Dogs: United Kennel Club
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United Kennel Club or UKC is an organization that recognizes over 300 breeds of dogs, along with breeders of dogs from all over the United States. Each year there are over 250,000 dogs registered with the UKC. It is the second oldest and second largest all-breed dog registry in the U.S.A. The UKC was founded in 1898 and believes in the total dog, meaning a dog that looks as good as it performs.
The UKC as Innovators
The UKC was the first organization to offer what is called the performance pedigree. Essentially what this pedigree does is gives a precise and current count of the number of puppies born to each pedigree dog, as well as how many champions were earned by those puppies. The performance pedigree is a unique and handsome document and is known as the most complete pedigree on earth.
UKC also takes part in DNA testing to ensure that the dog is indeed the puppy of certain parents. This organization also works hard to prevent puppy mills from staying in business–it was, in fact, the first organization of its kind to take a stand against puppy mills. The UKC has the right to inspect kennels and perform DNA testing as well as ban anyone who violates the ethics and integrity that they believe in.
The UKC has a strict code of ethics that it requires breeders to adhere to. This code includes record keeping standards, breeding for the sake of improving the dog breed and being concerned with whom a puppy is sold to. The code of ethics was established by the UKC to uphold the highest standards among dog breeders. It is essentially the main principle for why the organization was founded.
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