Since I received several emails privately asking more about this woman, here is a link to a blog. It IS a blog and an opinion blog, but there are details, albeit loaded. There will be lots of internet buzz on this in the next few days (on the doglaw lists). If anybody wants more info, let me know. (TY, FH, for the link) P.S. From what I remember, there was no proof of the dog ailing (but VERY old) and no proof of a vet consult after Ms. Grimes stole the dog, secreted it, and refused to give it up to authorities. http://www.dogpolitics.com/my_weblog/2007/12/guilty-tammy-gr.html Guilty! Tammy Grimes Did The Crime, Will Tammy Grimes Do The Time? Last night, Tammy Grimes of Dogs Deserve Better was found guilty of theft and receiving stolen property for taking an ailing, 19-year-old dog named Jake from a yard in East Freedom, then refusing to return him to his owners. It took the jury took less than 30 minutes to convict her of the charges, according to the local paper, the "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================