Paul, Here is an article from the Great Dane Clubs site. Please read it carefully. Is this what you are supporting with your "YES" vote?????? This is the man you want to have as your fellow member? This simply is NOT ACCEPTABLE. You believe everything this man says. You are on this list DEFENDING this man!!!!!!!! How then can ALL of these breed clubs, rescue organizations be wrong? They have all created lies about Hunte? I cannot believe that you are that gullible. I cannot see how you can sleep at night. I hope you see all those innocent faces of the puppies and dogs Hunte is profiting off of in your dreams, EVERY NIGHT. _http://www.gdca.org/wordsofwisdom/wordsofwisdom10.htm_ (http://www.gdca.org/wordsofwisdom/wordsofwisdom10.htm) Here is an excerpt from that article: Brokers do not breed dogs, they buy litters of puppies from Puppy Mills. Their business is wholesaling these pathetic creatures, enabling â??Millersâ?? to continue operations. Older animals, dogs with deformities, no longer of value to the Mills are sold at Auctions, direct from the Mills or by Brokers. The Hunte Corp., one of the largest, buys puppies from Mid West Breeders and resells to Pet Stores Nationally and Overseas. This Broker has been funded in part, by million dollar loans from the USDA. Brokers are covered under â??The Animal Welfare Actâ??, enforced by the USDA, the same Agency charged with inspecting licenced Kennels and Brokers. Is this not paradoxical?. Hunte Corp. Chairman, Andrew Hunte, said â??The loans allow us to expand our business. We deal with breeders in several â??Midwest Statesâ?? who can meet our Standard of quality care. Hunte Corp., has exemplary facilities in MO. Puppies are Trucked from the Mills to these facilities, where they are groomed, vetted, vaccinated and sold to Pet Shops Nationwide. Hunte Corp.,gives them good care, nevertheless, they are a successful, recognized Broker, whose income, reported to be $26,000.000 in 2002, is primarily derived from the output of Millers. Puppies must be weaned very young to go through the Hunte checkup to arrive at Pet Shops by average age of 8-10-12 weeks old. Pet Shops keep the Brokers in business, Millers supply the â??Commodityâ??. Brokers pay a pittance for puppies, most do not have the facilities that made the Hunte Corp., successful. Hundreds of Puppies are trucked long distances, with inadequate care, some die, others so sick on arrival, they are refused. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================