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The article wrote by the man in Idaho is very well writen and hits many points this is just the kind of information we need to get behind and put in as many hands as we can.

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I AGREE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD READ AT LEAST TWICE. THEN ASK YOURSELF, WHAT MORE CAN I DO TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT TO ALL ABOUT WHAT HSUS REALLY IS.

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RE: Just a little dogTuesday, February 9, 2010 7:39 PMFrom: "Megan Sewell" <msewell@humanesociety.org>Add sender to ContactsTo: "barry green" <barryg37@att.net>Barry,



Thank you for your opinion. The HSUS feels that the abuse and abandonment of dogs is wrong and we will continue to fight this abuse.


Is this all they got to say?????? she is a joke!! is this the bs they basing their comming after hound hunters?

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Has anyone else seen the PETA documentary on HBO. I didn't get to see all of it but it sure had me fuming. On a good note they interviewed some of the other AR groups and there seems to be some division in their lines.

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You're not going to change anyone's mind at H$U$!
Better to hit H$U$ and PETA in the pocketbook.
INFORM THE PUBLIC
Billboards at high traffic freeways and highways with a simple message:

If you want to keep ownership of your pets and livestock see
www.activistcash.com

The PUBLIC needs to be aware of where their donations really go.
People with good intentions donate their last dollars thinking they are saving mistreated animals when in fact they're lining the pockets of H$U$ employees, politicians and lobbyists in addition to helping these radicals toward the goal of ZERO PET AND LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP.

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California is first on the list now, they (HSUS) say they will have hound hunting on our ballot by 2012 and possibly as early as this November...I hope every one will help us out!!!
We just had the first Animal Rights Caucus formed in our state legislature. HSUS had a big celebration for it at the Capitol last Monday.

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Billboards nationwide with Pacelle's quotes on several of his radical beliefs and goals along with
www.activistcash.com
Activistcash spells out everything but it's too much for one billboard.
Needs to be words that say a lot and can be read as people speed by them.
Without donations there would be NO H$U$ or PETA!

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ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISM IS ALIVE AND WELL IN THE UNITED STATES

By Sylvia Panetta

The American Heritage School Dictionary defines terrorism as "The use
of terror, violence and intimidation to frighten people into
submission". What the dictionary does not elaborate on is that there
are various "causes" for which groups of terrorists and their
cells become active. One of these causes is animal rights.

The Animal Rights Agenda (which lists twelve goals for the
abolishment of our relationship and involvement with animals) appeared
originally in Animals' Agenda magazine in November, 1987, and was
reprinted in The Hijacking of the Humane Movement: Animal
Extremism by Rod and Patti Strand [*] (Doral Publishing -1993). They
are taken in part as follows:

1. We are firmly committed to the eventual abolition by law of animal
research, and call for an immediate prohibition of painful
experiments and tests.

2. The use of animals for cosmetics and household product testing,
tobacco and alcohol testing, psychological testing, classroom
demonstrations and dissection, and in weapons development or other
warfare programs must be outlawed immediately.

3. We encourage vegetarianism for ethical, ecological, and health
reasons.

5. The use of herbicides, pesticides, and other toxic agricultural
chemicals should be phased out.

6. Responsibility for enforcement of animal welfare legislation must
be transferred from the Department of Agriculture to an agency
created for the purpose of protecting animals and the environment.

7. Commercial trapping and fur ranching should be eliminated.

8. Hunting, trapping, and fishing for sport should be prohibited.

9. Internationally, steps should be taken by the US government to
prevent further destruction of rain forests.

10. We strongly discourage any further breeding of companion animals,
including pedigreed or purebred dogs and cats.

11. We call for an end to the use of animals in entertainment and
sports such as dog racing, dog and cock fighting, fox hunting,
hare coursing, rodeos, circuses, and other spectacles and a critical
reappraisal of the use of animals in quasi-educational
institutions such as zoos and aquariums.

12. Advances in biotechnology are posing a threat to the integrity of
species, which may ultimately reduce all living beings to the
level of patentable commodities.

