As Paul Harvey says, page two. The law is against dying rabbits and fowl. It is to stop people from dying chicks and rabbits for Easter, and often causing harm to the animals. The citation on the poodle was wrong, and although I haven't heard, I suspect it was thrown out of court. Police are as varied as dog people. Some just not the sharpest pencil in the box. Evan Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 3/13/2008 12:46:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, cinosamgsd@xxxxxxxxx writes: Not sure if this email is pertaining to something specifically but yesterday I heard a story on the news about a poodle owner that was fined $1000 for dyeing her dog pink to raise awareness for Breast Cancer.. She used all natural dyes. Apparently the city had an ordinance against dyeing your dog.....what made them come up with that ordinance in the first place just baffles me. **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================