I think these lists (including the sex offender list) can be over-reaching and over-inclusive....imagine the AR people reporting both pet owners and breeders for almost any offense, real or imagined....we should take it as a responsibility of pet ownership to report the things we see as true problems and keep the government out of the list-making and inspection business to the extent possible.... In my neighborhood, the homeowner's association keeps circulating a petition to ban anyone convicted of a sexual offense from owning or renting in the neighborhood. I won't sign it. There are people who are technically sex offenders because of "sexting" or statutory rape between a 16 and 17 year old, or who are in fact innocent...just doesn't seem like they should all be in the same category. No more than we who think it's OK to breed dogs should be in the same category as those who chose to starve them, beat them, use them as fighting animals, etc.... To: SecondChanceGSDs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: uwish@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 12:10:53 -0400 Subject: SecondChanceGSDs) DOES A CONVICTED ANIMAL ABUSER LIVE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? http://insidethegermanshepherddogsworld.blogspot.com/ __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now. Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center. Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! Explore new interests. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest ? Unsubscribe ? Terms of Use . __,_._,___ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================