My opinion: Hunte may be against AR and use his vast wealth to fight them........hooray. But what do the Aristas use as their media weapon ? Sad puppy faces crammed in little wire kennels and sad faces of their mothers being bred from 6 mos of age until their death for $$$$$$$$$$$$$. Their public face is all about puppy mills and THAT's how they get their $$$$$$ to take away our priveledge of sharing our lives with our dogs. So the excuse that Hunte will help us with the AR fight doesn't wash with me. AR gets stronger by the day and in the long run who is it really going to effect ? Us, that's who. We are the ones who follow our local laws. We are the ones being forced out of city after city and county after county with more restrictive laws aimed at doing away with breeding and ownership. Laws are in the works right now in several municipalities to force breeders into kennel regulations that the normal person cannot possibly afford and this is only the beginning. Your BYB people aren't going to give a first, much less a second thought to laws they are breaking now, much less new ones coming on the horizon. When the dust settles, there will be 1 breeder because he will be the only one with the $$$$$ who can afford the facilities and the fight. And he was just granted entrance into our home. I find that deeply unsettling. I sure as hell do not want to compete with him in any Futurity , National or local show. I have a feeling that with this one action, we will lose so much and quickly. I feel sorry for our breed. Denise Groenewald President German Shepherd Dog Club of North Georgia SE Regional Representative for the GSDCA Responsible Animal Legislation Education Effort Federation _www.greenwoodshepherds.com_ (http://www.greenwoodshepherds.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================