Diane, was this the Humane Society of the U.S.??? They don't have any shelters. So I'm assuming it was a local shelter? But I agree, one of the projects I would love to get started in, is the publicizing of the miserable job that the local shelters, animal control does. They get paid to do this, the amount of animals being brought in decreases on a continual basis, yet they keep preaching "too many dogs, not enough money" The overhead on some of these municipal/county shelters is way overboard...not for the shelter workers, for the administrators. In California, they spend MILLIONS building state of the art shelters, and don't have the $$ to open them even. Check how much Sacramento paid for all the ART WORK/ STATUES in front of their multi-million dollar shelter. Then want fundraisers and volunteers to pitch in money and work. o.k....off my "new" soapbox. Stormy In a message dated 9/22/08 9:03:42 AM, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes: > ig anyone out there still thinks HSUS has aby redeeming qualities, consider > this: > *~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^* 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 ============================================================================