That is a joke; who is going to enforce it? Realtors aren't the ones who are/were responsible for the pets; the home owner should not walk away Scot-free from crimes against animals and other property. Why aren't they being charged with these abuses??? What if they leave their children? Do the banks and/or realtors have to adopt them, too? The NEW realtors in California, the ones here because of the high foreclosure rate, are in the same class as Used Car Salesmen. The tricks they pull, the lack of integrity, is appalling. No regulations get in their way, either. They just move on to another agency, working under each others licenses and parent company offices in other States. It is an amazing case of Caveat Emptor. Watch your back when dealing in real estate in California. And have a good lawyer handy! And don't trust the so-called bonded inspection companies, either. There is no licensing, no regulation of their industry. They can just copy the same inspection over and over, whether for termites or structural issues. I haven't been stung, this isn't sour grapes, this is just what I am observing. I am one of the lucky ones, but, I really did my homework first. Sometimes we make our own luck, eh? :-) Paula, 281 days and counting -- Dawn wrote: Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 08:29:05 -0800 (PST) From: Dawn Restuccia <windwych@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Interesting blurb about California This just in from my foreclosure pet group: Realtors in California must now take responsibility for pets left behind when a home is foreclosed. At the very least, this should prevent pets from starving to death when their owners abandon them. At least the animals will not be left to die of starvation! Dawn Dawn Restuccia, Pres. Last Hope, Safe Haven Donations may be made to: Paypal via windwych@xxxxxxxxx ____________________________________________________________ Save $15 on Flowers and Gifts from FTD! Shop now at http://offers.netzero.net/TGL1241/?u=http://www.ftd.com/17007 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================