Stop the Killing of Deaf Dalmatians and Deaf Aussies

The Dalmatian Club of America tells their breeders and dog owners to euthanize all deaf dogs! The below statements are extracted from their official website:http://www.thedca.org/deaf1.html

"Responsible breeders NEVER knowingly sell, place or give away deaf pups to pet homes. Deaf pups should ALWAYS be humanely destroyed by a veterinarian. In the event that a deaf pup is inadvertently placed, it should be replaced with a hearing pup. "

"IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF A FEMALE DALMATIAN, and plan to raise a litter, be sure that you are prepared to deal responsibly with any resulting deaf pups. If you have trouble identifying deaf pups, please ask for assistance from an experienced breeder.

"IF YOU ARE A STUD DOG OWNER, be sure that your stud contract requires that deaf pups be properly handled."

"IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF A DEAF DALMATIAN, and are having problems with the dog, don't feel "guilty" about it. Consider starting over with a healthy, hearing pup. (And DO have the deaf dog put down.)"

"IF YOU ARE A VETERINARIAN, please advise your clients to put down any deaf pups they may have bred. PLEASE do not make it any more difficult for your client by suggesting that perhaps a "special" home might be found. With the enormous surplus of unwanted dogs in this country, there is no need to preserve dogs with problems such as deafness."

The reasoning behind this policy is that deaf dogs are aggressive and uncontrollable. This is simply not true. There is no scientific evidence to support this claim. Any dog no matter the breed can become aggressive. It is all in how the dog is trained, both intentionally and unintentionally, to respond. Thousands of deaf dog owners, myself included, can attest that their dogs are as well behaved if not better behaved than their hearing counterparts.

This just in: Australian Shepherd Club of America advocates "culling" (kill) all white (deaf) puppies at birth:

http://www.asca.org/factsbreeding

"The best way is for you, the breeder, to cull those white-factored puppies at birth, and then to forget them and enjoy your healthy, sound litter. Another option is to simply do a solid to merle breeding, and eliminate the possibility of the homozygous merle. "

The bottom line: The DCA is practicing eugenics. They are demanding the death of hundreds if not thousands of innocent puppies because they don't conform to their definition of perfection.

This needs to stop now. Please sign the petition and do your part to save these innocent puppies. Once there are enough signatures, this petition will be submitted directly to the board of the Dalmatian Club of America.

Thank you for your support.