Although their desired results call for the outlawing and removal of
our personal and professional relationship with animals, the
one that we must concern ourselves with for the moment is the
statement that is listed as:

"10. We strongly discourage any further breeding of companion
animals, including pedigreed or purebred dogs and cats."

The strategy for which these fanatics pursue the destruction of dog
breeders in the United States is very simple. Most people, when
purchasing purebred dogs, want the accompanying registration papers.

Remember, there are three major reasons that papers are required:

(I) to show the dog in registry sanctioned shows

(2) to register the offspring of the registered PARENTS

(3) personal prestige

There are many registry organizations in the United States,
Somewhere in their list of regulations, they
have a rule that states if anyone is convicted in a court of law
of being guilty of "animal cruelty", their privileges are
automatically revoked. This means that that particular breeder is no
longer allowed to, among other things, register their dogs or any
progeny that are produced.

The answer to the animal rights activists' prayers. VOILA!

This makes the rest simplified for these extremists. They merely have
to choose their next victim and through various methods,
including, but not
limited to, total fabrications, distortions, and altered photographs
and video tapes, gain a victory by succeeding in obtaining a
court conviction.

The breeders are usually too traumatized or are unable to fight back
due to the inability to retain legal representation. Most
attorneys do not perceive this type of incident as being serious and
worthwhile, or they will charge extremely high fees of which
the victim is unable to afford. And those lawyers that do accept the
challenge, usually are not familiar with animals or animal law
.The representation of their client is weak.

Most registries will revoke privileges if you
are convicted of animal cruelty. The operative word is "animal". ..it
doesn't have to be a breeding dog.

1992: (February) A neighbor, new at being an animal activist, had a
personal grudge against me. In trying to make a name for
herself, she filed a complaint with the police stating that one of my
aged horses (40 years old) was being starved and was dying. At
a ratio of three years to one, she was 120 years old in human years.
The average lifespan of a horse is 25 years.

I had six horses at the time,
five of which I had rescued from an auction, doomed to go to the
slaughterhouse. They were all healthy. ..and roamed a ten acre
pasture. They were free-fed hay from a 200 pound round bale, given grain daily and had access to water 24 hours a day.

Although I live on a small, quiet country road, three police cars
responded to her complaint, two of which formed a road block! I
was verbally abused, temporarily held against my will without an
arrest warrant, threatened with arrest, and was victim to an
illegal search of my property .

Her veterinarian was called to the scene. He examined the horse and advised the police she was fine -just a very old senior citizen.
They left without the courtesy of an apology.

The woman was advised by my attorney to cease the harassment.

1995: (May) Knowing she had been warned to stay away, she solicited
another activist that lived three hours from here to come here
and participate. He went to their activist friends from
an SPCA from another county with a totally fabricated written
complaint and submitted altered and phony photographs. The SPCA obtained a search warrant and seized my only horse. (They also did
an illegal search of the dogs, even though the judge crossed it OFF the search warrant application, and then foolishly admitted in
writing that they did so.)

Unfortunately, it didn't work out as they planned because I came out
with my camera and took pictures of the horse before they took
her away. Also, my veterinarian drove 140 miles to their facility to
examine the horse. Two things they didn't count on to dispel
their claims.

The animal cruelty charges were dismissed in the beginning at the
arraignment level. The case never went to trial.

1997: (May) I caught the disgruntled neighbor/activist in the field
with my horse! She ran as fast as she could to get to her
vehicle and drove away.

I pressed charges of TRESPASSING against her.

1998: (April 17) I was falsely arrested for animal cruelty,
physically assaulted twice, sexually assaulted (touched
inappropriately), and tortured by two NYS troopers (police). I
sustained serious injuries, including spinal injuries (cord
compression, thecal sac compression with one level being totally cut off, and nerve root compression) which requires six operations
with possible steel plate insertion. I also need bowel surgery, knee surgery and wrist surgery .

The complaint was again filed by the activist that lived three hours
away. It was totally fabricated, including his personal resume,
as in 1995. This time, not only did he use the horse to establish
"probable cause" to get a search warrant for the horse, he also
fabricated a story about the dogs, even though he never saw any of my dogs!

