In a message dated 7/13/07 10:32:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: what can we do to slow down the rate of dogs and cats being put to death?... What about a complete turn around. Instead of working so hard to limit the dogs and cats being bred, how about we work harder to educate people to the joys of owning a pet? All the statistics show us that pet ownership is a good health remedy, lengthens life, and reduces stress and heart attacks. It reduces violence in prisons, and brings peace to many. I doubt you can ever educate those who will not take care of their animals. Education to the breeders isn't the problem, education to the public is. Dogs and cats are still brought in from out of state, and maybe there is an answer there. Puppy mills would not exist were there not a demand for the product. If so many people want pets, why are we destroying them? It is a distribution problem. Much like water, there is plenty of it in one part of the country, and not enough in others. Another solution might be to deal with this on a national basis. Look to other areas, and see if they need pets to adopt, and work in that direction. Think outside the box. That is what is needed, not more laws for those people who are the problem to break. Evan_ Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================