ME SP0713

Designates May 1, 2025 as Purebred Dog Day in Maine to celebrate purebred dogs and their contributions to the state

Recognizes purebred dogs' working roles including guide dogs, service dogs, police dogs, military canines, search and rescue dogs, livestock guardians, and conservation dogs

Acknowledges additional service functions such as avalanche rescue, herding, hunting, retrieving, sled pulling, water rescue, and vermin control

Highlights purebred dogs' contributions to medical science as models for studying heritable human diseases and advancing pharmaceutical research

Affirms purebred dogs as cultural legacies tied to the history, art, and traditions of the societies that developed them