Onderscheidingen voor gezonde rashonden
Geplaatst: 02 feb 2013 21:29
De Britse Kennelclub gaat samen met een onderzoeksbureau prijzen uitloven voor rasclubs en personen die zich inzetten voor de gezondheid van hun ras: http://www.thekarltonindex.com/wordpres ... lth-awards
Ze hebben daarvoor een onderzoeksmethode met een puntensysteem ontwikkeld. De eerste onderscheidingen moeten ergens in 2013 worden toegekend. Tot nu toe zijn de resultaten nog niet erg hoopgevend. Zie het rapport over 2011.
Ik citeer:
´Conclusions
Overall, the results are a mix of disappointment punctuated by glimpses of inspiring hard work and achievement. Given the current climate it would have been good to be reporting every breed community is visibly supporting the health agenda for their breed to the max, sadly this is clearly not the case. To have reported back that one or two breeds scored zero against the framework would have been disheartening to have to report back that two dozen have scored zero is a sad indictment. When you hear the battle cry from pedigree breeders and the Kennel Club that external criticism of their practice is unjustified and unwarranted because they are doing all they can to improve health and welfare in their dogs be assured that the correct reply is “some of you are some of you aren’t”.
Good news is that the breed communities that are investing huge amounts of work, time and effort into improving the health and welfare of their dogs (and there are about two dozen of those) are inspirational. They are setting impressive standards in terms of what can be achieved and are wholly deserving of praise and recognition.
The top dog is as predicted the Dachshund because of commendable efforts by the Dachshund Breed Council, well done to the team there.
Bottom place is going to be awarded to the Pomeranian (though it was hard fought for by several breeds mostly from the Toy Group).
Op zich een leuk initiatief, maar of het nou echt zoden aan de dijk zal zetten????
Hanneke
Ze hebben daarvoor een onderzoeksmethode met een puntensysteem ontwikkeld. De eerste onderscheidingen moeten ergens in 2013 worden toegekend. Tot nu toe zijn de resultaten nog niet erg hoopgevend. Zie het rapport over 2011.
Ik citeer:
´Conclusions
Overall, the results are a mix of disappointment punctuated by glimpses of inspiring hard work and achievement. Given the current climate it would have been good to be reporting every breed community is visibly supporting the health agenda for their breed to the max, sadly this is clearly not the case. To have reported back that one or two breeds scored zero against the framework would have been disheartening to have to report back that two dozen have scored zero is a sad indictment. When you hear the battle cry from pedigree breeders and the Kennel Club that external criticism of their practice is unjustified and unwarranted because they are doing all they can to improve health and welfare in their dogs be assured that the correct reply is “some of you are some of you aren’t”.
Good news is that the breed communities that are investing huge amounts of work, time and effort into improving the health and welfare of their dogs (and there are about two dozen of those) are inspirational. They are setting impressive standards in terms of what can be achieved and are wholly deserving of praise and recognition.
The top dog is as predicted the Dachshund because of commendable efforts by the Dachshund Breed Council, well done to the team there.
Bottom place is going to be awarded to the Pomeranian (though it was hard fought for by several breeds mostly from the Toy Group).
Op zich een leuk initiatief, maar of het nou echt zoden aan de dijk zal zetten????
Hanneke