That is a good question, Lee. I am pretty well up on all the national, and most of the more publicized state acronyms, but found myself asea this morning while reading Bob Kane's analysis of what was happening in the Virginia legislature. VHDOA, VVFHS, VACA, VFDCB, ADOA. Very careful reading had me sort out the good guys from the bad guys, but eventually I did it. The problem lies in that the "bad" guys band together in a single force, and that is something that really needs to be worked on for the "good" guys. Joining the breed clubs, the AB clubs, together with other animal groups is so important that our individual goals need to be less for the greater good. There are a few out there, DFOW, NCAOA, SAOVA, that have joined for one cause, PAWS, and including all animals in their organizations. A wider acceptance of a single force, leaving individual egos behind, is necessary. For us, joining UKC, ARBA, AMBOR, with AKC (wish they could drop PAWS!!) with the CatFanciers of America. What a force we would have. The Aristas could not begin to get the political power that we would have. Ah, dream on. Paul (and Margie) can explain the goals of RALEEF and their very reachable goals and I'm sure they'll be glad to do so. Stormy In a message dated 2/3/06 10:44:11 AM, lfossland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Maybe I am speaking for the rest of us, but it isn't apathy that you are > dealing with, at least for most of us, but actually ignorance in regards to > which organization we should trust and which should we not trust. There are > so many abbreviated names of organizations. It really does not mean much to > us unless we are directly involved already. > Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================