In a message dated 8/21/2002 8:31:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Shouting "mandatory testing" over and over again is > NOT a position that anyone can understand I understand it. And I think it could work if everyone wanted it to. You CAN have mandatory testing and still leave the decisions in the hands of the breeders and in fact really not change any freedoms in decision a breeder now has. Mandatory testing means you have to test it does not mean you have to impose with it restrictions that say IF the test says XYZ then you can not do ABC etc etc. All it says is you have to test. The public gets to know what the test says. You can then make all of the same decisions you would today with nothing in place. In this scenario what scares the breeder? It certainly can not be the limiting of decisions because in the above scenario there is no change in the authority of the breeder to make decisions. Is it because they might make decisions people would question? What better opportunity to gain a chance to explain to those not as up on genetics and breeding why a decision was made. Raise the education level of everyone. Is it because some might cheat and beat the system? That sort of sounds like my kids.... well he didn't have to do it... he cheated... so why do I? Why? Because you are more eithical then the cheater and every ethical participant helps the breed. Someones doctor might be better then someone elses, someone might test until they find a doctor with the results they want, yada, yada, yada. This is no different then what happens today. The only difference is what IS done is visible to everyone in an easy manner. It makes comparative shopping easier. It creates peer pressure. When people have to explain their choices in the public eye it creates responsibility for actions which I don't think exist today. What makes me nervous about this.... is it makes too many breeders nervous.... which makes me wonder what they want to hide. Remember I'm not saying change any action or right to decision. I"m just saying make it public. Whats the fear? Mandatory testing CAN work but it would have to have a lot of support and it clearly does not. Too many Don't want it. Some for fear of what it will lead to, others for fear of being exposed, and some for just plain fear of the unknown. Mainly it appears to be an issue of mistrust all around. I am sure some of these fears are justified. After all it seems the Cavalier contingent in the USA is very split, very untrusting of each other, littered with politics, and even has a smattering of questionable ethics in some of those involved. In this environment Mandatory testing very likely would not turn out the way some think it will. It could turn out to cause as many issues as it solves. Not because it is Mandatory testing. Because everyone does not want to see it enacted, nor succeed, nor will they support it. So I say again. What are the alternatives? How do we enforce increased ethics, increased health testing, and increased ease and availability of information to the public? I can't believe there are no ways to do this. In lieu (probably spelled wrong but I knew it wasn't lou) of Mandatory testing I say mandatory disclosure. Lets start there. The "I'll be damned if you are going to tell ME what to do" attitude is not a cooperative mindset that will reap no benefit for anyone. Dave CastleMyst Cavaliers http://members.aol.com/CMystCavs ========================================================= "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.
