Very well said Suze, I agree 100%. I would think this is imp. enough that the Club should do a special mailing to all members --- perhaps Bob should pay for it? Debbie Meyers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:06 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] expelled breeders/DDAL
> Hi, Gerri, > My particular problem with this is that this certainly had potential to > hurt the breed. Many of these AR groups have loose affiliations (fund) > the more radical groups who are listed as domestic terrorists. One can > easily read about it on the FBI site under their yearly report on > domestic terrorism. I believe in the 1999 report on terrorism you can > read about the Vail bombings for instance. Groups like PETA have been > known to bail out > members of the radical groups and pay their legal bills. That is how we > know that they have some affiliation with them. > > So, in this case dollars *may* have been sent to fund activities such as > bailing out domestic terrorists as well as such things as anti-breeder > legislation. Such activities as bombings in Vail (where they were > building a ski resort that upset the "deep ecologists"), sending razor > blades in the mail to researchers who worked in, around or near animals > and other similar acts are endorsed by Animal Rightists. > > It is one thing to innocently suport such groups on one's own; goodness > knows that many have done so as the veil over these activities is a > pretty good shield. However, when an attorney endorses something and > "clears it" for a group by whom the attorney is trusted as an authority, > there is a presumption of research and expertise involved. This is > called fiduciary responsibility. > > In doing a simple search on the internet, I was able to locate several > sources I would trust (including breed organizations) which would raise > red flags if I thought to support DDAL. (I admit that PETA and DDAL > spend a gazillion dollars attempting to co-opt the search engines with > their propaganda, but was able by page two to find other voices.) > > If a veterinarian endorsed a medicine in the newsletter which was not > thoroughly researched and came to cause harm to our Cavaliers would that > be "innocent"? Such professionals have a higher duty of care......or > so we are taught. > > Best, > > Suze > > > Gerri Dueringer wrote: > > > > In a message dated 06/21/2002 8:41:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > << This was an innocent gesture by Bob Hochberg, by Jan Wendell, etc. I > > think it is time to put it to bed. >> > > > > I do think it was a completely innocent act by Jan Wendell. Bob, however, > > should have never submitted something to be published in the Bulletin that > > stated that it had the blessings of the Ethics Committee, when in fact, it > > did not. > > > > Gerri Dueringer > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > -- > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
