-----Original Message----- Forwarded from another list with permission: Please forward to Pennsylvania people. The Governor's office only wants to hear from PA residents. Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell was quoted as saying, "It is almost a sin to buy a puppy", lumping responsible breeders in with puppy mills and basically saying that folks should only adopt from shelters. Please take a minute and inform governor Rendell about responsible, ethical home breeding of dogs, that ethical breeders exist, that we abide by codes of ethics, and that we are not the same thing as puppy mills. Otherwise, in combating puppy mills, Pennsylvannia is likely to pass laws that will make ethical home breeding impossible. Please be polite and respectful. We want to let them know that good breeders exist, but we don't need to be hateful. Contact information - Phone (717) 787-2500 (preferable to phone) Email - http://sites. state.pa. us/PA_Exec/ Governor/ govmail.html Please forward to PA people. . _ Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA Proud member GSDCA and Sawnee Mtn Kennel Club www.rihadin.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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================