When the SD State Vet threatened to make us check health Certificates at our shows. I called the Governors office and let them know how many millions of dollars the State would lose if Rapid City and Sioux Fall quit having shows because this was an impossible task to undertake. The Governor called a meeting with some Sioux Falls Club members (Burgraaf for one).and the State Vet. The Law will be changed that allowed this and NOTHING will be done this year. You are correct. Money does talk. Arguing humane treatment and what our rights are as pet owners. , means nothing to the Government .How much money THEY lose without our pets does. There is no place in our constitution that says animals have rights. Only people have rights. JMO Judi ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================