Improved Value for Clients Through the Petlynx HomeSafe™ program

 Petlynx is pleased to announce an opportunity to provide further value to your clients and partners.

As of May 10, 2016 the cost for a lifetime subscription for the HomeSafe™  registration will be $39.00 (including all taxes). Petlynx has not adjusted their online pricing since the initial launch of the HomeSafe™ program, well over 6 years. All pricing for affiliates and partners will remain the same, though it is being reviewed.  

“We continue to provide the lowest cost, automated registry service, and the only service that houses all animal records with the information owned and maintained by the owner.” Larry Evans, Managing Director, Petlynx. 

HomeSafe™ provides the only online automated recovery system that allows all members of the community to post their own lost and found reports. It facilitates instant sharing of pet information among the general public and organizations in the community and across North America when a pet goes missing.

The value provided by the HomeSafe™ service is even greater when you look at the costs over the lifetime of a pet - it is less than pennies a day, well worth the investment to ensure protection for a pet and peace of mind for your client.  

By offering the lifetime registration you are significantly improving the value for your clients, this in turn improves client retention and elevates the value of your brand in the marketplace; things that every service provider needs to be cognizant of in this day and age.  

Add value to your client service offering, take advantage of current HomeSafe™ industry pricing and provide over $30.00 in savings on to your clients.

Learn more about HomeSafe™

Read more on why HomeSafe™ has become the solution for identification and why microchips have failed.

Facts and Evidence: Why we need Science-Based Breeding Guidelines?

In January 2014, Purdue University engaged Candace Croney, Ph.D. to direct the Centre for Animal Welfare Science (CAWS). Dr. Croney is leading the CAWS initiative to discover a science base (Facts and Evidence) for breeding.

Judi Stella, Ph.D.

Summit 2014 is pleased to present CAWS:

'Setting the Standard: Why We Need Science-Based Breeding Guidelines' directed by Judi Stella, Ph.D.

For more than a decade, passionate people have waged a war against 'puppy mills' and 'irresponsible breeding'. However, the industry has found it difficult to agree, or even to constructively disagree, on an evidence based approach to breeding. For this reason the battle has produced collateral damage and unintended consequences for retailers, breeders, brokers, rescues and pet owners who through no fault of their own may have crossed an imaginary line.

Several attempts have been made to engage Urban Animal stakeholders in a conversation that would produce guidelines. The 'breeder codes of ethical conduct' conversation which began at Summit 2009 was the latest attempt and by 2011 had not produced an accepted result. However, the Pet Experience Project of Summit 2012 showed that sourcing was a major issue for pet owners and a fundamental cause of surrender and abandonment. Summit 2013 developed a 'sourcing conversation' that revived the interest in developing breeding standards and a way of identifying animals produced under this standard with a Certified Quality Mark (CQM) program.

It is in this context that Judi Stella Ph.D., arrives to stimulate the Sourcing conversation with evidence of the need for Science based breeding guidelines.

Register for this conversation

Ed Sayres on commercial breeding and retail bans

New President and CEO of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, Ed Sayres, is standing behind the organization's position on the banning of retail pet sales. 

READ MORE: What's next for Retail Bans and Commercial Breeding?

Earlier this week, Sayres posted an opinion piece on the PIJAC website where he stated that sub-standard operators make up a small percentage of breeders in the U.S. and they are giving the entire pet industry a bad name. 

"The truth is that most breeders are getting it right. Many are not just meeting but exceeding humane standards of care with state-of-the-art facilities where puppies get the best veterinary care, a healthy diet, clean, spacious kennels and safe comfortable transportation," he said. 

"Given that fewer than 10 percent of all dog owners buy their dogs from pet stores, restricting pet store sales will do little to address the underlying problem of sub-standard breeders." 

READ MORE: For the Love of Pets, Give Consumers Choice

Wire Fox Terrier wins Best In Show

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Sky, a seven-year-old Fox Terrier (wire) was awarded the 2014 Westminster Best In Show classification last night.   

Name: GCH After all Painting The Sky
Sex: Female
Date of Birth: June 18, 2008
Breeder: A J Pertuit Jr. & Betty Seton
Sire: Ch Fyrewyre Fast And Furious
Dam: Fyrewyre Forget-Me-Not
Owner: Victor Malzoni Jr., Torie Steel, S & M Olund and D Ryan

MORE RESULTS HERE 

Summit 2013 Breeder Nominees

Five finalists vie for the Urban Animal Industry's highest award in the category of Breeder:

1. Champagne Standard Schnauzers (Line Champagne) for producing healthy, well-balanced dogs, through OFA hip certification and using reproductive technology to produce healthier bloodlines.
2. Bundas Bengals Cattery (Trysh Tolhurst) for producing cats and dogs that do not require cropping or docking and breeding of Bengals where she continues to improve the standards and experience for those who receive her kittens into their home.
3. Floralie Cattery (Louise Laliberte) for her special attention to illuminate the Abyssinian and Exotic Shorthair breed and her work with the Canadian Cat Association since 1976.
4. Tsar Shadow Karelians (Dawne Deeley) for her World renowned breeding of Karelian Bear Dogs and for her work with the Karelians and fostering good relations between Canada and Finland Members of the World Press.
5. Starstruck Labradors (Valina Pope) for promoting ethical and responsible breeding and passion she has is in educating all other breeders and all future dog owners.

