I'm not sure of the legalities -- the truth is a complete defense against libel, but . . . Perhaps Evan could comment on this. In the meantime, I Googled Kari Ablas, and there was PLENTY of information available to warn a prospective puppy-buyer. It's not 100%, but it only takes a minute to check. Fran Henry On Jan 31, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx wrote: > Abuser's to animals and children are to me, the lowest forms of amoeba on > the earth. > > We read the stories of Jack, Cajun, Velvet and Stormy's pup and we shed > tears, our hearts break. We read the name of those that did these heinous > things..........Kari Albas, Kim Marcotte and so on. > > I agree we need to get these names out there and KEEP them out there so we > don't forget who is who.....a DO NOT BUY FROM list. > Public flogging is one of the most effective forms of justice going. Does > it sound like a good thing and viable that we have someone who puts a > reminder message perhaps monthly on the list listing the names like those > above? As long as the info is supported and is the truth, there is not a > problem with this. Good idea? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================