RULES & REGULATIONS FOR KUSA REGISTERED BREEDERS
alaskan....@gocco.co.za
Regulations & their Code of Ethics, the following comes to mind:
A. COMPLY TO THE KUSA CODE OF ETHICS:
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1. Every person who has made an application to the Kennel Union of
Southern Africa for the registration or transfer of a dog,
registration of an Affix, entered, exhibited or handled a dog,
officiated, judged or taken part in any Show held under the Kennel
Union Licence, holds membership, is a registered owner, or holds
membership of any club affiliated to the Kennel Union shall be bound
to this Kennel Union Code of Ethics relating to responsible dog
ownership including the keeping, welfare, breeding, selling and
disposing of dogs as detailed in Regulation 2 below.
2. Every person designated in Regulation 1 above pledges in respect of
any dog or dogs which at any time they may have under their control
that they will:
2.1 ensure that at all times such dogs are properly housed, watered,
exercised and will receive
Veterinary attention from a qualified person, as and when required;
2.2 provide adequate shelter for any dog/s kept outside the house or
premises;
2.3 ensure that the exercise area for such dogs be of sufficient size
for the movement of such dog/s and to have the exercise area/s fenced
or walled so as to restrict the movement of such dog/s to their
property and that the exercise area is kept clean;
2.4 ensure that correct control is exercised with regard to Municipal
Meter Readers, Postmen etc,
whilst recognising at the same time that such dog is there to protect
the owners and their property;
2.5 ensure that such dog/s does not cause a public nuisance to any
neighbour;
2.6 not allow such dogs to roam at large, keep their dogs on a lead,
and under effective control, in all Public spaces, except those
specially designated where the dogs must be trained to return on
command;
2.7 clean up after such dogs according to Municipal Regulations in any
Public place or place where they are being exhibited or exercised;
2.8 not knowingly misrepresent the characteristics of the breed, nor
falsely advertise or mislead any person regarding the performance and/
or quality or health of any dog;
2.9 ensure that all persons acquiring dogs from them clearly
understand their responsibilities for the care and welfare of such
dogs and they, the new owners, have the time and facilities to
undertake their obligations as laid down in this Code of Ethics;
2.10 provide to all persons acquiring dogs from them, whether by sale
or gift or some other means,
written details of all dietary and immunization requirements and/or an
appropriate publication
relating to such requirements and responsible dog ownership;
2.11 ensure that the correct inoculations, as required by law, are
administered at the proper time;
2.12 ensure that prompt qualified medical attention is administered
should they become sick or injured;
2.13 not knowingly permit any purebred dogs, registered on the Breed
register to mate with a dog of a different breed, to a cross bred or
to an unregistered dog of the same breed;
2.14 ensure that no puppy bred by him is released on sale to a
purchaser until it has reached a minimum age of six (6) weeks from
date of birth;
2.15 breed only for the purpose of improving the breed;
2.16 not knowingly sell any dog directly to commercial dog
wholesalers, retail pet dealers or directly or indirectly allow any
dog to be given as a prize or donation in a contest of any kind;
2.17 ensure that when selling or transferring a dog that, when
available, the necessary signed
document/s be provided to the purchaser or transferee;
2.18 ensure that no dog kept by them will have its ears cropped;
2.19 bring to the attention of the appropriate authority cases of
alleged fraud, dishonesty, cruelty or neglect and not commit such
offences themselves;
2.20 will not engage in dog fighting;
2.21 any person or persons as designated in Regulation one (1) of this
Schedule who fails to observe any of the provisions of the Code of
Ethics as detailed in Regulation two (2) of this Schedule 9 resulting
in a judgement against such person or persons in a Court of Law, may
be dealt with in terms of the KUSA Disciplinary Rules Schedule 1.
B. YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE BREED SPECIFIC REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
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Schedule 2 - Regulations for the Classification, Registration and
Transfer of the Registered Ownership of Dogs, stipulates for the
Alaskan Malamute breed:
- Only Alaskan Malamutes with hip scores of 0-0 may be mated to
Alaskan Malamutes with 1-1, 1-0 or 0-1 hips. Alaskan Malamutes with
0-0 hips may be mated to each other.
(as per the new FCI HD & ED rating system as implemeted from
01/01/2007 this means:
Only Alaskan Malamutes with hip scores A1, A2, B1 may be mated to
Alaskan Malamutes with B2, C1, C2 hips. AM with A1, A2, B1 may be
mated to each other. You can therefore not breed any Alaskan Malamute
with hip scores of B2, C1, C2 to an Alaskan Malamute with B2, C1,
C2)
- All dogs are positively identified by microchip before any X-ray
examination is made. The identification number is included on all
developed X-ray film.
( by implication this means that a sire/male can only be used for
mating after 18 months, the earliest date excepted for having x-rays
done for a HD & ED rating/scoring.)
- At the time of whelping, the Dam is twenty-two (22) months of age or
older.
(by implication this means the Dam have to be at least 20 months when
mating her for the first time.)
NB! Keeping in mind that the above can only be changed by Referendum
or a minimum of ten (10) breeders where the number of current breeders
exceeds ten (10), or all breeders where the number of current breeders
is less than ten (10).
When looking at the COE one should place some emphasis on the
following as a clear guidance to a KUSA registered breeder:
No reference is made regarding how many times a breeder is allowed to
breed a bitch in a single year.