1998: (April 18) The trooper submitted false information to obtain a search warrant. In doing so, many people, including the SPCA
animal activist veterinarian, arrived to execute the warrant. (This
happened to be the same veterinarian that lied in the 1995
case). They brought in a deadly airborne virus which over a period of eighteen months, killed off almost all of my breeding stock, including many European imports and several litters of puppies. I lost an irreplaceable genetic pool that I developed over many years. The financial loss was a few hundred thousand dollars.

The horse was not seized. No dogs were seized.

1998: (July 17/18) During the late evening/early morning hours, a
person or persons trespassed and penetrated my property and began
liberating and stealing my dogs. I interrupted the theft, although I
wasn't aware there were people out there. Four dogs, however,
were stolen.

NOTE: The April 17, 1998 charge of animal cruelty was again dismissed at the arraignment level never went to trial.

In my quest for justice, as the plaintiff, I then proceeded to start
a new trial in Federal Court. On July 6, 2001, NYS Trooper
Thomas Crowley was found guilty of false arrest. The charges of
excessive force, submitting false information to obtain a search
warrant and malicious prosecution were dropped. I am still in a state of shock regarding the verdict.

I will never recover from what has been done to me. But perhaps
reiterating the experience will be enough to make you think twice
about the animal rights movement and how it can effect you.

Please do not think it could never happen to you. You must be
prepared. Always have a camera or camcorder handy with fresh batteries
and film. You must be able to prove what your animals looked like,
because their real appearance and what you will be accused of are
two entirely different descriptions.

You are not immune to terrorism. Terrorism has no boundaries.

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ALL ANIMAL OWNERS need to have a fund they can support with donated funds to combat the AR movement. The dogfood companies, registries, supply companies and animal related media need to join forces and put together a MEDIA and BILLBOARD blitz.
We already have several hunting/animal/livestock groups fighting lobbyists and legislation aimed at destroying us.
HOWEVER - the general public is unaware of what's going on behind the scenes as they CONTINUE to send donations to HSUS/PETA, etc. under the false premise they are helping animals, when in fact they are destroying their rights to have any pets or livestock.

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Something you should all read. Go to the HSUS web site and check out the agreement that HSUS made with the US FISH and WILDLIFE SERVICE, to restore the federal endangered species act protections for wolves in the Great Lakes regions. This is Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A motion to immediately stop the killing of wolves. This act keeps the wolves on the endangered species list, that way the individual states can not implement a hunting season. So anyone who hunts in these areas will have to watch out for your hounds when hunting. Also these beasts will spread to other areas. They kill hounds!! If you hunt other animals such as deer they will work them over also. I have hunted in areas out west, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming where herds have been greatly reduced due to wolves.

Go to UKC BIG GAME HOUNDS, post HOUNDS KILLED BY WOLVES By Josh Tetting from Wisconsin. Check out his photos. HSUS wants to do away with your hounds but wants to protect these beasts. That is not right.
its a **** shame that these animals our running around eating our deer killing our friends they should be eraticated or in a zoo
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Bear hunting with hounds
A day hunting bears with hounds, checking baits, dropping dogs, treeing of the bear, plus why are radio collars really used.
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It is 3:00 a.m. and the alarm clock is ringing. Time to get up. After grabbing a quick cup of coffee, the fun, and work, begins. Before leaving the house, dogs need to be radio collared and loaded into the dog box. Older dogs know the routine and when let out of their kennels will head straight over to the truck, anticipation there, but tempered by knowledge of the day ahead. Younger dogs will take advantage of the early release from the kennel when the air is still cool. They make circles around the house, barking up a storm, before finally loading up onto the tailgate.


The dogs themselves can range from Plotts to Blueticks, to Walkers or Redbones, to several other breeds of hounds. Our group hunts almost all Plotts. A sturdy dog bred specifically for hunting, known for their stamina in the hunt and their gentleness outside of the hunt.




