In a message dated 7/23/2005 11:12:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Stormy435 writes: Is this a good place for the "Trapper's" piece to be? They came for the......., and nobody cared, as it wasn't my type of animal? Paraprasing like crazy here, but I can't remember the words that well, just the message. Stormy In a message dated 7/23/05 7:33:18 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes: As far as cat breeders, let them follow the same regs as dog breeders; or not, as the case may be. Stormy, I don't know enough (or perhaps care enough) about cat breeding to have an informed opinion how many cats it tales to be classified as a "commercial" breeder. Just from a common sense standpoint, at some number, and again, I don't know what the number is or should be, so I'm not going to throw a number out there, but at SOME NUMBER, breeding cats is no longer a hobby, it's a BUSINESS and like any other business, should be licensed/regulated to protect the welfare of the animals and those who would purchase them. In a perfect world, you wouldn't have to worry about licenses and regulations, but we don't live in a perfect world. The mechanic I take my car to is licensed. My attorney, accountant, physician and electrician is licensed. The restaurants where I choose to eat are licensed and inspected. I'm not going to loose any sleep if a cat breeder who has crossed whatever line in the sand is used to determine if they are a hobby or commercial breeder is inspected and regulated. Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================