Begin forwarded message: Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:33 pm (PST) http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/12/15/biden-gets-new-dog-animal-rights-advocates-not-happy/ http://tinyurl.com/6nktls  Begin forwarded message: Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:33 pm (PST) http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/12/15/biden-gets-new-dog-animal-rights-advocates-not-happy/ ; http://tinyurl.com/6nktls Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy By Jimmy Orr | 12.15.08  The new puppy’s cute. But what puppy isn’t? (OK, except chihuahuas). We’re talking about Joe Biden’s new dog. Of course, all the news about presidential pets has been about Barack Obama’s promise to his daughters to get a new First Dog for the White House.... (snip) “We are surprised that Sen. Biden chose to purchase a dog from a commercial kennel since he has been a leader on animal-protection issues and has championed a number of important animal-welfare reforms in the Senate,” Michael Markarian, executive vice president of the Humane Society of the United States, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “President-elect Obama can send a stronger message of hope and change for animals by adopting a homeless dog from an animal shelter or rescue group.” Grrrrr… (part 2) PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is equally unhappy. A day after the election, the founder of the organization - Ingrid Newkirk - sent a letter to Biden asking that he adopt a “pound puppy.” Her plea apparently was not heeded.  Writes Christine Dore’ on the PETA files blog: “I was extremely disappointed to read that Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife bought a dog from a breeder instead of adopting one from an animal shelter,” writes Dore’. “Obviously he or his wife blanked on Ingrid’s letter, which asked him to consider adopting,” she wrote. ”Every year, U.S. animal shelters are forced to euthanize millions of wonderful, deserving dogs and cats because of the lack of good homes.” PETA, never an organization to shy away from controversy, promised to run a public service announcement reminding “Mr. Biden and his home state of Delaware that every time someone buys a dog from a breeder, a dog in an animal shelter is killed,” Dore’ writes.... ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================