Each dog has a radio collar, besides his or her normal collar, with a specific number. These are for tracking the dogs during the hunt. Many people believe that this allows the hunters to stay in their trucks throughout the hunt, doing nothing more than riding around until the bear is treed. Not so in the least, but in today’s world, with roads everywhere, they do allow for safety of the dogs by letting the hunters know when one has strayed from the group, or is headed for a highway. Dealing with theft of the dogs is also a concern, and many people ‘picking up’ the dogs do not know that the collar is in actuality a radio device, and the dog can sometimes be traced in this manner.

Once all the dogs are loaded up, it is time to check baits. Baits are maintained throughout running season and the actual hunting season, usually three or more times a week, depending on the area, amount of bear, days that will be hunted, etc. Baits are made only of natural materials, normally stumps and rocks. Bait itself consists of breads, cereals, jams, and other sweets. This can vary depending on the specific area and the law. After all the baits have been checked, bait that has been hit will be dropped on.


Dropping of dogs consists of walking a few of the older, more trained dogs into the bait itself. Once unleashed, they know instinctively what to do. Working the bait, a good start dog will be able to tell which way a bear came into a bait, and which way he left. Picking up on a retreating bear track, the hounds head out, barking hear and there, and exploding in sound when finding the game. Listening for this sound, the hunter can then release a few of the younger dogs to join in. Dogs are limited by law, six being a common amount allowed. Once a dog leaves the race, he may not be replaced either. At this time, the dog’s main goal will be to tree the bear.


Depending on the area, the hunters themselves, and the situation, the hunters will listen closely at this point. Determining in which way the hounds are heading, listening to which dogs are in the race, and, if a dog is off from the group, decide to retrieve him or allow him to try and reach the group. Many more hunters may actually be on foot at this time. Bear are not always fast moving, and if it is possible, the hunters follow on foot, with the hounds, keeping literally on top of the hunt. This is especially common during training season, when young dogs are in the hunt. Keeping the dogs safe is the top priority, treeing the bear is the second. Many people believe that the radio collars are used from this early time throughout the hunt. That is not usually the case. Most hunters rely on sound, knowledge of the terrain, knowledge of their hounds, and gut instinct. The dogs are commonly household pets though, and if a hunter fears that a dog is in need of help, will not hesitate to use a tracker to retrieve his pet.


After what can be a short period of several hours, to nearly a whole morning and into afternoon, the dogs may tree the bear. This is not always the case, as not all bear will tree. If one does though, you can tell even if you are not one of the hunters that are right in there. The dogs have a bark distinctively different when they come up treed. The sound of their barking is no longer moving, but is now focused in one area. If the hounds are in a hilly or rocky area, this is not always easy to tell as it alters the sound, but at the same point, the collars are also not any help in a situation such as these either, as the rocks and gully’s block the signals. Again, hunters on foot with the dogs are the best way to tell what the dogs have accomplished.


Once treed, if it is training season, the dogs are removed and the bear is allowed to go on his way. If it is hunting season, and someone is in possession of a kill tag, the bear will be assessed. Bores are the main choice. Sows are rarely taken. Never if in attendance of cubs, which can be told even in the absence of the cubs themselves by whether she is being suckled. Usually a sow will only be taken if she is very old or is known to be a problem. Serious hunters know much about the bear they are hunting. If a bear is considered viable, the dogs will be leashed back from the tree for their own safety. A hunter will take aim with his weapon of choice, which can include a handgun or bow, and shoot. If all goes well, it will be a clean shot and the bear will drop from the tree. The hunter will make this as clean a kill as possible. No one wants a bear alive and wounded as he comes down.


Bear hunting with hounds is not for everyone, but if you are looking for an adventure, are not afraid of hard work and have a love of hounds, find a group of experienced hunters and see if they will allow you tag along for the day. Do not be surprised if you come home sore, tired, and with a new respect for this working form of hunting.



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Megan Sewell From HSUS should read this.

Hello Megan

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DID YOU SEND IT TO HER?PROLLY BE WASTING YOUR TIME

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No I did not. But just thought all would like to read it.

