Hi All; Please read the attached from Ron Menaker, Chairmen of teh AKC Board in regards to the Petland agreement. Cathy Catherine Murch fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > [Original Message] > From: <RMENRMEN@xxxxxxx> > To: <akc-delegate-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 9/28/2006 6:36:20 PM > Subject: [akc-delegate-l] Announcement > > At the September Delegates Meeting AKC reported that we had reached an > agreement with Petland in order to facilitate the registration of dogs that are > already AKC registrable. > Precedence: bulk > > AKC's Board of Directors and management believed that this agreement would > have helped to further the mission of the AKC. Promoting responsible dog > ownership to new puppy owners, implementing our care and conditions policies, and > exposing more dog owners to AKC educational programs and services would have had > even greater reach. > > In the past few weeks we have received many comments about this agreement, > both positive and negative. We have listened to the concerns and because this > issue has become so divisive, we believe it is in the best interest of our sport > and the American Kennel Club not to go forward with this initiative. > > Ron Menaker, Chairman of the Board > Dennis B. Sprung, President and CEO > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > 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. It is unreasonable to assume that a post placed on this list will not be forwarded or reproduced beyond the recipients of this list. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akc-delegate-l/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akc-delegate-l/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > mailto:akc-delegate-l-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > mailto:akc-delegate-l-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > akc-delegate-l-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================