I am not intrusted in getting into a shooting match, however Colleen, If a rescue group excepts Money, I.E., Donations, it could indeed affect rescuers. It could be misconstrued that a rescuer is selling. Look I think anyone who loves animals will agree, We all want an end to senseless killing of dogs and cats in the shelters across our country because of the overpopulation issues. I'm sure most of us don't condone the practices of the "Puppy Mills." However, let a bill be presented that truly does attack these issues and leave us "Ethical" people alone, I think you'll find a completely different response from those of us that are not the problem. We need public education about these issues, not more regulations on the people that are already following the rules. Unfortunately PAWS leaves a lot of room to attack those of us that aren't the problem. Best Regards, Ellen Stovall ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================