It was a gorgeous day here in Southern California.? Temps in the mid-80's, a little cloud cover and a day you just want to be outside.? I had played hard with my dogs last night (to make up for my terrible neglect during a show weekend, LOL!)? Tonight, they didn't seem to want to play much, in spite of the cooler weather.? They just wanted to sit with me in the grass and get petted and brushed as we watched the neighborhood activities.? Some horses came by, people were on mini-bikes and getting the restored cars out for the summer.? It was so?nice.? But, and you knew there was a but.? I started thinking about the hearing tomorrow on AB1634.? I started wondering, What if I couldn't sit in my yard. my dogs at my side, enjoying a beautiful summer day?? What if I had to worry that the next vehicle to drive by was not a kid on a mini-bike, but AC?? What if I thought I was in compliance with the laws, but this AC Officer decided the animal I kept intact, did not meet those convoluted qualifications/exemptions?? Now, my nice day is a choice between a $200 vet bill to spay/neuter my animal or a $500 fine and the loss of the only intact animal I have left to breed.? Deep thoughts for a nice summer day.? But, as a law abiding citizen, I don't think I should have to live in fear of losing my animals.? I'm not a drug dealer or a dog fight promoter or an irresponsible owner nor am I producing mass litters.? I am just a person who wants to sit in my front yard, dogs at my?side and enjoy?that nice summer day.? Yes, I am worried about the hearing and what will be the future of our?Best Friends. Please donate to PetPac or CFoDC.? Help fight this here in CA.? If this Bill passes, it WILL go to other States.? There is no doubt they are watching this with great interest as it has National coverage on CNN and Fox.? Laura Thomas? ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================