[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 160 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 160


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2009

        Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT 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 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 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 dog registry in the 
        world and the only registry that incorporates 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
    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:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.