A rabid kitten was found last weekend in Petersburg, Virginia, just a bit south of Richmond. So, in Petersburg they are rounding up stray cats and euthanizing them right away unless the cats are wearing collars or are really friendly...in which case they will be quarantined for 10 days to give owners a chance to claim them. The AC people are going door to door down there, checking rabies shots......I'm wondering how long before this newest action goes state wide (the door to door part, I mean). Rabies has always been in our wildlife...and all I can think is that this is not a legitimate act we have here...after all, it was just this past July that it became mandatory for vets to report to the County (and therefore, to the state) every animal to whom they gave a rabies shot...with the owner's name and address, breed, whether the animal was neutered or not.... Am I just being suspicious? On the news tonite they showed people at a vet's office being told their animal's rabies vaccine had expired last year...so they are being forced to get another rabies shot. This, in spite of all the studies complaining about over vaccination, etc.......... The threat of rabies may or may not be valid...I just can't help but think that the AR folks have had their way here in the Old Dominion. Come hell or high water, the authorities are going to know about every dog or cat in the state...who has them, whether they are neutered or entire, and what breeds we have........ and this information will be available to the public upon inquiry. When I think about this, along with the MANDATORY innoculation of young girls in public schools to prevent a possible disease later in life (there was no option associated with this vaccine, either...when I say mandatory, that's what I mean---I feel like we're getting closer and closer to an Orwellian state. Peggy ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================