Hi all, I was appalled to learn that at our club's recent Board Meeting, our =20 Parent Club granted membership to an applicant who is one of the =20 biggest puppy mill operators in the country. Yes, he has a spotless =20 fancy facility to show off to whoever needs to be impressed--but that =20= is the bright side of the dark side of the inhumane puppy mill =20 factory farming business that breeds and raises the puppies to sell =20 to Pet Land and other pet shops. For decades I have for the most part =20= felt proud of our club, and proud that it has had a reputation as one =20= of the AKC's best Parent clubs. We may have just taken a big step =20 backward, which maybe can be addressed by reviewing both our =20 Breeders Code and Membership application to see if they can be =20 strengthened and/or improved. Sadly, the answer to "why" is in my =20 subject line. =96Gail Sprock ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================