Calif: URGENT alert: SB 861! morphs into anti breeding bill of ANY breed.. I hate to ask this...but did you guys in California drop the ball, or what? This can very easily bear on Shepherd breeders... > Peggy Peggy... Only the new amendments passed yesterday. That said, the bill will probably be read today for the 3rd time and then voted on. Just today...we have been doing yeomans work trying to change the minds of our Representatives and Senators. This won't be easy as the reason for this bill in the 1st place was due to an eleven year old boy who was killed by a pit bull in SF last month. Then there were 4 or 5 other attacks that ensued. The mood in the state is not pro dog right now. That is evidenced by the fact the severe amendments Senator Speir added pass 44 to 25. This bill will give Carte Blanche to cities to write whatever kind of breed specific legislation and you are absolutely right this could affect the GSD. NAIA as well as other organizations in the state are working furiously to kill it...I called both my rep and senator but they are for it and I couldn't change their minds. We will keep trying tho... Paul ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================