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Editor's note:
This fits the
Freedom
Edition.
We are asking the three judges associations WHY they don't have a Legal Defense Fund.
Report in next edition. We were once all on the
same team; judging and exhibiting because we love dogs. Times change.
Now judges need defending from exhibitors or even
worse, defense against the "company." A former AKC Board
Member once said when we choose to play their game, we have no
Constitutional rights. We hope the judges groups feel
differently and if so, now is the time to say so.
Keep the Dog Show Judges Rolling
By Louis A. Fallon
 Dog show judges are the wheel that keep our wonderful sport of
pure-bred dogs rolling along. Dog show judges like George Boulton
are the people that dedicate hundreds of hours and thousands of
dollars each year, every year, to learning about dogs. They attend
educational seminars, visit leading dog breeders and get up
at 4 a.m. to drive 300 miles to judge dogs at a match show in return
for lunch and "experience".
However, the whim of an administrator clerk in the AKC judging
operations department can and has terminated, suspended or revoked
the dog show judging career of dog show judges.
BIS dog show judge George Boulton received one such whim letter and
has spent over $20,000.00 to defend himself and the rights of other
dog show judges before the AKC South West Trial Board. The
Trial Board court full 7-page decision is posted here on
TheDogPress.com website. George Boulton's win and dismissal of all
charges was a 5-point win for ALL dog show judges and ALL
exhibitors.
However, in a gross demonstration of poor sportsmanship the AKC
judging operations department ignored their own AKC Trial Board
written decision and brought the identical charges against George
Boulton before the AKC board of directors. The AKC board rubber
stamped approval of its "staff recommendation" and revoked
George Boulton's hard-won judging approval.
George Boulton is appealing that AKC board of director's lop-sided
decision. Following AKC rules and regulations, he hopes to
receive the same fair even-handed justice that his dogs and your
dogs receive in a dog show ring.
Justice, like the sport of pure-bred dogs cost money. The entry
fee for the Westminster kennel club annual show is $50.00, for other
dog clubs between $25.00 to $35.00.
Please donate to the "George Boulton
Legal Defense Fund."
Choose one of the buttons below to do it right now,
(anonymously) through our secure server or send send your
check directly to his attorney:
Lonnie Kocontes, Esq., P.O. Box 4877, Mission Viejo, Calif 92690
Set an example for the Judges' Associations. Show your
Support!
Keep the dog show judges in the dog show ring.
Make your donation today.
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