Spread this around??? From Carlotta: Judicious forwarding requested. URGENT: HSUS raid planned for central Tennessee or adjacent area > We have received information that HSUS is planning a breeder raid for > the central Tennessee area, or surrounding areas, in the next several > days. They have been asking for volunteers able to foster around > 120-150 dogs by next Wednesday, February 2. They are also asking for > volunteers able to take part in the raid. We have been told that the > raid will be in central Tennessee, but it could be in a surrounding > state close by (MS, KY, etc.). They often conduct these raids on > weekends. > > Rescue groups are also at risk during raids such as these. > > If you are a breeder with large numbers of dogs in these areas, > please take precautions. They may have already visited your property > to get probable cause for a warrant. At this point all you may be > able to do is remove dogs before they are seized. If you have reason > to think that you could be the subject of such a raid, please protect > yourself and your dogs. Have an attorney ready and remove dogs ahead > of time. > > This message is only aimed at breeders with larger numbers of dogs > who may be targeted by HSUS in these areas. > > crossposting encouraged ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================