Great post Kathy, my feelings exactly! Anja I agree Peggy. I oppose criminalizing marajuana, esp in medical instances after watching my mom die slowly and painfully of cancer. NONE of the heavy narcotics helped her. There was nothing i could do . She refused Marajuana, because at 70, she wouldn't do anything that was "illegal"....so she suffered. I don't give a damn if people want to chip dogs or not, license or not. What I do oppose is lack of PERSONAL CHOICE. I oppose AC and the govt penalizing the people , like most of us, that keep gates locked, fences in tact, dogs quite, and do VERY few breedings, and try to raise dogs that will benefit the breed, as well as the families that own them. I can look out past my house on any day and see my neighbors pack of almost feral mongrels, mostly intact bitches , about 4 generations worth, running the streets with puppies in tow. I resent that AC visits them and yet are turning a blind eye to the puppies that get hit by cars or the dogs that roam the area, , chasing cars, and killing small animals , terrorizing people out walking or trying to. I resent that in a town 20 minutes from here it is OK to house 20 horses on a single acre of land (not including babies) and as long as they have some kind of food and some slimy green water, that AC could care less. But own more than two dogs?????? Better watch your ass. I don't care how many dogs /horses/ ferrets/birds/ cats / chipmunks or inca orchids anyone wishes to own. As long as they are: well cared for, not causing a noise, odor or safety issue for those around them , not running loose (which is where I have a real problem with those cat owners that let their animals come onto my property, soil it , enrage the dogs, have multiple feral litters, and AC can't be bothered) Have as many as you wish, I am all for it. PERSONAL CHOICE. Don't penalize good owners because of idiots. For those who don't mind having their privacy and lives interfered with, great. Thank Goodness we never had to rely upon your kind when the Constitution or Bill of Rights was authored....sheep, who think we should all just go with the party line. Sit down , shut up and do as you are told "for the greater good". I am for the Constitution, I am for Life , LIBERTY and the Pursuit of Happiness, I am for Due Process, and for the Right to Bear Arms, Freedom of Speech even when I hate what's being said .....I am for, as C. Heston so powerfully stated: "out of my COLD DEAD HANDS" Kathy ------------------------------ End of showgsd-l Digest V3 #1154 ******************************** Anja Heibloem-Stroud www.pet-net.net/hausmekon/ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================