In fact, Tari was trying to spare us. There's more: "Hunte was allowed to speak for 45 minutes whereupon the Board voted, the result being that the man who holds the distinction of being the nation=B9s largest distributor of puppy mill produce is now a member of one of the largest (and formerly, most respected) breed clubs in the country. The Boar= d ignored the wishes of the membership, the board citing the risk of being sued as an excuse. There seems to have been some discussion in defense of Hunte which proclaimed him as "he is not a puppy miller, just a broker." That may be true; he is indeed a wholesaler who also claims to be a breeder and serious exhibitor. Yes, he has dogs being shown by top handlers. In fact, AKC has welcomed the Hunte operation which is said to generate nearly a million registrations per year. Therefore it is apparently fine fo= r a breed club to welcome him, too." Fran Henry On 2/1/07 7:12 PM, "chsweetsun@xxxxxxx" <chsweetsun@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Ok Folks...Read THIS: > =20 > For those that want to see why some of US are upset: > http://www.thedogpress.com/ > "Jan. 07 Just last weekend the Board of Directors of the German Shepherd = Dog > Club of America voted (9 for, 8 against) to allow Andrew Hunte of the inf= amous > Hunte Corporation, the largest wholesaler of pet shop puppies in the USA,= in > as a member of the National Breed (Parent) club. This was after written > objections from a good percentage of the membership. > Hunte extolled the virtues of Hunte Corporation's facilities and the love= ly > way it cares for its puppies. The biggest news brag was about his new > incinerator, which is to take the place of what was alleged to be nothing= more > than a huge ditch at the back of the corporate property. As was seen on T= V in > a different puppy mill expose, instead of shoveling dead dogs and puppies= into > the ditch, the bodies can be disposed of in the new incinerator. > We=E2=80=99re = told > that one of the Directors was so sickened by the incinerator dialog and t= he > pride with which the announcement was made that he was unable to sit thro= ugh > Hunte's presentation of his virtues." > =20 > =20 > Tari=20 > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and securit= y > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web= , > free AOL Mail and more. > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D > POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the origi= nal > 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. >=20 > 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 EXPRESSL= Y > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL = BE > PROSECUTED.=20 >=20 > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx >=20 > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================