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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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