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WV dog owners beware.......
RECENTLY PASSED LAWS

Kanawha County, WV Tethering Ordinance

A worrisome, overly-restrictive tethering ordinance was recently passed in Kanawha County West Virginia. It’s worrisome because surrounding counties may consider similar ordinances, which will have an enormous impact on dog owners, especially hunting dog owners. Kanawha County Commission held 4 public hearings on the issue, and found what they believed to be the majority of public opinion was in support of regulating tethering dogs.
The ordinance states that dogs may not be tethered unless the following elements are met:

The dog may be tethered no longer than needed for the ‘guardian or owner’ to complete a temporary task.
The dog must be visible at all times.
The dog must be wearing a non-choke collar or harness with the tether connected to the collar or harness and not the dog’s neck.
The tether must be at least 10 feet long and weigh no more than 1/8 the dog’s weight.
The dog must be tethered ‘so as to prevent injury, strangulation, or entanglement.’
The dog cannot be tethered outside during ‘extreme weather,’ including extreme heat or near freezing temperatures.
The dog must be tethered at least 15 feet from a public sidewalk or road.
The dog must be at least 6 months old and not sick or injured.
If the dog is to be tethered on a pulley system, there are even more restrictions. The tether must be at least 15 feet in length, at least 4 feet but no more than 7 feet off the ground, and each dog must be tethered separately.
Outdoor pens are also regulated under this ordinance. Dogs are required to have 100 square feet of space for each dog over 6 months old. Also dogs may not be kept in outdoor pens when the temperature is over 85 degrees or 40 degrees and below. Animal control officers will have the power to waive the square footage requirement if they find, within their discretion, the space given to the dog(s) is enough.
Dogs are also required to have shelter during extreme weather under the new code. However, it does not speak to whether, if the dogs have shelter in their outdoor pens, they may be kept in the pens during extreme weather. The code does not provide at all what is proper for dogs during extreme weather—are they to be brought into the owner’s home? The code prohibits the following as shelters: lean-to’s, metal or plastic drums, boxes, vehicles, or porches or decks.
First offense violators of the code will be given warnings and up to 72 hours to fix the violations. Second offenses will be deemed misdemeanors and fined between $300 up to $2000. Subsequent offenses will follow the same fine guidelines, and upon the 3rd offense, animal control officers may enter the property and take the dog(s) into custody. Violators may be required to pay costs to animal care providers for care of the dog(s) while in custody.


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I didnt see where anything was said on walkers classified put it on there to they have a lot of veiwers.

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Virginia: Hounded to Death

The Humane Society of the United States

The HSUS
The practice of hound hunting—using packs of dogs, some equipped with radio transmitters—to chase and hunt deer, bears and other wildlife has become an increasingly controversial and hotly-debated issue in many areas, particularly in Virginia. And rightly so.

After receiving hundreds of complaints from landowners, animal advocates and even hunters, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) created a Stakeholder Advisory Committee to analyze the situation and develop a solution. Unfortunately, half the committee is composed of hound hunters and its proposed recommendations are mainly voluntary, unenforceable, heavily biased in favor of hunting with packs of dogs, and fail to address the serious animal welfare issues involved.

HSUS members submitted more than two thousand comments to the Stakeholder Advisory Committee and the VDGIF, condemning the current regulations which allow for the gross mistreatment of both hounds and wildlife. The HSUS also submitted extensive comments.

Dozens of HSUS members report hound hunters hunting illegally on their property, damaging their property and crops, and clearing roads on their land posted with no hunting signs. Packs of hunting dogs—sometimes containing 40 or more hounds—terrorize landowners in and out of legal hunting season at all hours of the day and night, harassing livestock, wildlife and pets. When confronted, some hound hunters have become verbally abusive.

Our members are most concerned about the treatment of the dogs used for hunting. In particular, hunters routinely abandon their dogs when they fail to perform well, become old, or sometimes even if they become pregnant, leaving them to starve, be hit by cars, be picked up by a kind-hearted neighbor, or fill up local animal shelters. Hound hunters often fail to provide proper veterinary care, treat wounds or vaccinate their dogs. Hounds are most commonly severely emaciated and are kept in small kennels all but a few weeks a year.

