PEDIGREE DOGS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 421, 30 April 1937, Page 6

PEDIGREE DOGS

REGISTRATTON 01 JESTION Request By Kennel Club Press Association —Copyright. Auckland April 29. Sole rights to register pedigree dog&' and <to hold pedigree dog shows in New Zealand were sought by a deputation representin.g the New Zealand Kennel Club, which. waited on. the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. W. E. Parry, to-day. The deputation was led by the president of the club, Mr. Norman Wade. The club had been for many years :he recognised medium through which pedigree 'dogs were registered, Mr. Wade said. At present., however, (anybody could register dogs and many people had suffered as the result of registering their dogs wi:h organisations which had no recognised status. The club was not anxious to interfere with greyhound or whippet racing organisiations, ( and it had the support of gun-dog clubs, and working collie clubs. Affiliated to his organisation were 60 clubs throughout New Zealand. The Minisit er said he thought such a move gs the club requested would tend to create conditions conducive to the better breeding of dogs and reduction in mongrels. He promised to give the matter the consideration ■ he felt it merited.