Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at IIT

Members shall abide by and uphold the principles of the Constitution and By-laws of the Avalon Kennel Club (and those of the Canadian Kennel Club where applicable) when engaged in the normal course of caring for, breeding, selling, exhibiting and/or judging purebred dogs.

Members shall strive to gain respect for their participation and that of their fellow members on the foregoing activities and make the best possible contribution to the improvement of the quality, temperament, health and welfare of purebred dogs at all levels.

Members shall not engage in the indiscriminate breeding, buying or selling of dogs that are not purebred, either as principal, agent, intermediary or otherwise. A member becoming engaged in any of these practices shall automatically forfeit membership.

Members shall keep their dogs in clean, healthy environments and provide health protection for them (ie. worming, inoculating and necessary veterinary care).

Members shall when breeding their dogs:

1. Conscientiously plan the placing of the expected resulting offspring.
2. Keep in mind the maintenance of, or the improvement in, desired qualities and type of the breed.
3. Mate only healthy, mature animals that can be guaranteed to be:
   1. Registered or registerable with the C.K.C.
   2. Of sound temperament.
   3. Free of clearly defined and understood congenital defects.
   4. Free from other permanent disqualifying faults set out in the Official Standards of the C.K.C.
4. Cover by written agreement the terms of all stud services. (Normally payment is required in advance and one return service guaranteed should no live progeny result from the original service.)
5. Keep meticulous accurate written record of the details of all matins, births, registrations, etc. as required by the C.K.C.

Members when selling or offering for sale purebred dogs (and these expressions shall cover giving, trading, etc. with or without exchange of money):

1. Shall advertise only factually.
2. Shall cover all transactions in writing with bills of sale reflecting all details thereof.
3. Shall practice no deception of any kind.
4. Shall supply no animals for raffles, give-away prizes or similar projects.
5. Shall supply no animals to pet shops, commercial brokers or dealers.
6. Should use the C.K.C. "Non-breeding Agreement" when disposing of unspayed bitches or complete males not intended for future breeding, and urge the spaying or neutering of such animals by the purchasers.
7. Shall comply with the provisions of the Live Stock Pedigree Act and the By-Laws of the C.K.C. in respect of litter registrations, individual registrations and transfers of ownership.
8. NOTE: The Live Stock Pedigree Act, a Federal Statue, requires that when a person sells a purebred dog, or contracts to sell a dog as purebred, he/she must furnish, or agree to furnish, a certificate of registration together with fully recorded transfer of ownership to the buyer. Article XXXI, Section 3 of the By-Laws of the Canadian Kennel Club requires the breeder to furnish these papers at no additional cost.

Shall urge that at the purchaser's expense (or as otherwise agreed) a purchased animal be examined by a veterinarian within 48 hours.

1. Shall provide purchasers with details of proper feeding, general care and advisable inoculations.