Mr. Slander is ALWAYS sarcastic--it's his stock in trade. And Westminster is very nearly the AKC itself (at least, AKC considers Westminster "its" own show). The ASPCA is buying into the party line............. It's going to pass, folks...........no matter who's against it, it's going to pass. Legislators (such as Kathy and Carolyn have shown us) are pretty much going to ignore us. Dog breeders are not united...we concentrate only on our own breed and don't bother with things that we don't see are going to impact us all until it's too late. I sent information on FIDO to the list some time ago...how many list members sent in their $10 and joined up? I bet I'd have fingers left over if I could count them........... The AR groups are organized...they have money. They may be idiotic fools, but they get the job done, and the rest of us just sit here, by ourselves, and don't do anything until it's too late. AKC may or may not be putting itself out of business...the dog show superintendents aren't in this yet, and they should be, along with OFA, CERF, and the like. Dog food companies and pet stores won't be bothered...the USDA mills will continue to supply pets and they will eat dog food, and their owners will buy them leashes, collars, toys, and dog beds, etc., ...but they probably won't OFA or CERF these dogs...............they will register them with the AKC, will spay and neuter them because that will be the law...so no dog shows.................AKC doesn't care. PAWS will pass. And, while it probably won't happen overnight, we can kiss our dogs and our bloodlines goodbye......... Peggy Stormy435@xxxxxxx wrote: >Dog News (http://www.dognews.com/stander/81205/81205.html), continues their >opposition to Paws by their articles. One positive, 10 negative >(exaggerating, MAYBe) but noted in this article by Matthew H. Stander of a >Mississippi Club >In it, he states that Westminster and ASPCA have now come out in support of >PAWS. And gets sarcastic. > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================