In a message dated 8/21/2002 8:22:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> AKC dogs will not harm the gene pool. They may strengthen it. > > No, I won't say that..ugh..however I do believe that moving toward mandatory > anything could be dangerous Part 1 I agree with I am willing to bet that if there was some way to sample all of the AKC dogs and all of the CKCSC dogs and all of the AKC breeders and all of the CKCSC breeders there would not be a very significant difference in percentage of healthy dogs or percentage of ethical breeders. The problem is too many seem just fine with "if I'm unethical" or my dogs are not "health tested" its up to you to find it out and we are not willing to take any steps to try to make this easier or inact peer pressure to MAYBE help pressure people into being more ethical and more open with health testing results. Part II I disagree with (The mandatory anything could be dangerous) I wont' even go into the mandatory testing though I still feel there should be some level. Lets say as a compromise mandatory disclosure. At time of registration you have to submit all testing that was done. How can making it easier for people to see what was done and what may not have been be harmful? And peer pressure and exposure is a wonderful thing, I am willing to bet more people would test if they HAD to do this. And in this method there is no ramifications in breeding choice or registration privelages so no decisions would be taken out of the hands of the breeder. Nobody would be asking them to do anything more then what they felt was best. They would just be asked to publish what they do do. How can this be bad? Dave CastleMyst Cavaliers http://members.aol.com/CMystCavs PS: Unfortunately it seems to me from reading this thread that it is far more the breeders who seem totally unwilling to even consider ANY compromise on the issue. If I am wrong then I challenge people to post some suggestions for compromise. What WOULD you be willing to do as a breeder to help the breed in regards to whatever you consider health testing compliance and getting this information to the public in an easy manner? What WOULD you be willing to do if you are not a breeder to help the breeders retain the ability to control their decisions and allow them access to more dogs (AKC?) for their breeding programs? And I really don't like the message of Breeders vs Pet Owners so I changed the heading. ========================================================= "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.
