Gotta tell you, I have met some of the best people thru this effort. A wonderful woman named Wanda is picking Murphy up at the Barfield Animal Hospital, and is paying for him to have a bath! She is driving FROM Memphis to Murfreesboro and back tomorrow...doesnt own a GSD but had one in her youth and remembers what amazing dogs they are. She and her husband donate 100$ a month to a local shelter to help keep the dogs in better conditions...It renews my faith in humanity. Murphy will be met at Interstate 40, exit 35 around 8 pm tonight and begin his journey to Kristis in Constantine! Thank you everyone for your generosity....it has made life possible for this unwanted smiling boy....:-) News from the monster who immolated the rottie/pit bull cross in NY named Maximus... Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 07/27/07 Post Comment CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. â?? A starving puppy has been rescued from an unventilated shed by the home of a man accused setting another dog afire, animal-welfare authorities said. The 6-month old female pit bull puppy, named Red, was recovering at an animal hospital and will be put up for adoption, Suffolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officials said Thursday. Although almost too weak to stand, the puppy "wants to climb in your lap,'' said SPCA Detective Regina Galoppi. The puppy was found Tuesday locked in a shed next to Derick Phanord's house in Brentwood. Phanord has been accused of tying another pit bull to a tree in his neighborhood, dousing the dog with gasoline and setting the animal ablaze. That dog, a male, died last week after three surgeries. Phanord, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated animal cruelty and criminal possession of a weapon, which police said was a bludgeon. Police said Phanord told them the dog had been aggressive toward his family and another dog. The case has spurred hundreds of e-mails and letters to the SPCA from as far as Australia, SPCA Chief Roy Gross said. After Phanord's arrest, Suffolk County authorities announced a plan to assign police detectives to work on animal-cruelty cases with SPCA peace officers. Dorothy, and no this aint Kansas ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================