Thanks Morgan! I know that these type of people are not going away anytime soon. People like yourself is what the world is in desperate need of. Thanks for being the "good" in the world! Barbara p.s. I'm sorry for the loss of your very special friend! On 12/31/2011 12:58 PM, MORGAN LEWIS wrote: > Well written Barbara and unfortunately we live in a very SORRY > WORLD. No one takes responsiblity for their actions. I just lost my > last GSD to cancer Wednesday, she was 11, and the world is very > loney right now. These "little monsters" that we are creating that do > not respect life, will be our next generation of Jeffry Dahmers. > Some people will never understand the relationship we have with our > dogs, and for that I feel sorry for them. The love and affection > between us and them is truly one of life's greatest joys. Our dogs ask > for nothing except for our love and tenderness; but in return mankind > treats them like a piece of unwanted garbage. If the dog gets old or > sick, drop them off in the country somewhere or drop off at a shelter > or puppies at PetCo. I certainly hope there is a HEAVEN and HELL; > because these people deserve the worse. > As for the pictures, I'm sure they are well intended. To shock some > into action; to raise funds (although I often want to know if the > funding is actually doing any good). > My goal this year is to raise $10,000 from my POKER Friends. half for > gsd Rescues and 1/2 for Cancer Research. The 1/2 for research will be > matched by the WHITE GSD GENETICS GROUP (never owned a WHITE, but > they are good people) who in turn will get matching funds from the > AKC Foundation (so my $5,000 is now $20,000)and Clemson University > will have a little more for genetic research. > We only see the bad in the world, but there are many trying to do > good, but unfortunately that isn't NEWS WORTHY. > > Morgan Lewis, RPh. > Member GSDCA > President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 > "So Much to Do, So Little Time" > > *From:* Barbara Galasso <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* 'Showgsd-l' <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Saturday, December 31, 2011 12:10 PM > *Subject:* [ SHOWGSD-L ] AN OPEN LETTER TO THOSE WHO ARE ON MY > FACEBOOK PAGE > > http://insidethegermanshepherddogsworld.blogspot.com/ > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This > group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or > opinions expressed in any post. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================