Nowhere does it actually states that KUSA will not register 2 litters
from the same dam/bitch within the same year or have I missed any
stipulations in this regard within the KUSA Constituion, Regulations
or COE?
It is customed amongst many breeders not to breed a bitch more than
once a year, as the emphasis is on the condition and health of the dam/
bitch.
Roux Gerber
examination is made. The identification number is included on all
developed X-ray film.
( by implication this means that a sire/male can only be used for
mating after 18 months, the earliest date excepted for having x-rays
done for a HD & ED rating/scoring.)
alaskan....@gocco.co.za
>From KUSA correspondence and with reference to;
"a minimum of ten (10) breeders where the number of current breeders
exceeds ten (10), or all breeders where the number of current breeders
is less than ten (10)."
a 'BREEDER" in tems of KUSA is considered to be a person registered
with them and who have bred at least 1 litter each year over a period
of 5 years.
Therefore, how many actually qualifies to be called a Breeder?
Sue Parsons
alaskan....@gocco.co.za
1. The Code of Ethics of the KUSA registered Breed Club only applies
and is binding to it's own paid members.
2. The KUSA Code of Ethics aplies to KUSA registered individuals not
being paid members of a specific KUSA registered breed club.
I personally have no problem requesting KUSA Fedco to include the 18
months period as it makes sense and all breed club should apply the
same - the chief KUSA scrutiner will not except x-rays otherwise and
should actually be a general KUSA stipulation, but any other changes -
be aware as a registered Breed Club, most of the time, only represents
a few which might not even be classified as Breeders in terms of the
KUSA ruling!
c e potgieter
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From: chris potgieter [mailto:po...@absamail.co.za]
Sent: 15 May 2007 05:15 PM
To: 'AMB...@googlegroups.com'
Subject: RE: [SUSPECTED SPAM] RE: RULES & REGULATIONS FOR KUSA REGISTERED
BREEDERS
I have a problem,
that is I do not belong to the current Kusa registered club so why do I
have to comply,
as a breeder no one has approached me for my imput and who is the club
protecting the Malamute from.
When I request Kusa for any sort of assistance on my needs they always
refer to your club as the only source of information and control,
Awesome to know a club I do not belong to, who does not take me into account
has full say over what I do.
Take time to wake up and smell the roses as your past background of your
club and what you had stood for leaves a lot to be desired,
Regards,
Chris and the juggernauts,
TTAYLITB.
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Sue Parsons
alaskan....@gocco.co.za
unfortunately any person - in this instance an Alaskan Malamute
breeder - can exercise his/her right to freedom of association and
therefore cannot be forced to belong in this instance to a specific
structure. As an individual entity some therefore exercise the right
only to belong to a Kennel Union as no other alternatives are
currently available for registration of litters. This off course can
then also be referred to as a monopoly, which once again is not
healthy for obvious reasons.
I will do my outmost to refrain from an attacking approach but it
would be appreciated if so called official structures engage with the
registered breeders of the breed as they are written into the
constitution and regulations to be part of the decision making
process. By following an approach of enforcing once will or structure
or decision making; can partly be blamed for creating the division
that current exists. What many of us would like to experience as a
registered breeder is to see open engagement when change is
considered. It is well known to the Kennel Union and its president
that breeders outside the so-called protected structures is not
recognised to be the only decision making entity and therefore any
change requested should go through a referendum or voting process.
This can obviously be avoided if prior engagement has taken place with
all parties concerned. What I would like to know is; why cannot it be
a collective process inclusive of all interested parties?
Unfortunately animosity has been created by the wrong doings and
dictatorships of the past and that is why to this day we still have
division even in many spheres of the new South African. On this topic
I would like to say; who is know actually living in the past by
maintaining and hanging on to the same approached and antics of the
past? Fact is that phrases such as "being under new management" and
"we are different" is meaning less if the core remained the same and
no visible changes is experienced by those on the outside.
Furthermore, it would actually be interesting to know against whom the
breed needs protection. Any breed is well protected by the
constitution and regulations of a Kennel Union in applying the same to
its members. Even when you look at the adoption of the FCI Breeding
Regulations in its total context, no protection is actually required
from affiliated Club structures. Unfortunately, guidance can only be
provided to those belonging to a Kennel Union , a Federation or
Association for that matter. The fact as described by law is that any
structure only has jurisdiction over its own paid members and no one
else and therefore by taking an dictating stance on matters will in
the contrary receive objective behaviour and animosity from
others.
Please, I hereby appeal, in the way going forward; stop to following
practices of the past by enforcing decisions on others. With
engagement and debate we today have a new South Africa for all, when
we follow the same practices and principals, we might envisage harmony
in going forward even for the Alaskan Malamute breed, believe it or
not, we all have the betterment of the breed at heart.
Get the message, please don't shoot the messenger?
>From a passionate owner and breeder, who cares.
alaskan....@gocco.co.za
learned that the previous regime became a non-existing entity
regardless their efforts and plans to rejuvenate in a different
format.
What history have taught us; regardless their efforts they have faded
away and disappeared never to be seen again. Why? Because their
support base was non-existing to upkeep their antics of the past.
We will all agree what a triumph at the end it has been for progress
in going forward. Just wondering what the future will teach us as only
time will tell who will disappear next, never to be seen again or to
be heard of again.
What did we learn from the past, if you are not willing to adapt and
to think outside the box, you will become a non-existing entity and
that is even applicable to Dogdom.
chrisp
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