Official Notices

ANKC SUSPENSIONS

REINSTATEMENT OF ANKC SUSPENSION
Member Name: Miss Deborah Brearley
Membership No: 3100012942
Reinstated: 30 September 2019
Period Of Suspension: Until member complies with VCA Rule 2.11.2

ANKC SUSPENSION
Member Name: Ms Jeong Kim
Membership No: 3100053560
Commencement Date: 29 August 2019
Period Of Suspension: Until member complies with VCA Rule 2.11.2

FCI NOTICES

FCI JUDGE SUSPENSION - LIFTED
With reference to our circular 25/2017 dated 30/5/2017, the Kinološka zveza Slovenije - Cynological Association of Slovenia informs the FCI members and contract partners that Mrs Špela Briški Cirman has been again allowed to officiate as FCI international show judge since 16/07/2019.

FCI JUDGE SUSPENSION
The Suomen Kennelliitto - Finska Kennelklubben (FKK) informs the FCI members and contract partners that Mrs Lena Danker-Höglund has been suspended as FKK member, national and FCI international show judge from 28/08/2019 until 31/12/2022. The FCI Judges Directory has been updated by the FKK accordingly.

BRACHYCEPHALIC BREEDS: COOPERATION AGREEMENT
The FCI President, Dr Tamas Jakkel, and Dr. Jane Ladlow of the Animal Health Trust and BOAS Research Group at the University of Cambridge, agree to cooperate in order to investigate and guide the FCI members (national canine organisations) and the pedigree dog owner community about the BOAS (Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome). This welfare issue has been causing a large debate worldwide and is of great concern to the pedigree dog breeders and dog owners of these popular breeds.

Dr Ladlow's extensive knowledge in this particular field will help the FCI and its members/breeders to devise strategies to monitor and improve this matter. Both the FCI and Dr Ladlow believe that the best solution is to improve the health of the breeds and carefully monitor the breed populations. We share the idea that banning these breeds for the sake of their health is not realistic and could make the problem worse. More dogs will be produced outside the FCI system and out of reach of our FCI members. Future progeny, which are dependent on market demand, will be uncontrolled and will not be registered or enrolled in health schemes including newly established genetic tests. There is a danger that breeding of these dogs would move into the shadows, making it difficult to trace the dogs' genealogy.

Our cooperation aims at developing guidelines for the breeders of our national canine organisations on how to contribute to improve the health of our popular brachycephalic breeds. We also aim to monitor the results of these programmes over the next 5 to 10 years so that we can assess their effectiveness and determine if other strategies are required. We strongly believe that this result cannot be achieved by any other means.
All BOAS affected dogs have the right to live a decent life.

Dog health and welfare were, are and will always be our priority

Dr. Jane Ladlow
Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park, Kentford
BOAS Research Group at Cambridge University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine UK

Dr.Tamas Jakkel
FCI President