Listers, I DO watch "animal planet" at times and just today Mr. P. was in an "ad" for HSUS. It almost made me "puke" and it'd be mine --- not the usual "poodle puke" I get around here sometimes because Cookie is spoiled. Also to see the note about a SHEPADOODLE as well today, Aaack. Takes all kinds kids. Anyway, my state has only made dog fighting illegal for just a very few years now. It's been rampant and they're finally catching up to these cruel people. I had assisted HSUS for a number of years in my younger days but when I realized they had hooked up with the radicals, I wrote a very very AHA letter to them and told them "what for" for real. We DO need to band together to help our wonderful critters as much as possible. The story of the little kitten also today was so so sad. Well, folks I know one thing ---- you and our GSDs are tops and I'm honored to be a part of this part of earth. Thank you so much for being there. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edwin Hill" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>; "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 5:56 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PRETTY OFF TOPIC, BUT STILL.... --- On Fri, 6/12/09, Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> wrote: Pacelle has changed his tune. Last month the Humane-itarians signed up Vick as an anti-dogfighting spokesman "to young African-Americans in urban centers where there's widespread dogfighting." First I know Stormy is not the author of the above statement, a statement that is both misleading and inflammatory.... Dog fighting is NOT a "young African-American" problem.....dog fighting is NOT "widespread" in urban centers.... statements like this are too often accepted without question or proof. If Mr. Vick now wants to sing loudly about the sins of dog fighting, then Sing Mike Sing......Ed Hill ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================