I know nothing of this, and haven't researched it at all, but here it is: Stormy CROSSPOSTED FROM RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERS OF THE EASTERN STATES URGENT- Need calls, letters NOW- This is WRONG!!!! Big Brother has crossed the line, MAJOR!!! A friend of mine's husband, Tony Self, and a buddy run a pet transport service. They stopped in ILL for gas and to walk the pups, and the police were called. They showed up with AC who then CONFISCATED the dogs b/c the kennels were dirty. Now mind you, they had been on the road and stopped to walk the dogs and clean the kennels. The local area is publicizing that they BUSTED A DOG FIGHTING RING, and is using Bush's recent bill, transporting across state lines, against them! These dogs do not even belong to them, they were just transporting them!! The article put out is full of garbage, except for the fact they can't afford to get out of jail and the dogs will probably not be returned. We need major letters and calls going in here.... just think, you are traveling to a dog show with YOUR dogs loaded up. You stop to walk them and your puppy had an accident. This is not proof you are a dog fighter, nor should you lose all your dogs and go straight to jail over this!! Here is the contact info: Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge 10305 Southwest Highway Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Phone: 708.636.8586 Fax: 708.636.9488 Burbank Police Department Chief of Police: Bruce Radowicz 5650 W 75th PL Burbank, Illinois 60459 (708)924-7300 Sherry and Tony Self are involved in weight pull, they are not dog fighters by ANY means!! I know Brian Bailey had some trouble in the past, but from what I was told he was wrongly accused. They need our help folks, they did nothing wrong, and again, the next time you load up to go to a show, this could happen to YOU!! ~~~~~~~~ Stormy Hope California Federation of Dog Clubs www.cfodconline.org S.P. Region GSDCA RALEEF Representative ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================