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AKC Humane Fund Founding Members Wall of Honor Unveiled at AKC Open
House
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Next month
visitors to the American Kennel Club’s Open House will be among the
first to see the AKC Humane Fund "Founding Members Wall of Honor."
The Wall occupies a prominent place in the executive offices of
AKC’s Corporate Headquarters in New York City situated between the
offices of the Chairman of the Board and the Executive Secretary
among AKC’s collection of fine canine art.
So far, names of more than 115 individuals, 25 AKC clubs, and 20
corporations and organizations will appear on the Wall. Their
generous gifts of $1,000 or more have earned them a place in history
as founding members. Open House attendees can see the names of those
who demonstrated a leadership role in establishing the Fund between
the hours of 12 noon and 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 8.
The AKC Humane Fund’s mission is to unite a broad spectrum of animal
lovers in promoting the joy and value of responsible dog ownership
through education, outreach and grant-making. Fund programs planned
for the future include helping support our parent clubs’ rescue
activities; administering a Hall of Fame for the sport of purebred
dogs; assisting human services organizations that permit domestic
abuse victims to enter and stay in shelters with their pets;
providing resources to programs that educate adults and children
about responsible dog ownership; and contributing to organizations
that support the fund’s mission including the AKC Canine Health
Foundation, AKC Museum of the Dog, and AKC Companion Animal
Recovery.
There is still time to have a plaque included on the wall to honor
your own participation in the sport or as a way to pay tribute to a
relative, friend, club or dog. The AKC Humane Fund, Inc. is a
non-profit charitable organization and contributions are tax
deductable as allowed by law. For more information about plaques or
to donate please contact Daphna Straus at 212-696-8243 or donate
online at www.akchumanefund.org .
Just prior to the Wall of Honor unveiling, the annual "Barkfest at
Bonhams" charity brunch on Sunday, February 8, from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. will once again benefit the AKC Humane Fund. At this annual
event, dog lovers and art aficionados can preview auction items
including dog paintings, sculptures, porcelains, antique collars and
more. For admission to this event at Bonhams, 580 Madison Ave.,
between East 56th and 57th streets, please call the AKC reservation
line at 212-696-8277. Admission is a $50 donation to the AKC Humane
Fund per person in advance or $60 at the door.
Make your support of the AKC Humane Fund a New Year’s Resolution
that benefits not only you but everyone who enjoys and celebrates
the unconditional love of the canine-human bond.
The Board adopted a number
of revisions to the Lure Coursing Regulations effective January
11, 2010, except for the revisions dealing with the seminar
requirement for approved judges, which is effective January 1,
2011. The revised regulations are attached to the January 2009
minutes.
The Agility Regulations
were revised, effective March 1, 2009 to clarify the leash
requirement when entering or leaving a ring.
The criteria for approving
Rally judges were modified to:
Allow applicants to
apply provisionally for all levels at the same time, and
Change the
requirements of judging a minimum of ten assignments with at
least ten dogs competing in each assignment to judging a
minimum of 350 dogs judged overall.
The revisions to the
Vizsla breed standard, as published in the AKC GAZETTE, are to
be effective April 1, 2009.
