Dear Fellow Dogmen,

Some of you may not have heard that the AKC is jointly supporting a bill with the animal rightist, anti-hunting Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) and the Doris Day Animal League (DDAL). There's been a lot of confusion about Sen. Rick Santorums's S1139 (PAWS).

Make no mistake here, friends. PAWS is extremely damaging to hunting breed owners and rescuers. I spent 30 years lobbying federal legislation and agency rulemakings and I'm convinced that the AKC has made a gigantic blunder. Please don't make same mistake others have and sit on the sidelines, never figuring out what to do or who to believe.

We need all hunting breed owners and their organizations to demonstrate to the Congress that the AKC doesn't speak for us. See http://saova.org/1139.html for added details and background. I look forward to hearing from coon and fox hunters interested in defeating PAWS and protecting our sport.

Forwarding and cross posting encouraged.

Sincerely,
Bob Kane, President
Virginia Hunting Dog Owners' Association
http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance -
Working to identify and elect supportive legislators
http://saova.org

Location Madison, Virginia