I hope as many as you can, are attending the HSUS Lobby Day, too. Know what is planned for you next!!! FWD: CO Alert on Limits bill - Act NOW to oppose! Date: Mon Feb 2, 2009 8:04 am ((PST)) There is a legislative alert for Colorado Dog Owners at http://CoDogFederation.org  on HB 09-1172 . The supporters are called it the "puppymill bill' but it will have a negative effect on all breeders. This is an HSUS sponsored bill and we want to kill it dead! We have had talks with the sponsor of the bill but she is being deceived by the animal rights group and can't see past that. The Federation has been on top of this bill and situation since December (before the bill was made public) and has lined up a good coalition of groups to fight it, but we need letters right now to go out to the House Ag Committee members in opposition. Your e-mail letters can make a difference for us. The bill goes before this committee this Wednesday for its first hearing and we would like to have enough opposition to kill it at that time. We are working overtime on this bill and have made good progress, but now need the dog community to take action.  Anyone who would like to attend the hearing please contact me so we have a well mannered and focused group there. We are expecting that the bill supporters will again be demonstrating at the capitol for this bill, so it is very important that our side be well represented. They have actually been advertising on Craigs list. We want to kill this thing and let HSUS know that they are not welcome in Colorado! NAIA has set up a CapWiz alert for us and you can reach that through the Federation website or at NAIA Trust website. Thanks!!! Linda Hart Colorado Federation of Dog Clubs -- 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/ ============================================================================