with raw material from a single supplier because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall is limited to products distributed March 2017 through February [...]
Companion Minnesota bills, House File 3157 and Senate File 2646, seek to make it a crime to misrepresent a dog as a service animal or a service animal in training. First violations would qualify as petty misdemeanors with fines up to $100. Second or subsequent violations would qualify as misdemeanors with 30 hours of community service for an organization that serves individuals with disabilities and fines up to $1,000 and/or up to 90 days’ jail time.
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, announces the hiring of Alan Fausel as Director of AKC Cultural Resources. Mr. Fausel has an extensive background in the art industry, having worked at the Fine Arts Museums in San Francisco and the Frick Art Museum in Pittsburgh. He has also served as [...]
Carnivore Meat Company of Green Bay, WI, is voluntarily recalling a limited amount, 73 cases, of “Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs” pet food because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall includes only the product listed below. The following affected “Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs” product was [...]
TruPet, LLC of Milford, OH, is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Treat Me Crunchy Beef Delight, 2.5oz Pet treats because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall includes only the product listed below. The following affected “Treat Me Crunchy Beef Delight” products were distributed in the continental USA via online [...]
AKC Government Relations learned this afternoon that two bills that would require licensure and regulation of dog breeders are on the agenda for the Tennessee House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee tomorrow, February 21, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. Dog and cat breeders are encouraged to immediately contact committee members to express their concerns. Send emails [...]
With an extreme abundance of caution, and with the care and concern of pets top of mind, Redbarn Pet Products, LLC of Long Beach, CA is voluntarily recalling a single product, Redbarn’s 7-inch Bully Stick three pack, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is [...]
Flynn Wins “Best in Show” at the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show For the 11th time in 12 years, the “Best in Show” winning dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is a Pro Plan-fed dog*. Last night, GCH Belle Creek’s All I Care About Is Love, or Flynn, for short, a Bichon Frise [...]
On Saturday February 10, AKC will launch its brand new digital-first cable network called AKC.TV. This new joint venture with B Live productions is an OTT (Over-the-top) digital channel that can be accessed via our innovative web-based platform akc.tv or from akc.org. Dog lovers will be able to connect to AKC.TV from any device including computers, tablets, phones, [...]
