truly amazing what one learns on this list.....Ed Hill Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Jamie - You not only live in a state that countenances cock fighting, but in a city with a terrible anti dog law............. and yes, the huge Molossos dogs are the dogs of choice for those who have moved beyond pits. Here in Virginia, we do have dog fighting rings, but they are illegal and if caught, people are arrested. (Maryland, too) As for cockfights, I've yet to hear of any of those being found, but there are many people in the area who raise fighting cocks...you can see them in their little huts (the birds, not the people) on certain roads over in the Shenandoah Valley......also I used to have a neighbor who raised them. We turned that guy in, of course.......I hate to say anything that could be considered racist or whatever, but wherever you have people from certain countries (one big one south of us), you are going to have cock fights...it has always been part of their social life... Peggy Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 12/14/2006 10:45:31 AM Mountain Standard Time, nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: My fear is that the Machos that want the fighting Pit Bulls will turn to these big (130 lbs) monsters in lieu of the Pit Bull type of dog when the Pit Bull is outlawed in some cities or when there are such costly licenses to own a Pit Bull Nancy, that is EXACTLY what is going to happen. There are many around here who are crossing the pit bulls with great danes. These kinds of people aren't going to let a little thing like breed legislation get in their way. And guess who suffers the most? As always, it's the responsible folks and the poor animals who get to pay the consequences for the dregs of humanity. Living in a state that turns a blind eye to cock-fighting, etc., I can really get on a band wagon about this....sorry. Jamie --------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/586 - Release Date: 12/13/2006 6:13 PM ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================