Thought you all would be interested in what Pedigree had to say when I wrote them to complain about their involvement with the American Humane Association. And by the way I just got a renewel notice in the mail the other day from the AHA and tossed it. I did however renew my AZ Humane Society donation, as they do great work with the mobile pet ambulances. Luanne pet.care@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: From: <pet.care@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <silvermoongsds@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Masterfoods USA, A Division of Mars, Incorporated. Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:42:42 -0400 In response to your email regarding Masterfoods USA, A Division of Mars, Incorporated. Thank you for your email. We value you as a consumer and appreciate your letting us know your viewpoint. As you may be aware, PEDIGREE created the PEDIGREE Adoption Drive to raise awareness and funding of dog adoption by aiding shelters and breed rescue organizations. We are not aligned with any legislation - our main objective is to help find homes for the nearly 2 million dogs who enter shelters each year. We have received feedback from some parent clubs that they do not want to receive a donation directly from the American Humane Association. We respect and value the opinions and viewpoints of breeders and breed rescue organizations, and to address this feedback, we are working to come up with a solution on a dual consumer fundraising mechanism that will support both shelter dogs and breed rescue dogs for our 2008 PEDIGREE Adoption Program. Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with us as we continue our work to find loving homes for needy dogs. Cindy Papay Masterfoods USA, a Division of Mars, Incorporated Consumer Care Department 1-800-525-5273 DIRECT ALL E-MAIL REPLIES TO: pet.care@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 010225054A --------------------------------- Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================