John T. Connolly
President American Boxer Club

-PETA pamphlet, Companion Animals: Pets or Prisoners?

"I don’t use the word ‘pet.’ I think it’s speciesist language. I prefer ‘companion animal.’ For one thing, we would no longer allow breeding. People could not create different breeds. There would be no pet shops. If people had companion animals in their homes, those animals would have to be refugees from the animal shelters and the streets. You would have a protective relationship with them just as you would with an orphaned child. But as the surplus of cats and dogs (artificially engineered by centuries of forced breeding) declined, eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship – enjoyment at a distance."
-Ingrid Newkirk, PETA vice-president, quoted in The Harper's Forum Book, Jack Hitt, ed., 1989, p.223.

This what the Animal Rights people have in store for our Boxers: elimination of all pets, including our Boxers.

We have prevailed on two California Bills to ban cropping, but that is not the end of the problem, it is just the beginning. Laws are being introduced all across the country to help AR organizations like PETA achieve their goal: NO MORE PETS. AR backed laws in a number of states have been introduced. The AR fanatics wish to ban cropping, ban docking, ban certain breeds, and enact outrageous fees on breeders. Using phony statistics, they try to push through laws allowing confiscation of people’s animals without due process. The recent "20/20" ABC Television program showed the misuse of the laws in Texas. This is not just an attack on dogs; it is an attack on the American way of life.

With the other cropped breed clubs, we have done an outstanding job of keeping the AR people at bay. However, it is obvious that now is the time to expand our opposition to their actions. We must join with the other members of society who are also under attack.

I have been asked to join the board of the NAIA TRUST. The National Animal Interest Alliance has been fighting the AR people for the past 14 years. I have talked with NAIA about raising some real money and taking this fight to the people and the politicians. The people must be educated as to the real goal behind the Animal Rights activities. This will cost money and I have proposed to NAIA that we go on a major fund raising drive.

There are over 4000 clubs that belong to the AKC, and 150 or so specialty parent clubs. I want to ask each one these clubs to donate at least $100 and to ask each of their members to donate the equivalent of one entry fee, or $25. Our first goal is $500,000. Then we will use some of these funds to solicit from the vast array of NAIA members which include business, agriculture, recreation and scientific interests. There are cat clubs, hunting clubs, trainers, farmers, fisherman, hunters, wildlife biologists and many more groups. We have a vast army out there waiting for the call, and we are going to give them the opportunity to stop the Animal Rights extremists from trying to change the American way of life.

The Animal Rights movement opposes the use of animals for food, clothing, medical research, entertainment and even for companionship. It is a new value system and if they can’t persuade you to adopt it, they’ll try to intimidate you into accepting it.

"Arson, property destruction, burglary and theft are 'acceptable crimes' when used for the animal cause."
-Alex Pacheco, Director, PETA

This is just the start. We must get together with all of the groups that are being threatened by these people.

I would like the American Boxer Club to set the standard for all of the other clubs to meet, just as we did on the cropping issue. I am asking all of the Clubs belonging to the American Boxer Club to donate at least $100 and ask their members to donate $25 – the equivalent of one entry fee. Two Clubs have already donated: the Missouri Valley Boxer Club $200, and the Samoyed Club of Minneapolis/St. Paul $100. NOW is your opportunity to stand up for your Boxers and lead the way for the rest of the clubs.

Go to the NAIA Trust website: www.naiatrust.org for information on NAIA activities.

Yes ___ I want to standup for our Boxers and our way of life.

Donation $100 _____ $200 _____ More _____________

Make checks payable to NAIA Trust.

Mail to John T. Connolly, President ABC
1925 E. Rockwood Blvd
Spokane, WA 99203