Our members and supporters in Virginia provide shocking details of their experiences.

"Emaciated dogs come onto my property, dogs with ribs sticking out so far they collapse-gasping for air; some have even died here...I pull dead or dying dogs off the roads—this year alone I removed nine, last year 14."

"I am a volunteer with a humane society and more than 50 percent of our intake results from irresponsible owners of hunting dogs. They release old, diseased or poor performing animals into the wild...Over 80 percent are heartworm positive."

"Many of the dogs that I see running through fields are emaciated, have untreated wounds and their living conditions are horrible...When they do not perform well...they are shot. If they go missing, the hunters rarely care."

"I rescued a hunting dog that came into my yard five years ago. I called the owner and he said 'Aw...she'll be alright. Just leave her.' I told him I would hold her until he picked her up and he never came to get her."

"The hounds all have been undernourished and extremely skinny, some downright emaciated, with their bones sticking out at hips, ribs, chest, etc."

"Their poor feet are cut and bruised from running through brambles."

"The majority of them do not feed the dogs adequately so that they are hunting because they are starving. They make no real effort to find the dogs but rely on the animal shelter to pick them up or someone (like me) to find them...I just adopted a very old female beagle from the shelter. She had a hunter's ID on her collar but, when the shelter called him, he said she was not his. In reality, she wasn't useful to him any more so he didn't care what happened to her."

"Hunting dogs often show up on my doorstep. They are malnourished, scared, and covered with ticks and fleas!"

"Following deer season I routinely see starving deer dogs by the side of the road and often DEAD deer dogs IN the road."

"My Maggie, a foxhound, was left to die on a busy interstate outside of Petersburg...She was so emaciated that you could count each of her bones. Years later, when she needed x-rays the veterinarian said, 'You do know she's been shot.'...He then produced the films and showed me (to my horror) that pellets were throughout her entire body, from skull to tail! Too many to even count."

Dogs are often injured during the chase as well, particularly during bear hunts. Some bears do not meekly scamper away but turn and fight, and reports of bears injuring or killing one or all of the dogs are not uncommon.

Hunting with packs of dogs is particularly inhumane for wildlife as well. Animals are often run repeatedly until the point of exhaustion, and if the dogs reach their quarry before the hunter does, they can tear apart the animal. According to one hunter who contacted The HSUS, "Two years ago I found two black bear cubs that had been killed. Both weighed approximately 20 to 30 pounds...The cub looked to have been chewed up pretty badly by the dogs and had apparently been hit with a rock, likely to kill the cub after the dogs had seriously wounded it."

It is clear that Virginia needs a sound solution to the problem of hunting with packs of dogs, one that recognizes the abundant problems associated with the welfare of the dogs, the treatment of wildlife and respect for others' property rights.

What You Can Do
Send your comments to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, letting them know that hound hunting is cruel to both hounds and wildlife.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

4010 West Broad Street

P.O. Box 11104

Richmond, VA 23230
dgifweb@dgif.virginia.gov[/email]

If you live in an area where hound hunting is practiced and need to report a wildlife crime, call: 1-800-237-5712. For non-emergency, 24-hour dispatch call: 804-367-1258.


Document the hound hunting you see! Take pictures and videos and send them to us, particularly of abused hunting dogs. You can contact us or receive more information by email at [email]huntingissues@humanesociety.org.


Write a letter to the editor of your local paper, informing readers about this issue. Urge the state to take action to stop the inhumane treatment of both hunting dogs and wildlife.
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The HSUS web site has the following address on there web site about Virginia Hound hunting, they are asking all to send letters and e-mail to the Virginia department of fish and game asking to do away with hound hunting.

Well we all need to write them a letter or e-mail them telling them we hunt with hounds and that we are tired of the lies that HSUS spreads about us. DO IT NOW TO HELP THE VIRGINIA HOUNDSMAN.

