[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: From the Boxer List
- From: "Bonnie Dinsmore" <vonadlerhof@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <daryllauffer@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:22:57 -0500
..and the one line that jumped out at me the most?? our "formerly, most
respected" breed club. Exactly.
Bonnie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl Lauffer" <daryllauffer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:58 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] From the Boxer List
>A friend sent me this, it was posted on the Boxer list:
>
> Forwarded with permission
>
> GSD Club of America Votes In Andrew Hunte As A Member!
>
> Jan. 7, 2007.
> Just last weekend the Board of Directors of the German Shepherd Dog
> Club of America voted (9 for, 8 against) to allow Andrew Hunte of the
> infamous Hunte Corporation, the largest wholesaler of pet shop puppies
> in the USA, in as a member of the National Breed (Parent) club. This
> was after written objections from a good percentage of the membership.
>
> We are told Mr. Hunte was provided with copies of all the written
> objections and was then invited to present rebuttal to the Board which
> met in secret session behind closed doors. It seems that most GSDCA
> Board meetings are open to members and visitors so this was unusual.
> Mr. Hunte brought gifts (handouts carrying the Hunte Corporation logo),
> for each of the Board Members. He was accompanied by an individual
> thought to be his attorney. Hunte extolled the virtues of Hunte
> Corporation's facilities and the lovely way it cares for its puppies.
> The biggest news brag was about his new incinerator, which is to take
> the place of what was alleged to be nothing more than a huge ditch at
> the back of the corporate property. As was seen on TV in a different
> puppy mill expose, instead of shoveling dead dogs and puppies into the
> ditch, the bodies can be disposed of in the new incinerator. We're told
> that one of the Directors was so sickened by the incinerator dialog and
> the pride with which the announcement was made that he was unable to
> sit through Hunte's presentation of his virtues.
>
> Hunte was allowed to speak for 45 minutes whereupon the Board voted,
> the result being that the man who holds the distinction of being the
> nation's largest distributor of puppy mill produce is now a member of
> one of the largest (and formerly, most respected) breed clubs in the
> country. The Board ignored the wishes of the membership, the board
> citing the risk of being sued as an excuse. There seems to have been
> some discussion in defense of Hunte which proclaimed him as "he is not
> a puppy miller, just a broker." That may be true; he is indeed a
> wholesaler who also claims to be a breeder and serious exhibitor. Yes,
> he has dogs being shown by top handlers.
>
> In fact, AKC has welcomed the Hunte operation which is said to generate
> nearly a million registrations per year. Therefore it is apparently
> fine for a breed club to welcome him, too.
>
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