4th IDHW Theme #2: Supply and Demand

Theme #2 Supply and Demand

Brief Description
The reality of sourcing – national vs. registered/ pedigree populations; commercial breeding: the reality; new developments in health and welfare management, e.g. in the USA and Ireland; ‘rescues’ / marketing; the role of different stakeholders.

Download Theme OVERVIEW: IPFD 4thIDHW Supply and Demand theme-03May2019

Pre-workshop resources:
Presentations and outputs from previous IDHWs, including resources on DogWellNet.com, e.g.

     Pre-meeting resources (INDEX): https://dogwellnet.com/content/ipfd-international-dog-health-workshops/ipfd-international-dog-health-workshop-4/4th-idhw-pre-meeting-resources/

Refereed publication: Moving from information and collaboration to action: report from the 3rd International Dog Health Workshop, Paris in April 2017

Additional reading:

• The FOUR PAWS Model Solution for full traceability across the EU online puppy trade
• Turning up the Volume on Man's Best Friend: Ethical Issues Associated with Commercial Dog Breeding
• Purdue CAWS Leads Way with New Dog Breeding Standards ( commercially bred dogs )
• Also See DWN's article including Video on the... Canine Care Certified Program - Animal Welfare Science - Purdue
• Working towards responsible dog trade - position paper for voting 2016.pdf

        
Links to other DWN Resources

• Moving from information and collaboration to action: report from the 3rd International Dog Health Workshop, Paris in April 2017

Quote

Efforts to understand and address health and welfare problems in dogs are complicated by issues around the sourcing of puppies. In many countries, the majority of apparently purebred dogs are thought to come from commercial breeders who are not registered with relevant kennel clubs and therefore may fall outside the normal influences, controls and regulations of such bodies (www.humanesociety.org). Clearly, this all leads to a very complex situation and optimal progress on resolving these challenges will be achieved only if key stakeholders can coordinate and work together to embrace positive and evidence-based change. A critical element required for such progression is the provision of a forum for formal and informal discussions between all relevant groups where key issues can be identified and defined, and plans can be agreed for effective actions to address them.

• Pedigree dog breeding in the UK: a major welfare concern? 

Additional content related to this theme will be posted as available.

UK: FECAVA: POSITION PAPER BREEDING HEALTHY DOGS: THE EFFECT OF SELECTIVE BREEDING ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF DOGS.

"The impact of genetic disorders and the breeding of dogs with excessive traits on the health and welfare of dogs has increasingly come into the spotlight over recent years. Companion animal veterinarians are regularly faced with health and welfare problems in their patients that are breed related and have a strong genetic background. As advocates of animal health and welfare, veterinarians have a duty to speak up. They should help raise awareness and make sure breed - related health and welfare problems are not normalised and considered or seen as being ‘typical for the breed’..."

US: Pet Owners Survey by the American Pet Products Association, and the U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is (available for purchase)    

Stated Preferences for Dog Characteristics and Sources of Acquisition

• http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7080059
• animals-07-00059.pdf (internal)

Study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices (EU)

• https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/animals/docs/aw_eu-strategy_study_dogs-cats-commercial-practices_en.pdf
• aw_eu-strategy_study_dogs-cats-commercial-practices_en.pdf (internal)

Pet Study - 'Pet Ownership as Economic Factor' The economic significance of pet ownership in Germany
Prof. Dr. Renate Ohr, University of Goettingen, Germany*

• Pet study Germany.pdf (internal)

AKC - Breed Preservation Webinar - September 2018

Mark Dunn (AKC)... excerpt from the Webinar... "Our country needs over 8 million dogs a year and growing, but AKC breeders produce just over 1 million puppies a year."

Podcast... https://puredogtalk.com/akc-dog-registration-trend-reversal/?fbclid=IwAR0mW7xC9Y4cVyAed-zBphfeWSqQFDcVDqZPf9hZYdTYkIDnnzeE44Su3AE#play

Mark Dunn: AKC Registration Trend Reversal|Pure Dog Talk puredogtalk.com Mark Dunn, AKC Senior Vice President of Registration and Customer Development, releases significant trend reversal data on the number of litters registered and the number of people breeding dogs.

Associated Articles: AKC's Breed Preservation Seminar

• https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn-origin-etr.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/28195833/Breed-Preservation-Webinar-QA.pdf
• https://puredogtalk.com/akc-dog-registration-trend-reversal/

Links - Breeders - sources - Position Papers & Legislation related

Large-scale/commercial producers

Australia: Victoria’s puppy farms and pet shop laws a world first - but questions about ‘ethical’ breeding remain -- July 1, 2018

• What is a puppy farm? - RSPCA Australia

EU: FECAVA: 2016 Working towards responsible dog trade – The position of the veterinary profession in Europe 

Profit should never take priority over animal health and welfare...

Links - Rescue Groups - sources - Dog Auction Purchases

Dog rescuers, flush with donations, buy animals from the breeders they scorn

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/dog-auction-rescue-groups-donations/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.eb427a34e668