Let's hope the animal owners in HI are on top of this! S http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090213/NEWS02/902130354/1001 http://tinyurl.com/c6obnw Posted on: Friday, February 13, 2009 Rally calls for animal rights Lawmakers considering bills that would ban dogfighting, eating pets By Peter Boylan Advertiser Staff Writer Animal rights activists rallied at the State Capitol yesterday in support of five bills that would bolster animal protections in Hawai'i. Advertisement The measures include proposals that would ban dog fighting, the eating of cats and dogs, and cockfighting instruments. State lawmakers have introduced a total of five bills in the House and Senate addressing animal cruelty and stressed that in these tough economic times, people should not forget about the valuable and nurturing roles that pets and animals play in society.... NAIA News National Animal Interest Alliance -- Stormy Hope carpoc.org GSDCA Member And more clubs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================