In a message dated 3/23/2006 8:52:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: What can we do about puppy mills and "commercial breeders" such as Hunte? Earlier in the day, I thought Paul's suggestion about a $10,000 contribution to RALEEF was a good idea. After reading Sally's Google sites, I have changed my mind. What can we do about the AROs?? PETA and HSUS and Doris Day and all the others are NOT going away. As I said, I have written at LEAST 20 letters in the last two days. The key is EDUCATION!!!!!!! These people have grabbed center stage because we LET them. Where are our education efforts?? Where are we going into the schools to teach children how to select, rear, encourage, foster a purebred puppy? RALEEF is all about education. It is exactly what we do when we now attend shows, local events and visit with the local politicians. Our handouts tell people what they are up against and tell them how to fight it. The key indeed IS EDUCATION. But along with that we need $$$$$$$$$$$$$ to battle these professional and highly paid lobbyists. RALEEF is Responsible Legislation EDUCATION EFFORT Federation. Denise Groenewald SE Regional Representative for the GSDCA Responsible Legislation Education Effort Federation _www.greenwoodshepherds.com_ (http://www.greenwoodshepherds.com/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================