Ginger Cleary He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine My Ebay site <http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=ginny2003> Rome, GA http://www.rihadin.com/ Crossposted I sent a link to all states Municipal League of Cities http://www.nlc.org/inside_nlc/membership/state_municipal_leagues/2203.cfm Here is a shining example of WHY I think it is soooo important you familiarize yourselves with your states and what your league is offering to the communities in your state in the way of animal ordinances. This is Illinois (below)...please take the time to read this AND the links and research they used to come up with the recommendations they are giving to Illinois cities...THIS IS SCARY. Iowa has been doing this since I began fighting BSL...and they are not budging...you all may have a chance at getting involved in yours and making changes. It is worth a try...after seeing this I am really, truly frightened that we will NOT win this battle. IML's Legal Department assists and provides information to municipal governments, officials, and employees. Legal issues and concerns affecting municipalities are addressed directly through the local attorney representing the municipality and IML legal staff. The Legal Department's primary responsibility is to respond to your municipal attorney. Because of limited staff, the IML does not provide direct legal advice to anyone other than the municipal attorney. Some of the services that the Legal Department provides are: Legal Q & A Animal Control: Breed Specific Regulations By Roger Huebner, General Counsel, IML Jerry Zarley, Paralegal, IML 85 Illinois Municipal Review 27, No. 1 (January 2006) http://www.iml.org/dbs/imllegal/dyncat.cfm?catid=1284 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================