WYOMING Home page: <http://legisweb.state.wy.us/> http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ Cheyenne - City Councilís Public Service Committee voted 2-1 Tuesday (3/04) in favor of tighter and stiffer penalties for owners of badly behaving pets. The ordinance would do away with the minimum requirement of ìbreaking the skin constitute an attack -- meaning fines, possible impoundment, and going before a municipal judge. The ordinance moves to the full council. COUNTRIES - OF OTHER INTEREST PORTUGAL - ATTENTION ROTTWEILERS !!!! URGENT !! ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR PORTUGAL !! PLEASE HELP !!! Dear Rottweiler Friends, Received the following e-mail from some Rottweiler friends concerning the URGENT situation in Portugal: "We are at this moment, with a very big problem in our country. Yesterday we received the information that our government is trying to approve one law, that forbids the breeding and the importation of our breed and also castrate all of the Rottweilers in our country. This decision should be taken during next week. Please help us to save our breed by sending us articles, pictures, any information of Rottweilers doing ALL THE GOOD THINGS THEY DO! Saving people, helping people, K9 Police dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs, Registered Therapy Dogs, pictures of dogs with children, babies, families. Please forward them to us and we will make sure they get in the hands of those who will make this decision. We need all your help with this situation! Please send us those information and all that could help us as soon as possible." People from all over the world are involved because we have one thing in common-- our LOVE for ROTTWEILERS. Email <mailto:doginfo%40vonevmans.com> doginfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with your articles, pictures, stories, etc. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Please help! Australia Litchfield Shire - Council president has identified fencing and enforcement as potential difficulties with new dog by-laws. The Council will bring in by-laws immediately. Korea Seoul - passed an ordinance making microchipping of all pets mandatory. Passed 02/20/08 Switzerland Geneva - Genevans are being asked to vote Sunday on a law outlawing so-called ìdangerousg breeds. The initiative also requires owners of all large dogs to get a permit - not just for their canines, but for themselves as well. bsl[1]Judy RDOWS RDOWS, Assistant to the Chair, Director at Large: rdowsdirectoratlarge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx UAOA, Assistant to the Chair: Judy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Director: RDOG-GA BSLWorkshop, Vice President: BSLWorkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BTCA Legislative Liaison, Chair: chevalierbts@xxxxxxxxx ************** Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================