Before you start jumping at Carmen because he is scheduled to speak at the Hunte Corporation meeting maybe you should ask him what and why? My guess is that as President of CAR (Companion Animal Recovery) he is attempting to make sure that every animal sold by Hunte has a microchip which is a USDA requirement. Might as well be the firm who gets to do the recording, etc. However, that is my opinion, you should ask Carmen, he will tell you what is happening. Besides, the panel of speakers is fairly impressive. The registry that Hunte is proposing has been around for quite some time, there are billboards advertising it here in Missouri, the puppy mill capital I am ashamed to say. And all the puppy mills are licensed and inspected by USDA, does the term PAWS start to ring? Anyway, ask Carmen about the Hunte meeting, he will tell you. Lew ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================