Great letter, Paul! It's my understanding that AB 1634 allows an exemption from the 4 month old spaying if the dog is currently being shown in any venue. Since AKC requires the dogs to be 6 months old before being officially shown, this is a false exemption. If I understand the bill correctly, that is. Leslye Morrow Shofar Shepherds and Shelties http://www.geocities.com/shofar_k9s ----- Original Message ---- From: RivendellP <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2007 1:23:54 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] AB 1634.doc...print this & send April 5, 2007 Ms. Valerie Fenstemaker Executive Director California Veterinary Medical Association 1400 River Park Drive, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95815-4505 Dear Ms. Fenstemaker: I am writing on behalf of the German Shepherd Dog Club of America to express our opposition to the CA AB 1634, the "California Healthy Pets Act" and to request the CVMA not support this bill..... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================