Don't fall for the "it won't effect me" argument. Once such a bill is on the books it is a piece of cake to lower the numbers. Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA My Blog Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves. ~Thomas Jefferson -----Original Message----- Start with the states where there are few people and little organization to fight and then point to these laws as you try to pass them in other states - part of the AR agenda. They are also currently trying to pass a similar law in WV. These bills will pass if people do not help. Is one of these states in your back yard? If so your state could be next. Elizabeth Brinkley, MFA in Theatre, Legislative Liaison Dante Kennels, est. 1974, Latrobe, PA http://www.dantekennels.com Member - ASSA, TRSSCGP, WCOTC, OHA "When injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty." T. Jefferson Montana. **SET FOR HEARING** House Bill 515 provides that “a person may not own, possess, control, or otherwise have charge or custody of more than 25 dogs that are 6 months of age or older and have intact sexual organs at any time for the purpose of breeding those dogs and selling any offspring as pets.” This bill is set to be heard before the House Agriculture Committee on March 3rd. Check the Breaking News page of the PIJAC website soon for a PetAlert on this bill. http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2011/billpdf/HB0515.pdf http://leg.mt.gov/css/default.asp If you cannot make the hearing, please consider using On-line features to send your comments to House Ag Committe! Agriculture Meets Tuesday and Thursday, 3 p.m., Room 472 Chair: Krayton Kerns (R-Laurel) Vice Chair: Bob Wagner (R-Harrison) Vice Chair: Tim Furey (D-Milltown) Joanne Blyton (R-Joliet) Christy Clark (R-Choteau) Lila Evans (R-Browning) Steve Fitzpatrick (R-Great Falls) Alan Hale (R-Basin) Brian Hoven (R-Great Falls) David Howard (R-Park City) Margaret MacDonald (D-Billings) Edie McClafferty (D-Butte) Jonathan McNiven (R-Huntley) Pat Noonan (D-Ramsay) Carolyn Pease-Lopez (D-Billings) Lee Randall (R-Broadus) Joe Read (R-Ronan) Daniel Salomon (R-Ronan) Sterling Small (R-Busby) Frank Smith (D-Poplar) Kathleen Williams (D-Bozeman) Staff: Dave Bohyer, 406-444-3592 Secretary: Lauren Head, 406-444-4872 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================