The following is from Cherie Graves... the Director of Responsible Dog Owners of the Western States.... she has some excellent ideas! Ginger Cleary,Rome, GA ww.rihadin.com Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine Member GSDCA Member Sawnee Mtn Kennel Club GA Director Responsible Dog Owners of the Eastern States. -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Cherie Graves Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:10 PM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: ARs TOO QUIET FOLLOWING LEVINE'S PULLING OF AB1634 In the old western movies the hero would cast a look around the campfire and quietly tell his compadres, "It's too quiet out there." It is not in the nature of the animal rights adherents to be so quiet following on the heels of a setback, or defeat of their plans. Take it from me, it is too quiet out there in AR land. I have a very strong feeling that rather than quietly licking their wounds, they are in fact laying plans, and circling their wagons for another push from a different direction. California pet owners must take this opportunity to contact their legislators and get them to initiate legislative protections for animal ownership. They must call for the California Shelter system to be brought under the constraint of the California Department of Agriculture, with some very stringent guidelines. The shelter systems across this country have had too free a hand for too long. Responsible Dog Owners of the Western States requests that cities, counties, and states call for the following changes in protocols for laws governing animal control agencies, and for shelters that are supported by public funds; a.. Only dogs/cats that come into animal control with registration papers from a pure-bred registry to be identified by breed. b.. Dogs/cats will be identified by size, weight, sex, intact status, approximate age, color, and markings. c.. Every dog/cat taken in will have a record of where it came from, and its final disposition. d.. All dogs/cats imported from outside of the locale of the area served by animal control or shelter must be quarantined separately from local animals for a period of six months prior to being offered for placement to the public, or being transported to another venue. Their city, county, state, or country of origin must be prominently displayed on the gate of the quarantine quarters. No public moneys shall be used for the care and upkeep of imported animals. e.. Only local animal intake figures will be used to cite unwanted animals in each animal control agency, or shelter?s locale. No imported animals will be used in intake figures. f.. No animal control agency, or shelter shall breed animals, or cause animals to be bred for the purpose of adding to intake figures. g.. No owner reclaimed animal shall be spayed/neutered without express permission of the owner. h.. No animal control agency, or shelter shall cause any legislation that mandates against the ownership, or use of animals, as it is a conflict of interest. Cherie Graves, chairwoman Responsible Dog Owners of the Western States http://www.povn.com/rdows http://rdows.wordpress.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BSL56-UAOA http://www.unitedAnimalownersalliance.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RDOWS PARAGON American Staffordshire Terriers "Home of the swinging flying show dogs" 509-447-2821 http://users.surf1.ws/paragon "For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline." II Timothy 1.7 "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." ?Marcus Aurelius ?The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims. The most perfect slaves are, therefore, those which blissfully, and unawaredly enslave themselves.?_ Dresden James No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/894 - Release Date: 7/10/2007 5:44 PM ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================