Doris is incapable of dealing with pure EVIL, or evil of any sort. This is her story, it is hers alone, and it is not necessary to comment on her past. Opinions that are hurtful for no reason are not fair. There is nothing in her post that alludes to illegal smuggling of wildlife. Syd In a message dated 1/29/2009 2:12:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:33:12 -0800, Doris E <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > *Many years ago when I had my pet store, I had a sea >captain friend who would bring me assorted birds from >time to time. Sorry, but the illegal smuggling of live wildlife (or parts thereof) into this country is pure EVIL!! Doris: what your friend did could have exposed this country, its people and its natural flora and fauna to disease and was extremely irresponsible, not to mention probably cruel to the birds. I do understand that it was a different time with different rules. That still doesn't make it right! Speaking as a parrot owner myself, that URL has a point. It really is way too easy to buy a bird or, for that matter, many other types of exotic pets. Far too many people who buy a parrot do so because they think the idea of a talking bird is "cool" or because the hand-fed babies are indescribably cute. It's too bad some of these folks don't think ahead to the next 35 plus years to figure out if bird ownership is REALLY what they want. Not all birds talk. What happens if the one you buy doesn't? Birds are dirty and can be very destructive. And then there's the noise factor. 'Nuff said about THAT! ;0 -- Karen C. Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================