I know we have a lot of people that have tons to say about the proposed PAWS bill. I recently put together an article for our newsletter about it and asked some that I had seen that had been saying a great deal and had been looking into it to send me what they had. Now something has come up. I had forgotten that a friend of mine is, I believe the news director, or director of information, of series of western TV stations (NBC affiliates, LV, Reno, Arizona, and others I dont remember at the moment), and I happened to be reading the list and talking to him at the same time when I came across an email about it. I made some kind of comment just in passing (again I had forgotten about his position in this news syndicate). He proceeded to ask me more about it, and I gave him a brief overview of what we had been discussing here. He has asked me to compile information, emails and contacts concerning the issue, and he plans to turn it over to his investigative office for them to look into closer, and see if there is a story in it. Now we all know there is, and I think this is JUST the kind of thing that is needed to get our message across. Of course in the name of objectivity in reporting, he is interested in both sides of the issue. I have told him that I can probably flood him with contacts from the breeders side, and that the best I can do for getting him the other view is give him the info on the senator who is pushing this, as well as the contact info for AKC. He told me that this was the first he had heard of the issue, and that he could see that it would impact a great many people. He is really interested in taking a closer look. So, here is your chance. Send me your info privately please and keep in mind that he must deal in facts, not emotion. I'll forward it from there. Also please include contact information in case he or his staff wants to talk to you first hand. Cindy Gialluca ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================