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Sale ends December 31, 2014!Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-74619956664030413292014-02-17T09:39:00.000-08:002014-02-17T09:39:01.197-08:00THE HSUS "LOBBY MILL" AND ITS 101 "DAMNATIONS" - By Frank Losey
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE HSUS "LOBBY MILL" AND ITS 101 "DAMNATIONS"
By Frank Losey
"Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office."
"Lobbying" "In general, no organization may Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-51075303149581279742013-12-21T18:57:00.001-08:002013-12-21T18:57:28.560-08:00Support KODA!An injunction has been filed against the USDA/APHIS on behalf of all dog owners and dog breeders to protect your right to own a pet!
Visit www.keepourdomesticanimals.com to find out how you can help!Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-89258361147103349272011-02-12T06:25:00.000-08:002011-02-12T06:28:25.176-08:00Attention Illinois Pet Lovers!"*HB 1166-Animal Hoarder*Now it is time to protect your interests in your dogs. Of particularconcern to our Board is HB 1166, filed by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore (D) ofRock Island 2/8/2011-. He is Vice Chairman of the AgriculuralCommittee--a committee of 6 Democrats.We are more than concerned about thisbill. PLEASE READ THE BILL. We have MANY concerns.Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-53792174147910962372010-09-16T09:50:00.000-07:002010-09-16T09:52:01.082-07:00Gibscot Quote of the Day...Proper Insults"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." - Forrest TuckerGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-71824696214620596092010-07-20T18:36:00.000-07:002010-07-20T18:46:31.424-07:00Born July 16th, 2010...Four Boys and One GirlCh Thistlepark PJScot's Boomerang x Ch Gibson's Clara Bow12 hours oldOne day oldFour days oldGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-53034540161676675232010-06-17T18:26:00.000-07:002010-06-17T18:27:14.153-07:00AKC Legislative Update: NC Alert: Hearing on SB 460 Likely Next WeekThursday, June 17, 2010 http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=4140 The AKC Government Relations Department has learned that the House Finance Committee will likely consider Senate Bill 460 on Thursday, June 24. It is essential that all North Carolina dog lovers call AND e-mail members of the House Finance Committee TODAY. Tell them that responsible dog owners and breeders oppose SB 460, Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-39028646663115229162010-06-07T15:08:00.000-07:002010-06-07T15:11:09.951-07:00NEW CHAMPION!!! Ch Gibson's Clara BowGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-8032756556714602142010-06-05T13:40:00.000-07:002010-06-16T08:16:43.709-07:00Gibscot Quote of the Day..."Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." ~ Groucho MarxGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-35917178211016875002010-05-25T18:39:00.000-07:002010-05-25T18:42:39.672-07:00AKC Legislative Alert: Rhode Island Senate Bill 2022The Committee on Constitutional and Regulatory Issues has scheduled Senate Bill 2022 for consideration. As currently written, this bill would outlaw keeping any dog outside, tethered, penned, caged, fenced or otherwise confined for more than one hour without access to an outdoor housing facility unless the person in charge of the dog was also outside with it.For more information, contact AKC’s Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-24935461738747257472010-05-23T10:39:00.000-07:002010-06-07T15:15:58.753-07:00Gibscot Quote of the Day...“We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding ...One generation and out. We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding.”— Wayne Pacelle, HSUS ~ Animal People News, May 1993This guy and his followers at HSUS scare the heck out of me!!!Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-12086235342007708982010-05-13T19:06:00.000-07:002010-05-13T19:12:27.781-07:00AKC Alert: Hollister, CA to Consider Mandatory Spay/Neuter of Chihuahuas and Pit BullsTalk about odd bedfellows...Chihuahuas & Pit Bulls? HSUS/PeTA sponsored legislation is flooding the country...post the name(s) of the worst legislative offenders in your location! Remember to vote against all incumbant legislators who are getting rich with the money animal-loving people have ignorantly donated to HSUS/PeTA!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hollister, CA to Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-42993445411664927602010-05-11T13:29:00.000-07:002010-05-11T13:30:54.942-07:00AKC Legislative Alert: Urgent Missouri Alert: Voice Support of HJR 86 Before Friday, May 14!The Missouri Legislature adjourns this Friday, May 14, and your calls and e-mails are making a difference! Now more than ever, it is important that your senator knows that you support House Joint Resolution 86. The AKC and Missouri Federation of Animal Owners request that you call your senator one more time and ask them to support HJR 86, which will allow Missouri voters the opportunity to add Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-3627168529089997412010-05-10T19:32:00.001-07:002010-05-10T19:35:14.540-07:00Ohio Update: Senate Committee Will Consider Amendments to SB 95 on May 11Update from the AKC:The Ohio Senate State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs Committee will likely consider amendments to Senate Bill 95 during its meeting on May 11, 2010. While