Just curious...... should the campaign be successful to "get rid of petshops"..... where do you expect people to get puppies? Because they WILL. And it won't be from the "fancy", since they refuse to breed more than the PC "one litter per year". People want puppies. They will get them from somewhere. Some people are patient enough to be on some breeder's waiting list for more than two years. Most are not. The last figures I saw showed that about 60% of all households in the US have a pet. About 65 million are dogs and about 75 million are cats. The majority of those pets are purebred. The best estimate (and an estimate is all we can get) is that about 9.6 million animals enter animal shelters per year. Most of those are feral or free roaming cats. Those numbers are decreasing every year (without MSN I might add). The vast majority of those in shelters are NOT purebred. What this tells me is that MOST people that buy a purebred, from whatever source, KEEP the dog. California has become one of, if not the most, restrictive states in the US for breeding. Guess what they now have? They have a REAL problem with black market smuggled puppies from Mexico. Remember...producing fewer dogs will not stop people from wanting a puppy. They will get them from somewhere. Ginger Cleary - Rome, GA www.rihadin.com <http://www.rihadin.com> A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular. Adlai E. Stevenson -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cinosam GSD Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:18 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The Hunte Movement Perhaps it is time to unite with other clubs and have an all out movement against the retail sale of puppies. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================