Stormy is right... this is WAY BEYOND CA... and this is National and it is vital! NOW is the time to pressure your Senator and Representative... Just Vote NO.... In case you had dificulty reading the bill language let me repeat it here.... (a) RETAIL PET STORE DEFINED. Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended by adding at the end the following NEW subsection: bb(p) The term retail pet store means a person that (1) sells an animal directly to the public for use as a pet; AND (2) does NOT breed or raise more than 50 dogs for use as pets during any one-year period. That means EVERYONE. Remember the DDAL(Doris Day Animal League) lawsuit a few years back? This is exactly what they sued to change... the courts denied them back then. Well... in case anyone was sleeping through all this... DDAL is now a part of HSUS...... Ginger Cleary "... The system of private property is the most important guaranty of freedom, not only for those who own property, but scarcely less for those who do not.."-- Fredrich v Hayek My Ebay site <http://stores.ebay.com/The-Crafty-K9_W0QQssPageNameZl2QQtZkm> Rome, GA http://www.rihadin.com/ -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stormy435@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:05 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The new Paws... now called PUPS - Read the fine line here....... This is WAY more than California, but will need what we did in this state to stop this bill. Remember, Durbin was co-sponser of PAWS (with AKC and HSUS, remember?) Please, people, this IS national and important. Stormy In a message dated 9/21/08 6:58:25 PM, cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Vet script to exercise a dog on a mill, an hour a day walk, no advertising > puppies on the web... see underline... ALL "hobby" breeders will now be > defined as a "retail pet store".... pay attention folks, this is the type > of language that will bury us.... > On Friday morning - HSUS has just introduced anti-pitbull, anti-breeder > legislation - with the help of key members of congress. Here is some of the > language - beware: > > > > http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?position=all&page=S903 > 1&dbname 08_record > By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, > Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. > *~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^* http://www.FairhopeGSD.com Dogs love is different. It requires no return. ************** Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================