The Kennel Club
This coverage focuses on The Kennel Club and its role in promoting dog welfare, responsible ownership, and pedigree standards in the UK. Pet Gazette reports on The Kennel Club’s events, policy work, breed health initiatives, and partnerships with retailers, breeders, and service providers. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights into the organisation’s influence on the dog sector, opportunities for collaboration, and its impact on breeding, training, and canine welfare standards.
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Sep- 2020 -23 SeptemberTrade Organisations
The Kennel Club offers guaranteed championship shows for 10 years
The Kennel Club has issued an offer of a guaranteed Championship show for a period of at least 10 years, as an incentive for breed clubs to “amalgamate where appropriate” for the breed. It comes as the group wants to encourage further breed clubs to “consider joining forces”. Those that…
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10 SeptemberCharities
Kennel Club backs autism charity
Autism at Kingwood has launched a new dog therapy programme to improve the quality of its clients’ lives, supported by funding received from the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. The Reading-based charity provides extensive support for people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, offering therapy and educational programmes that support its clients. …
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Aug- 2020 -28 AugustTrade Organisations
Kennel Club hosts BOAS webcast
The Kennel Club announced it has hosted a “unique” webcast to discuss brachycephalic health and what can be done “collaboratively to ensure a healthier future for dogs”. The webcast was chaired by Kennel Club chairman, Tony Allcock. Its panel included Dr Jane Ladlow, European and Royal College specialist in small…
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20 AugustPet Owners
One in four ‘impulse bought’ puppies during lockdown
New research from the Kennel Club reveals that a quarter of new owners admitted to impulse buying a puppy during the coronavirus pandemic without prior research. More than two in five bought a puppy to be their companion during lockdown, yet nearly one in four admit they could have inadvertently…
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14 AugustTrade Organisations
Kennel Club welcomes research on ‘ineffective’ electronic collars
The Kennel Club has welcomed the findings of a recent study that assessed the effectiveness of dog training with and without remote electronic collars, compared to training with positive reinforcement. The research was carried out by the Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare Research Group at the University of Lincoln. The…
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10 AugustCharities
Kennel Club funding helps 14 organisations amid pandemic
The Kennel Club Educational Trust’s (KCET) Emergency Relief Initiative has revealed it has helped 14 dog training and behaviourist organisations to reopen amid the pandemic. The fund was established in April to support canine organisations in their communities which may be suffering financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus…
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Jul- 2020 -30 JulyScience
Kennel Club and AHT secure canine genetics data
The Kennel Club and Animal Health Trust (AHT) have confirmed that scientific data and biological material, including more than 40,000 DNA samples, that was stored at the AHT headquarters have now been secured and moved to Cambridge University. News of the move comes after the AHT closed its doors earlier…
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29 JulyPet Owners
Kennel Club calls for PSPO response
The Kennel Club is calling on Devon-based dog owners and visitors to respond to the latest Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) consultation that could impact access to dog-walking locations. The proposed PSPO aims to restrict access to sites including beaches, cemeteries and parks, which are often frequented by dog walkers…
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17 JulyEvents
Kennel Club cancels Discover Dogs event
The Kennel Club has cancelled this year’s Discover Dogs event due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which was due to take place in London in October, will no longer go ahead due to the continued restrictions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and current government advice against staging large public…
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9 JulyCharities
Mark Beazley appointed Kennel Club CEO
The Kennel Club has announced the appointment of Mark Beazley as chief executive. Beazley succeeds Rosemary Smart who stepped down in April after 18 years in the role. He joins The Kennel Club from animal welfare charity, Cats Protection, where he has held the post of director of operations for…
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