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The FCI • Documents
97-Th InTERnATIonAl dog expose a dog to a situation quirements to organize future
Show In lUxEmbURg : FCI that can be dangerous for its dog shows have been clearly
STATEmEnT health and welfare, such as identified with the demands
for example leaving it in the of the Luxemburg Govern-
car in excessively hot or cold ment.
Dear Dog Lovers’ Com- weather and/or treating it in
munity a cruel manner. Violation of The FCI will be particularly
this ruling will result in exclu- attentive in the future to se-
We have all been surprised sion from the ongoing and fu- cure the safety of all the dogs
by the cancellation of the ture dog shows at the events organized by its
97th Luxemburg internation- members and contract part-
al dog show. Concerned by We feel sorry for our Luxem- ners and will not hesitate to
this cancellation, the FCI has burg friends who are punished act should similar disastrous
investigated with its long- because of the misbehavior events occur again.
standing member, the Fédé- of a very tiny handful of in-
ration Cynologique Luxem- dividuals. However, we want On behalf of the FCI General The FCI Documents
bourgeoise (FCL), in order to to emphasize that dog shows Committee
find out the reasons for such play a crucial role in our Dog
a drastic measure. Lovers’ Community: they are Rafael de Santiago
THE place where the healthi- President of the FCI
As we all know, serious in- est dogs, that are the closest
cidents took place on the oc- to their breed standards, are
casion of the last editions of selected. This is absolutely
the event and this led the essential to enable our breed-
Luxemburg Ministry to adopt ers to produce the best pos-
this strong position. Unfor- sible animals and make sure
tunately, we have to make a to preserve healthy breeds.
sad and unfortunate obser- What’s even more important,
vation: these incidents were it gives the breeders a real
due to the irrational actions chance to protect the breeds
of a very tiny minority of ex- and make sure they can ef-
hibitors who left their dogs ficiently perform the tasks
locked in the cars in heavy for which they were created
climatic conditions. We all : guarding, herding, hunting,
know the consequences of therapy or drug detection just
this unacceptable behavior. to name a few examples of
the many roles a dog can play
The FCI reiterates that the in our society.
dog welfare is of utmost pri-
ority, before, during and after Our message is a sincere
the shows. In addition, the and serious call to all people
FCI show regulations particu- involved in dog shows: please
larly insist on different as- keep in mind that the priority
pects related to dog welfare number one at dog shows IS
at shows : the/your dog(s). We thought
it was obvious but these un-
4 SPECIAL REQUIRE- fortunate incidents are there
MENTS / ADMISSION OF to remind us that it’s not that
DOGS clear to all. Your dog is a
member of your family. Treat
The dogs’ welfare and health him/her as such! Dog shows
must be of UTMOST PRIORITY are and must remain a cel-
at all dog shows. ebration of our beloved dogs,
please remember that at all
The organisers are request- times !!
ed to add the following mes-
sage in the show catalogue, In the light of the above,
giving it sufficient visibility: the FCI General Committee
The exhibitors are respon- has decided to temporarily
sible for the welfare of the withdraw the permission to
dogs at a FCI international the FCL to award the CACIB
dog show. It is forbidden to at their events until the re-

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