Georgia SR 344: Purebred Dog Day; recognize May 1, 2023

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Senate Resolution 344
By: Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Dixon of the 45th and Goodman of the 8th
A RESOLUTION
Commending the benefits and contributions of purebred dogs and recognizing May 1, 2023,1
as Purebred Dog Day in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.2
WHEREAS, dedicated individuals in Georgia breed dogs to develop unique predictable3
characteristics that enable dogs to excel in a wide range of beneficial areas; and4
WHEREAS, purebred dogs are living legacies of the cultures that created them, and5
historically, these dogs worked alongside their people and provided them companionship;6
and7
WHEREAS, the service of these breeds continues as they work alongside humans and8
provide inestimable companionship as guide dogs, service dogs, conservation dogs, livestock9
guardians, search and rescue dogs, earth dogs, police dogs, canine soldiers serving by the10
sides of our military men and women, and guardians of family, home, and hearth; and11
WHEREAS, purebred dogs have been of enormous help to medical science, serving as12
models for many heritable human diseases, playing a role in humanity's understanding of the13
human and canine genomes, and benefitting pharmaceutical research and development; and14

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WHEREAS, purebred dogs are working dogs, serving as avalanche dogs, trackers and15
trailers, herders, controllers of vermin, water rescuers, carting and sled dogs, retrievers,16
protectors, hunters, and bird dogs; and17
WHEREAS, all dogs should be valued whatever their ancestry, but the purpose-bred dog and18
the predictability of its breed should be cherished and preserved; and19
WHEREAS, each breed is incredibly etched in the history of the culture that created it, just20
as surely as that culture's music, art, and language, making it abundantly fitting that we21
recognize purebred dogs.22
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body23
commend the benefits and contributions of purebred dogs and recognize May 1, 2023, as24
Purebred Dog Day in the State of Georgia.25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed26
to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the27
press.28