more info on this so called SENATOR with pic of the dog and her ~sob~... owner please xpost widely Incidentally: The Mullins SPCA shelter director is the son of a "political connection" of Senator Williams...... Senator Kent M. Williams District 30 - Dillon, Florence, Marion & Marlboro Cos. Contact Address: (H) 4205 Stirk Place, Marion, 29571 Bus. (843) 423-3904 Home (843) 362-0307 (C) 602 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201 Bus. (803) 212-6008 E-Mail Address: _WILLIAMSK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:WILLIAMSK@xxxxxxxxxxxx) _more photos here:_ (http://picasaweb.google.com/brianpatti/SenatorWilliamsPregnantDog) (She was brought to the Marion County Animal Shelter to be put to sleep..) Dear Fellow Dog Lovers, I am writing to you to ask you to consider writing a letter to the local newspapers and calling the office of Senator Kent Williams of South Carolina. He had picked up by Animal Control his very pregnant German Shepherd Dog and taken to the Mullins, South Carolina shelter a few days before Easter. She had puppies 4 days later. This might be a great opportunity to highlight the need for responsible dog ownership in the south, and for the importance of spay/neuter. If anyone is interested in setting up protests outside the fine senator's offices, I would be happy to help set that up, too. The fine Senator's office address and phone number: 602 Gressette Bldg., Columbia, 29201 Bus. (803) 212-6008 E-Mail Address: _WILLIAMSK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:WILLIAMSK@xxxxxxxxxxxx) Local newspapers: _mimim@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:mimim@xxxxxxxxx) Ms. Maddock, Exec Editor, Columbia Star _editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) _news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) _stateeditor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:stateeditor@xxxxxxxxxxxx) Letters to the Editor My letter: "Dear Editor: I am writing about a terrible situation that has come to my attention through a dog rescue. Senator Kent Williams, District 30, coldly and irresponsibly dropped his very pregnant German Shepherd Dog at a local animal shelter. This is disgraceful on several levels: there is NO excuse for the Senator to have failed to spay his dog if he didn't want the responsibility of raising puppies, and to dump his family dog off in a kill shelter to be heartlessly killed, or to have her puppies and have them be possibly killed too, is just heartbreaking. Instead of dumping his dog in such a disgraceful and cold act, Senator Kent Williams should be working to fund spay/neuter programs at low cost for the community and finding solutions to the tens of thousands of young and healthy dogs put to death in South Carolina shelters every year. Any responsible person can see that the dog situation in the state is a disgrace and needs to be addressed immediately. The senator chose to be part of the problem, rather than be part of the solution. He should be ashamed of himself, and I hope he reconsiders his attitude toward this situation. Regards, Nancy Dunn Lake George" **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================