In response to inquiries from various news organizations on the Michael Vick matter the AKC issued a press release.... Way to go AKE!!!? Could you muster up anymore energy and indignation???Spokespersons for various humane societies and PETA are getting all kinds of face time on the news channels,? these same people are picketing NFL offices and other places. If we are more suited to speak for the welfare of dogs and pets than these organizations then WHERE ARE WE????? ???? Now is the time for the AKC (and the individual national breed clubs)to prove that they stand for something besides swelling already large treasuries and supporting bloated bureaucracies.? Wouldn't be nice for the AKC to come on one of these news shows with and well behaved American Staffordshire Terrier increasingly outlawed by municipalities all over the country and speak to the Vick problem and other large issues to the purebred dog world as a whole.? Wouldn't be nice if the AKC just got off it's duff and just joined the debate?? Carmen, are you listening?? It would be alot easier for us all to believe in you again?if you got something done in this area.?? ??????We either stand up to oppose this abomination or you can be assured that the animal rights groups will find some way to lump purebred dog people as a group with the likes of Michael Vick.... We need action NOW!!!! ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Mark Hefner ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Marquin?Kennels? AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================