Margaret Trahan and I have been working diligently for 4 days to try to get 3 poodles to their owner in Washington DC who was an evacuee from New Orleans. CJ Favre was willing to transport from Atlanta to DC where we had a pickup there to take them to their owner (one dog is 24 years old!!). Well, we couldn't get ANYONE to help with this one leg so now we are at Square One again. The HSUS will pay for mileage, meals, and overnight stay for pets being returned to their owners....you only need to keep receipts. DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYONE WHO WILL HELP. Yes, it is non-GSD but does that really matter if we are to help reunite pets with their owners???? We will have to coordinate this transport all over again. I am outside of Pittsburgh so that is not an option or I would do the transport myself. I am so frustrated to see people continually bickering at each other over a dog club election when there are other important things to be done....we are all gonna vote however we want and no one will sway us with "dirt" on other candidates.....but, come on guys, this is an important part of owning an animal. Help US help them!! Pat Lukos Sarava German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================