Barbara, please check the other side of this issue, and write a follow- up article. Yes, human abusers often were animal abusers, but not all animal abusers grow up to be human abusers. where is the know fact that they are 5 times more likely or even 3 times more likely... from where is this know fact generated? YOu might want to know the the Department of Justice has questioned the worth of the sex offenders' registry, finding that it doesn't stop sex offenses, a large of the addresses are wrong on the registry, and many offenders don't keep their parole/probation officers aware of their addresses because of the registry. I could go on............... and on. But since many people now are being convicted of abuse for cat poop on their kitchen floor, this would be a tool that could backfire so fast we animal owners would be all in jeopardy. Finally, if animal abusers are to be registered, why not the paroled murderers, assaulters, thieves and spouse beaters that live among us? For California, this is a do-good bill, pacifying HSUS and that type, the local costs in money and employee time to maintain and keep track completely out of bound in this drastically deficit spending state, with many cities considering bankruptcy. On May 17, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Barbara Galasso wrote: > http://insidethegermanshepherddogsworld.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================