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES
4010 WEST BROAD STREET
PO BOX 11104
RICHMOND VIRGINIA 23230

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dgifweb@dgif.virginia.gov

E_MAIL them now and tell everyone you know to do it.

This is another attempt by Megan Sewell and HSUS to spread more lies. Let us get after them now.

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Originally posted by MANvsCOON
Somebody should post this on the rest of the breed boards if it hasnt been already. Also its my opinion that are biggest problem as hound hunters is that we are to busy working taking care of are families and hunting to be political activist to. UKC AKC PKC have the ability to help us organize ourselves to put one united voice out there to protect our hound hunting heritage. Why not create some type of heritage fund that can be used to fight for our rights. I know that times are hard the economy sucks but I think we could spare a couple extra bucks on a nite hunt entry to protect our sport.
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I believe that this could work. The Cattlemans Assoc. does this with their beef check off. One dollar per head of every cow that is sold goes into the check off and it is used for education and fighting the HSUS. I would be willing to give a dollar for every entry.

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We all need to organize and start an organization for the hounds man for the sake of our sport I no some state organizations already do this and in no way am I trying to take away from them BUT they are not big enough to combat other organizations such as the HSUS or edjucate the public on what we do if any else thinks this is as serious as I do please feel free to email or give me a call. It does not matter what kind of hound or what game we pursue we are all in this fight together.
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If you organize, then what?
I'm not trying to be difficult - HOWEVER - HERE"S THE SITUATION
The general public funds and maintains HSUS/PETA through DONATIONS obtained through false and misleading advertising as well as their ability to grab free media (TV and print) coverage.
We need HUGE media coverage in newspapers, magazines (pet, home decor, parenting, etc.) aimed at FAMILY and professionals.
AND BILLBOARDS as well as on talk radio shows, giving FACTS about the GOALS of these AR groups. Lots of money to do this. Don't get caught up in skirmishes and arguments with HSUS people - it's FUTILE and counterproductive. you can't change their minds - you need to eliminate them by removing their revenue.
Let the PUBLIC know that HSUS doesn't operate shelters, has a goal of ZERO pet and livestock population as well as removing all meat, fish, dairy and poultry from American menus.
Use HSUS/Pacelle quotes along with www.activistcash.com on BILLBOARDS. Get the public questioning HSUS validity and operations.
THE PUBLIC NEEDS THIS INFO SO THEY'LL STOP SENDING $ - until the donations dry up, HSUS/PETA will continue to flourish.
And that's the truth!

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I posted this on the beagle page with no response. Maybe the coon hunters are interested.

http://forums.ukcdogs.com/showthrea...threadid=333757

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FAYETTEVILLE – Cumberland County Animal Control shut down adoptions after distemper spread through the kennel. Veterinarians say the disease has a 50 percent mortality rate for dogs.

Officials say dogs started getting sick in early January. They say they thought it was kennel cough and brought in a veterinarian to treat the animals and look at procedures.

After the treatments failed and dogs continued to get sick, another veterinarian was brought in and the animals were diagnosed with distemper.

“It starts out as a respiratory infection and if it is distemper, it grows into a more neurological environment. In effect, they have seizures or anything like that,” Scottie Harris, director of animal services, said.

Harris says the best thing for pet owners to do is take a sick pet to the vet as soon as possible for treatment.

“Your treatments are just trying to take care of the secondary effects, secondary invaders, not the distemper virus itself,” Odden Dalton, of the Central Animal Hospital, said. “It has to run its course just like any viral disease.”

Dalton's best advice to prevent your pet from getting the virus is through vaccinations, which are highly effective.

“We have been very fortunate for 20 years maybe and have very little distemper,” he said. “I can't remember the last case that I saw. It has probably been 15 to 20 years.”

Harris says his staff is busy cleaning and sterilizing the kennels. They have also instituted procedures for staff and the public to help prevent another outbreak.

“we know when someone is walking around with an animal that the animal is a part of the family, and while the animal is in our care, we treat them just like family as well,” he said.

After two weeks, if there are no more cases, they will reopen adoptions to the public.

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