EXACTLY!!!!!!! Let's start with getting ALL the facts - not just the pleasant ones. I am sickened by the smart marketing done here (visit the Hunte website - "Providing the Happiest, Healthiest Puppies Around! )-ugggh. They show how wonderful their factory is, how GREAT they work at keeping the puppies healthy - quote "At the Hunte Corporation, we believe the puppy's priorities come first.", etc. Gee - Can't find a single mention of what goes on with their breeding stock used to create these puppies when they've reached the end of their reproductive career. Especially after producing litter after litter, earning what is probably tens of thousands of dollars for this corporation, and still have what we would consider a decent life expectancy. Maybe they go to that magical "farm in the country where they can run & play all day with their doggy friends"? I would love to find out what kind of a smoke & mirrors marketing plan was provided in selling this as being acceptable to GSDCA board members who voted "yes" to admitting Hunte to membership. jennifer -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Valerie Harrington" <whereis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > It's not about how Mr. Hunte "keeps his dogs" - it's about where he obtains > his puppies. He does not breed, he procures. He acts as the middleman > between the puppy mill and the pet shop. Have you seen the conditions of > some of these puppy mills? Do you have any firsthand knowledge of how > these puppymills maintain their "breeding stock" ? He is an enabler - > people who buy puppies from petshops are enablers. It's a constant > revolving door of supply/demand - and the poor unwanted leftovers get > tossed in the garbage. Sadly, being euthanized puts an end to their > miserable life in the puppy factory. > > Valerie Harrington > whereis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================