The UK’s largest organisation dedicated to the welfare of dogs, The Kennel Club, has today announced the appointment of Mark Beazley as Chief Executive. He replaces Rosemary Smart who stepped down in April after 18 years in the role. Mark brings a wealth of experience from the charitable animal welfare sector in senior leadership roles.…
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Animal welfare organisations, vets and breeders urge public not to buy a ‘pandemic puppy’ and warn of worsening health crisis for in-demand flat-faced breeds Dog health and welfare experts including vets, rescue organisations, scientists and breeders are urging the public to ‘stop and think before buying a flat-faced dog’, as online searches for ‘getting a…
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Kennel Club Educational Trust initiates new competition with the Young Kennel Club to inspire members during lockdown In July, the Kennel Club Educational Trust (KCET) and Young Kennel Club (YKC) are joining forces by encouraging YKC members to showcase their creative flair and share what they have been up to during lockdown, with three youngsters…
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The Kennel Club has created a list of the first-time championship show judging appointments cancelled so far this year, in order to assist societies when planning to issue future judging invitations. It is also hoped that the list will help such judges receive a ‘replacement’ appointment. The list comprises more than 650 appointments, approved by…
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Recognition of judging and assessments already undertaken A2 and established approval routes available for whole of transition period Grandfathering available as of 2021 Judges may self-submit questionnaires for CC, Group and BIS status Judges of non-CC breeds included Further to the announcement made on 1 May 2020 regarding ‘grandfather rights’ for established judges during the…
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Following the success of the Crufts television programmes in March, Sunset and Vine together with Channel 4 are releasing five extra Crufts programmes, the first one being shown on the 20th June. These five, one-hour archive Crufts specials hosted by Clare Balding will be celebrating the amazing human and canine relationship that Crufts demonstrates each…
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In a move designed to combat inherited disease in the Barbet, the Kennel Club has approved a new official DNA test reporting scheme for progressive rod-cone degeneration, progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA) in the breed, following consultation with the health committee of the breed club. The Barbet is an ancient French breed and among the newest…
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In a move designed to combat inherited disease in the Shetland Sheepdog, the Kennel Club has approved two new official DNA test reporting schemes for two forms of progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in the breed following consultation with the Breed Health Coordinator. These schemes are for PRA (BBS2-PRA) and PRA (CNGA1-PRA). PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy)…
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The Kennel Club Educational Trust emergency relief fund was established to help the future of education in dogs In April, the Kennel Club, the Kennel Club Educational Trust (KCET) and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust announced their intention to support canine organisations in their communities which may be suffering financial hardship as a result…
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Following the success of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust and Our Dogs Appeal, the KCCT is reopening the emergency relief fund it ran throughout April to support the smaller dog rescue centres and other canine organisations affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The deadline for new applications is 11th June 2020. In March, the Kennel Club…
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The Kennel Club, the Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) and the Kennel Club Educational Trust (KCET) have announced their intention to support canine organisations in their communities which may be suffering genuine financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Kennel Club has agreed to credits totalling £25,000 for licence fees on those…
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