Well, you vastly underestimate the power of the ARistas. Can't you understand that it doesn't even have to be true (or that you are one of the few who doesn't find this use of the cat disgusting) for PETA to make something of it? Or for the AKC to start handing out fines and suspensions? IT'S AGAINST THE RULES TO DOUBLE AT ALL...and while we all do it, most of us try to be fairly inconspicuous...we don't drag cats and kittens to ringside at all breed shows and at specialties to make our dogs show better, all the while making the rest of the GSD fancy look like idiots and fools. Anyway, this is the last comment I'm making. I happen to like all the people involved in this fiasco, even if a couple of them acted as tho they had no brains in this matter............. Peggy Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: >With the constitution issues in Iraq, daily car bombings, threats to major >cities and commerce centers, I doubt it's worth mentioning... > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================