Not that I was planning to attend, but a friend in Canada just sent this notice to me. I thought some on our list might not have heard this information... so I'm sharing............ Peggy WARNING! To all exhibitors of Eurodogshow 2008 in Budapest, Hungary! Do not enter or purchase exhibitor ticket yet! Please, wait until the final deadline: 15-th August 2008! Why? Because it is quite possible, that the show will be cancelled and the money that you spent on the ticket will never be refunded to you. The Hungarian Kennel Club (MEOE) illegally organizes dog shows and provides pedigree service for eight (8) years now. The Hungarian Supreme Court brought a final(!) judgment against the MEOE on April 4, 2007. Four hundred million Forint (EURO 1.5 million, US$ 2.3 million) penalty has to be paid by the MEOE to the Hungarian State for illegally organizing FCI CACIB dog shows since 2006. When Dr. György Habsburg General Patron of the Show (Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Hungary for the European Union) found out about the illegal activities of the MEOE, he stopped sponsoring the Europedogshow. The MEOE also had to remove Mr. Habsburg's picture from the website of the Eurodogshow. For the same reason, in January 2008, another patron of the show, Gabor Demszky, the Mayor of Budapest, also revoked his support for the show! . (The MEOE has not removed his name from the official website of the show as of today: Feb/13/2008) If you are fed up with the bulk stream of unacceptable quality puppies from Hungarian puppy millers to your country, you can understand why the Hungarian government regulates dog breeding, it is also in your interest: The Budapest Metropolitan Court suspended the management of the MEOE on December 19, 2007 and assigned a state controller to manage it until further notice. Assigning a supervisor inspector to the MEOE is in progress. The judgment is a 1st level one, and final judgment can be expected in the first half of 2008. Please, forward this message to everyone you know who has plans to enter the Eurodogshow 2008! You can inquire for more information and verification on these facts at the The Hungarian Embassy or Consulate in your own country ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================