In a message dated 3/22/2007 7:40:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, windwych@xxxxxxxxx writes: While at the Mohegan Sun show in Uncasville Ct. I was able to obtain a flyer that the AKC rep there was passing out. This was detailing the mission statement of the AKC...and I QUOTE!!!! "conducts approximately 5,000 kennel inspections annually to ensure the integrity of the AKC registry and MONITOR CARE AND CONDITIONS AT KENNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY." If this is so, why have they not imposed any type of sanctions on the puppymills? Are we to believe that they consider those living conditions acceptable? What are the consequences that WE may face if they came to OUR facility and were displeased with something? Are the puppymills exempt from sanctions? Dawn, it's NOT all that hard to understand. AKC only has jurisdiction with people who wish to USE their registry. We would allow them on our premises, we comply with their regulations because we wish to register our dogs with the AKC. People who don't want to use the registry have no reason to let them in the door. You keep bringing this up and I'm sure you keep at the reps about it, but it's NOT their job. Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================