The American Humane Association should be HSUS > Ah yes they do. Under the Take Action link at the top you will find the > following... > http://tinyurl.com/2jj2wo Paul adds... Many of the old "Animal Welfare" organizations have been infiltrated and taken over by the ARO philosophies and personnel. HSUS is a prime example. Wayne Pacelle (the current CEO of HSUS) began as a member of the ARO group Fund For Animals and last year FFA became part of the HSUS as did Doris Day Animal League. Many of the current HSUS people are past PETA members, too. The following is a quote re Animal Welfare and Animals Rights...from the 1992 edition of "Animals Agenda's" (an ARO publication) "As long as humans have rights and animals do not...as in the case of the animal welfarist framework...non humans will lose when their interests conflict with human interests. Thus...animal welfare reforms...by their very nature, can only serve to retard the pace at which "animal rights" goals can be achieved." Just because an organization has shown past association with Animal Welfare does not mean they continue to ascribe to the same tenets. When Laurie Pruett and I attended the NAIA Conference in Vancouver WA last month, we were both amazed at the number of groups who considered HSUS their friends even though they were directly opposed to pet ownership. $ is the bottom line and HSUS is financing areas WE should be financing...like training Animal Control Officers and teaching Responsible Pet Ownership instead of Mandatory Spay & Neuter. The ARO minions have put ARO foxes in our hen houses and that must change. Paul ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================