This was from one of the original crossposters. Dana writes: Since I cross posted the e-mail last week it has become widely circulated with my name and phone number. I have gotten back posts that have evolved from my original post yet still have my name and phone number (that is both a concern and a lesson) and have gotten a lot of phone calls wanting more information. I was not directly involved in this adoption but have made an effort to verify facts. The vet did apply to a rescue for a large breed dog and gave her place of work in her application. The screener in the rescue was not satisfied with the answers to questions she posed but not anything more than a "gut feeling"--nothing that would cause alarm. When she checked into the place of business she found it to be a research lab that uses dogs--this did cause alarm and she sent out the e-mail that I received and cross posted. Since then I have talked to a rescue in Ohio that has checked on the research lab and says they DO NOT take dogs off of the street--if I understand correctly they are bred for genetic consistency. While I am sure lots of us would consider a person that works in this type of research a DNA, the assumption that she is adopting rescued animals for research has absolutely no proof that I am aware of and according to the rescue in her state is probably incorrect. If you cross posted the first DNA post, please do the same with this one. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================