Last month, Yukon updated its Animal Protection and Control Act to support community safety, modernize animal welfare standards and regulate animal-related businesses. 

However, the new Act does not require permits for breeders of dogs or cats. 

To this day, only the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick require permits for dog and cat breeders.

Tell your government officials that we need these permits!

Breeders who are issued permits from the government may not guarantee that these breeders are conscientious, but it provides more protection to buyers since these breeders have licenses and can be easily traced if problems occur. Moreover, it allows for the government to make these breeders responsible and to comply with a certain standard of care, to inspect them, or even sanction them — all of which Kijiji and classified sites cannot do.

Click here to find and contact your Government official: tell them you support breeder permits! 

Municipalities in some provinces also have the ability to regulate businesses (dog breeding is a business). Check with your local officials as well if they can require breeders to have a license or meet specific sanitary, sound or zoning requirements!

Barbara

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Looking for a pre-loved pet? Contact your local animal rescue groups or search Petfinder.com

Want a purebred dog? Seek a dog breeder who is registered by the Canadian Kennel Club or the Canadian Border Collie Association.

Live in Quebec? Search this regulated government website listing breeders, pet stores, animal pounds and shelters licensed under the Animal Protection Act.

From New Brunswick? Send an email to info@nbspca.ca to verify if breeder has a valid Pet Establishment License.

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