The Summit Award for Breeder recognizes a breeder of companion animals with five or more years of breeding experience that is compliant with codes of ethical conduct and who demonstrates a high level of professionalism and commitment to the industry.

The 2013 Summit for Sheltering will be presented during the Awards Gala on Friday, 18 October 2013. This event is open to the public.

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BC Sets Mandatory Care Standards for Breeders

Yesterday, North Vancouver-Seymour MLA, Jane Thornthwaite, introduced a Private Member’s Bill that will target puppy and kitty mills while protecting legitimate breeders and future pet owners. The Standards of Care for Breeders of Companion Animals, is intended to outline specific requirements for dog and cat breeders in B.C. to ensure the welfare of their animals.

This legislation intends to:

• Increase public awareness about the standards of care that dog and cat breeders must adhere to.
• Declare that breeders of three or more female dogs or cats capable of reproduction will be required not only to understand, but meet, the standards of care in handling and breeding their animals.
• Punish operators that fail to comply with legislation under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
• Implement mandatory regulations for animal care.
• Provide a measure of protection to owners by ensuring that their dogs and cats were bred in a healthy and humane manner.

See the video, Read the bill

Dog and Cat Breeder Regulations Introduced into BC Legislature

North Vancouver-Seymour's MLA Jane Thornthwaite introduced a Private Member’s Bill, April 23, specifically targeting puppy and kitty mills that will protect legitimate breeders and future pet owners. The bill know as Standards of Care for Breeders of Companion Animals, outlines specific requirements for dog and cat breeders in B.C. to ensure the welfare of companion animals.

Why this matters:

• This legislation will increase public awareness about the standards of care that dog and cat breeders must adhere to.
• The bill declares that breeders of three or more female dogs or cats capable of reproduction will be required not only to understand, but meet, the standards of care in handling and breeding their animals.
• Operators that fail to comply with the legislation will be subject to punishment under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
• There are currently non-mandatory regulations for breeders. This legislation implements mandatory regulations for animal care.
• According to a 2007 Ipsos Reid survey, 38 per cent of Canadian households have a pet cat while 35 per cent have a dog. This bill will provide a measure of protection to owners by ensuring that their dogs and cats were bred in a healthy and humane manner.

To view video coverage of the introduction of this new bill, please click one of the links below:

• Video 1
• Video 2

North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite is joined by pet owners and their dogs at the Legislative Assembly on April 23 while she speaks about her bill, Standards of Care for Breeders of Companion Animals.

Information and photo courtesy of the BC Government Caucus Communications department.

Calgary Breeder Certification Program Announced

Calgary Humane Society and Kijiji have announced a new program they claim will improve online pet sales.

The new program, called the Breeder Inspection Program, hopes to enforce conditions of health, environment and business practices for Breeders. 

Breeders who are compliant with these conditions will be allowed to display a badge of approval in their online listings.

Consumers will start to see the Calgary Humane Society approval badge on listings later this month.

Read the CTV article

Enter National Breeder Certification Discussion

Purebred Breeders Refutes Humane Society Story

According to the company a recent NBC Today Show report on Purebred Breeders grossly misrepresented the company and the work they  do, day in and day out to ensure that only the healthiest and best-bred puppies reach pet families. The story did not reflect the overwhelming majority of breeders who are animal lovers and do their best to raise healthy puppies.

Purebred Breeders says the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) is behind the story and claims HSUS is a lobbying group that has a history of attacking organizations that are involved in the business of breeding and selling pets. The Humane Society for Shelter Pets, in 2010, reported HSUS raised over $131 million from the public and gave less than 1% of those donations to local humane society pet shelters.  

See what Humane Society for Shelter Pets says about HSUS

Purebred Breeders has a comprehensive breeder screening process and breeders must abide by strict code of ethics. We have a thorough review process and make every effort to only work with the best breeders      available. To ensure that is the case, we have begun a top to bottom review of all our breeders. Any evidence that our high standards are not being met will result in excluding those breeders from our family. We also have a Re-Homing program that adopts back pets from any customer to prevent their pets from going to a shelter.

See the Purebred Breeders website


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