no draft is currently available, the AKC understands that these amendments will further clarify changes that were previously adopted by the committee. No public testimony will be allowed at this meeting, and no vote Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-6838002212943727592010-05-04T13:21:00.000-07:002010-05-04T13:22:46.785-07:00NEW ORLEANS ALERT: CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER MANDATORY SPAY/NEUTER ORDINANCE ON THURSDAY, MAY 6The AKC Government Relations Department has confirmed that the New Orleans City Council will consider a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance this Thursday, May 6, 2010. The proposal, in a purported effort to address three well-publicized dog bite incidents in New Orleans, seeks to require all dogs be sterilized by six months of age or require their owners to purchase a costly annual intact dog permitGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-74990945580888508642010-04-30T10:11:00.000-07:002010-04-30T10:18:37.369-07:00AKC Legislative Alert: Oklahoma Call to Action--Contact Governor Henry Now!The AKC Government Relations Department expects Oklahoma Senate Bill 1712 to be sent to Governor Brad Henry soon for his signature or veto. It is imperative that all responsible dog breeders and owners in Oklahoma contact Governor Henry immediately and respectfully ask him to veto this bill.Governor Brad HenryState Capitol: 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 212; Oklahoma City, OK 73105PHONE: (405) Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-77294605265064900122010-04-27T07:55:00.000-07:002010-04-27T08:01:00.045-07:00Independent Poll Shows Public Wrongly Believes HSUS/PeTA is a Good OrganizationMar 02 2010Nationwide Poll: NATIONWIDE POLL: SEVEN OUT OF TEN AMERICANS WRONGLY BELIEVE THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES IS A PET-SHELTER “UMBRELLA GROUP”Consumer Group Reminds Americans that Less than One Percent of Donations to HSUS Benefit Local Pet SheltersWashington, DC – Seventy-one percent of Americans questioned in a new opinion poll wrongly believe the Humane Society of the UnitedGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-19569351742901586692010-04-26T10:13:00.000-07:002010-04-26T10:15:41.562-07:00HSUS Charity Downgraded Again by American Institute of Philanthropy!Source: Center for Consumer Freedom"HSUS Earns an “F” For Effort You might recall how we reported in January that the charity watchdogs at the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) gave the animal-rights Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) a “C-minus” grade based on the organization’s inefficient use of funds. AIP recently released its new grades for March and April, and to no one’s Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-87533777928233002122010-04-15T10:26:00.000-07:002010-04-15T10:28:38.370-07:00New @ Gibscot...Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-47928956828105411992010-04-15T10:22:00.000-07:002010-04-15T10:23:48.096-07:00AKC Legislative Alert: ANOTHER MANDATORY SPAY/NEUTER ORDINANCE INTRODUCED IN NEW ORLEANSTo view a full copy of this alert, go to http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=4094.Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-56957253428710024732010-04-13T09:49:00.000-07:002010-04-13T09:53:30.864-07:00Gibscot Alert - HSUS agenda exposed in Iowa!Copied from www.IowaPolitics.com:April 7, 2010 Office: 202.225.4426 King Informs 4-H Leaders of Real Agenda of Humane Society SIOUX CITY - Congressman Steve King (R-IA) today released a statement objecting to the presence of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) at a recent National 4-H Conference. King’s purpose is to inform 4-H leaders and members of the extreme anti-animal agricultureGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-51647485275870600832010-04-12T10:38:00.000-07:002010-04-12T10:41:26.422-07:00Gibscot Legislation Alert!AKC Legislative Alert: Ohio House Committee to Consider Repeal of Statewide BSL on April 14 - YAY!!!!The Ohio House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a public hearing on House Bill 79 for Wednesday, April 14. This bill, sponsored by Representative Barbara Sears of Lucas County, removes the term "pit bull" from Ohio’s statutory definition of dangerous dogs. Ohio is currently Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-24794726363227705752010-04-11T13:08:00.000-07:002010-04-11T13:10:37.998-07:00Gibscot Question of the Day...Do our dogs & cats REALLY need the Rabies booster shots required by law? See www.rabieschallengefund.org to see what is going on in your state.Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-83438040280350104042010-04-04T09:27:00.000-07:002010-04-04T09:28:13.830-07:00Happy Easter & Passover from Gibscot!Gibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742573971716455888.post-74203576694343236642010-03-31T10:22:00.000-07:002010-03-31T10:28:37.697-07:00Gibscot NEWS FLASH!Copied from Agweek.comhttp://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/155964/publisher_ID/40/"FARGO, N.D. — Stacy and Troy Hadrick of Vale, S.D., take the stage as quintessential young Dakota ranchers — except they’re talkers.They say young farmer-rancher types like them have been too trusting of others to use the Internet and social media to fight back against groups they consider anti-animal agricultureGibscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836501396263305080noreply@blogger.com0