Some sub human chained a rottie mix dog to a tree, doused him with gasoline and set him on fire. This poor animal is suffering second and third degree burns over 60 percent of his body. He is fighting for his life and IS slowly recovering. Even thru his obviously immense pain, his innate sweetness is shining thru. So far his veterinarian bills have exceeded 3,000$. The vet who is treating him will continue to do so; she seems incredibly compassionate. One of the things that frightens me is that in so many of these "shelters" all you have to do is lay your money down and walk out with the dog. How many of our GSDs have landed in the hands of class b dealers this way? How many have ended up in vivisection laboratories or as bait dogs??? Looking at the very graphic photos of Maximus laying on bloody towels just breaks my heart...sorry....Dawn Restuccia Dorothy, and no this aint Kansas ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================