Gaston county NC has what they like to term a "vet tech" program in which they remove the younger and older dogs from their "shelter" and use them to practice taking blood and other procedures. I can only hazard a guess as to WHAT other procedures. These dogs are then never allowed back on the adoption floor (Hmmm...wonder why??!!)...and are destroyed when they are done using them. Right now, there is a 16 week GSD pup who was removed for this purpose. Since we have TWO offers of rescue for this baby, we are contacting this facility and demanding the release of the pup. I HATE hitting everyone over the head with these stories, but THIS is the reality of what our dogs are facing! I heard from Diane Roberts that she recently pulled a Dallas daughter who was out of an ROM bitch from a shelter! THIS dog could have endured a similar fate... We are literally DROWNING in unwanted GSDs this week..Please go to our website, click on "forums" and go to the section marked "Urgent"....any help you can offer would be GREATLY appreciated! Dawn Restuccia Dawn Restuccia, Pres. Last Hope, Safe Haven Donations may be made to: Paypal via windwych@xxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================