From my Canine Repro group, permission to crosspost granted. Maybe if the hotels, restaurants, other service providers receive enough complaints they will enlist their lobbyists to help us. Betty Johnson Tintagel Re: UPDATES FROM THE ANIMAL COUNCIL, 5/20/07 Mon May 21, 2007 11:22 am (PST) We (CopperCreek)are boycotting all California shows!!! We are writing to the Show Superintendents and telling them what and why we are doing it. We are Also writing to hotels and restaurants we frequent while attending the shows and telling them how sorry we are that we won't be using their rooms or eating their food or buying their gas. I don't think the general public realizes how much money is spent by exhibitors! ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================