Why has CCA refused to be part of the proposed merger of CDCA and ACC?
The July 2006 newsletter outlined the reasons in detail. But to sum, CCA believes it isn’t in the best interests of the Chinook breed to consolidate all the breed’s influence and resources into one club. The two greatest conflicts are the CDCA and ACC’s policies supporting the Chinook crossbreeding program and their support and endorsement of the United Kennel Club. The American Chinook Club (also known as International Federation of Chinook Owners and Breeders) is a splinter of the Chinook Owners Association. Their bylaws state that it recognizes only the UKC Standard, only the UKC registry, and that all its members must support the Code of Ethics of the Chinook Owners Association (www.chinooks.org/bylaws Article 8, sections 2, 5 Article 12). This club clearly operates under the auspices of the Chinook Owners Association and its loyalties are to the COA and United Kennel Club. This runs completely counter to AKC and UKC policy (no club may be parent club to more than one registry) and
