I think this is worth a REPEAT. Now if all the various clubs, associations, etc, would do the same, we could have a chance at turning the tide of the ARO.s SAOVA, NAIA, RALEEF, DFW, RPOA, ...etc., etc. If they all got together and joined in one huge group for educating and combating.....WOW! AKC, where are you??? Stormy In a message dated 11/8/06 6:28:59 AM, cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >  From the Dog Press: >  http://www.thedogpress.com/ClubNews/USCR.Makes.History_0610.asp > >  U.S. Canine Registries (USCR) Make History > > >  NEWS RELEASE - Inaugural Meeting of United States Canine Registries > >  Purpose: U.S. Dog Registries gather for exploratory meeting to consider > a > coalition to combat anti-dog laws and animal rights extremism > >  Kalamazoo, Michigan, October 19, 2006 ââ?¬â?? With the future of dog > ownership in America potentially hanging in the balance, dog registries from > across > the country met last week for what is being called a "historic and successful > meeting" to voice the concerns of millions of dog owners and develop a > response to the rise in anti-dog legislation and animal rights extremism. > >  Meeting under the flag of the United States Canine Registries (USCR), > several U.S. based dog registries, collectively representing more than 300 > breeds > of dogs and over a million dog owners, came together for an historic first > step to develop cooperative initiatives to address common goals, as well as > develop efficiencies of scale to support and strengthen the role of dogs and > responsible ownership in traditional and contemporary lifestyles. > >  During the landmark two day conference, attendees discussed issues such as > anti-dog legislation, radical animal rights ideologies and the disturbing > increase in extremist philosophies toward animal ownership found in America's > current legislative environment. > >  The inaugural conference of the United States Canine Registries resulted > in the identification of common goals among the varied member registries and > also yielded consensus that there exists a need for further development of > the > association. Organizational meetings will convene in the coming months, with > two national assembles of the United States Canine Registries scheduled for > February and July of 2007. >   > >  The initiatives resulting from the inaugural meeting of the United States > Canine Registries (USCR) promote the interests of the estimated 68 million > current dog owners in the United States and will benefit canine well-being > for > generations to come. > >  For more information, please contact the USCR Media Secretary at > vincefan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result."                                           Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return UPDATED 2/11/06....CHECK IT OUT!!!! 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 ============================================================================