In a message dated 7/23/2005 6:04:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, willowlakegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: ..they do not want to prosecute...judges are swayed by "deals" and a bunch of legal crap...dogs lose AGAIN!...she will be back out there "collecting "again... Actually I am sure we are hearing only half or less than half of the story. I am sure as well that part of her probation will be that she have no animals. I represented a mother and her daughter who were collectors a few years back, The police were waiting for the daughter to turn 18, so they could prosecute them both as adults. When they seized the animals, they found 149 cats and over 30 dogs, a horse and one Afghan that was hardly able to move, and shaved to the skin. When they sorted it out, I showed the judge that the Afghan was a gift to the daughter at birth, and was 18. The humane society seized the cats and put them all down the same day. The judge was so disgusted with the action of the authorities that we made a deal, that they could plead guilty, keep one dog, and never have another animal after that dog died. They spend all day every day looking and begging for food for the animals. They had saved an eagle a few years back and released it after it healed. They had a dog on the porch that was left on the side of the road with a broken leg, dying. They had the dog in a crate, cast the leg, and couldn't afford to take it to a vet. All of this was wrong, they were a sick pair, and jail would have served no purpose. In the end, I defended them, and got them out of the business of collecting. It also destroyed their lives. They did choose to keep the 18 year old Afghan. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================