[ SHOWGSD-L ] A VERY good letter...Carolina Kennel Club (PAWS)
- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:58:42 EDT
> The Carolina Kennel Club officially communicated its
> position to the
> AKC
> in early June by e-mail. In order to reiterate the
> position with the
> AKC
> and communicate it to legislators, the following has
> been sent by mail
> or fax.
> -----------------------------------
> 8 August, 2005
> Mr. James P. Crowley, Executive Secretary American
> Kennel Club
> 260 Madison Avenue
> New York, NY
> BY REGISTERED MAIL
> PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO BOARD AND OFFICERS
> Ladies and Gentlemen:
> On June seventh of this year, during a regularly
> scheduled meeting, the
> membership of the Carolina Kennel Club reviewed
> proposed PAWS
> (S1139) legislation and voted without dissent to
> advise this Board of
> our opposition to it. Because of the short time frame
> prior to the next
> scheduled meeting of the AKC Board, our numerous
> concerns were
> expressed
> to this office through electronic communication.
> At our next scheduled Board meeting, the issue was
> briefly revisited
> and
> the conclusions of our Board remained consistent with
> that of the
> general membership. Most recently, at our August
> general meeting, PAWS
> again arose as a matter of discussion, in part, due to
> the copious
> correspondence from AKC communications.
> We feel compelled to advise in this official manner,
> that the resolve
> of
> our membership is such that we could not even get a
> motion to revisit
> our original opinion. As a voting Member Club of the
> AKC, it is with
> deep regret that we must reject the course of AKC
> operational
> management
> in this matter; *we adamantly oppose PAWS
> legislation.*
> We do not believe that this legislation is good for
> dogs; we do not
> believe that this course is good for the Sport; and we
> do not believe
> its support is in the best interest of the AKC. The
> discourse, at this
> point, has become tedious, and we will not continue to
> belabor it here.
> Instead, we will respectfully ask but one hypothetical
> question of this
> body: *What do you suppose the founders and framers of
> this great
> experiment in democracy and individual liberty would
> have said if
> agents
> of the Federal government had appeared at their gates,
> without notice,
> and demanded to inspect their pack and their property
> for no other
> reason than the number of puppies those dogs had
> produced that year?*
> We suspect they would share both our shock and our
> outrage.
> Sincerely,
> Kay Lackey, Corresponding Secretary
> Carolina Kennel Club, Inc.
> cc Senator Elizabeth Dole
> Senator Richard Burr
> Senator Rick Santorum
> Senator Saxby Chambliss
> Senator William Frist, MD
> President George W. Bush
> ----------------------------------------------
> Frank Fletcher
> Legislative Liaison, Carolina Kennel Club
> Permission to cross post
> granted
>
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