Ellen, your point is, of course, on target. (Except for the "guardian" word) Need to go further, though. Vegetarians are Vegan light. The Vegan philosophy is that NO animal is to be used for any purpose. NONE, NADA, NIL, ZILCH. No companion animals, not leather for the shoes, No wool clothes, not even silk blouses!! (Do silkworms suffer?). No milk for the babies, goat OR cow. no cod liver oil or birth control pills. No medical research with animals. Read the link below and see how far they would go to get their way. http://getvegan.com/blog/2004_04_25_archive.php Stormy In a message dated 3/1/08 8:01:35 PM, epeningt@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > The sooner everyone understands that the animal rights movement is not at > all about animals, but about a vegetarian society the better. Our little > flesh eating friends are only an obstacle in their way to the ultimate goal > of a meatless society. In order to achieve their goal they must eliminate > cats and dogs. How can someone who is so against meat own (or be a > guardian<<<) for a companion who is so alien to their ideas. No wonder we > have this push for total genocide of our animal friends. Why aren't we > protesting outside LA's city council and outside PETA's and HSUS's doors? > These Vegans have made the term |breeder| a dirty word. I think we should > refer to ourselves as "Breed Guardians" and turn the tables on them. > > "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================