I don't know if this has reached the Fox news or CNN, but there was an incident just a few days ago regarding a pit bull attack on a very old lady (somewhere in the 90's ?) as she was going to her mailbox. 2 Pit Bulls mauled her badly. She is still in the hospital. Now everyone is in arms and they are now targeting the Pit Bulls to ban them from at least Tucson. There were 3 other attacks before this by the same breed. -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stormy Hope Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 3:18 PM To: showgsd-l GSDList Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Crufts 2012 Checked Breeds I wrote some time ago, and reminding you all, that this is the next step the HSUS will take for our dogs. He (Pacelle) is going after breeders who breed more than a few litters, then going after those. He had his sights set on PureBred dogs right after PDE came out, as he saw the PR value, publicity and donations that he could derive from it. If you take the time to read some of the more rabid Facebook pages (or forums if you don't like Facebook), you can see a mindset that is verrrry scary. The sites that attract good breeders, intelligent posters usually are around 7-900... The rabid pages go up into the thousands. They will push organizations like AVMA (yes, they are being pushed) and the politicians to "demand" that we change our standard to their demands.... and further, to stop breeding those 'deformed' breeds. Humane Watch is a rare one that has thousands of fans and lots of good information. Stormy On Mar 8, 2012, at 1:05 PM, Mike Lynch wrote: Carol Ramsay has promised to text me from Ringside on Saturday. So we cant say until then. It seems that many breeders in the UK have taken issue with the Kennel Club since they seem to want to appease "public opinion" (Animal Right s Groups) since PDE came out. It seems to be getting worse. MJL On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:57 PM, <barbara17236@xxxxxxx> wrote: This statement, from Crufts story, pretty much sums it all up: "The veterinary checks were introduced to ensure that dogs with exaggerated features do not win prizes." I am betting the BOB German Shepherd will not be going onto the Group competition. So very sad. Barb Hively - PA *DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd* ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================