Some people DO claim it is "very" close emotionally to it. And remember that SOME people that do NOT have children think of these "fur kids" as their children. Some councillors that are passing the BSL laws do not have children, but animals. Some people on this list do not have children but "fur kids". I suppose it all depends on how attached you are to your dogs? Please consider those things before you say "No!". Colleen Donnelly Helen Franklin <helen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:11:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Donnelly Subject: Re: Letter re: banning specific breeds Below is what I wrote....and THANK YOU Marie for bringing the proposed = BSL to the attention of this list!!!!!!!! ( and that's not Mrs Colleen = Donnelly, just Colleen *VBG* ) Dear Madame's and Sirs, I understand your concern and desire to protect your constituents from = the awful tragedy a dangerous dog can cause. You, I am sure, intend to do so with the law you are being asked to enact. However, all you will do with such a law is turn thousands of pet loving voters against you personally = and you will be viewed as those terrible people who will cruelly deprive = animal lovers of their well behaved pets. I am sure this is not your intention. To avoid making such a terrible mistake in your proposed legislation I suggest you contact the American Kennel Club in New York and ask for their draft version of a dangerous = dog law. This law has been enacted in several states and provides the = general populace ample protection from dangerous dogs while still permitting the people who properly train and socialize their pets to retain them.=20 The loss of a child is a terrible thing but many people will claim the = loss of a beloved pet is very close emotionally to it.... Re: the sentence above PLEASE DO NOT SAY OR WRITE THIS AGAIN ABOUT LOSING A CHILD VS. A DOG, BECAUSE IT IS SO VERY UNTRUE! Those who have suffered the loss of a = child are scared forever! It is the very worst thing that could ever happen = to the, EVER! We cry over the loss of a pet, we bleed over the loss of a child. Helen Franklin =20 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BREED BETTERMENT REGISTRY The only way to understand & estimate the nature of the dog is to study his whole development. Such a task requires a sympathetic, dog-loving observer, who tries as far as possible to enter into the innermost mind of the dog, and who will know how to short-circuit all his purely human points of view. --Max von Stephanitz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================