Now before the flames start rolling.. hear me out. I don't not think in terms this is necessarily a bad idea. Let me get to the point. I think shelters and shelters only need to have some sort of a database (be it word of mouth, list, etc.) that they should have available to them to discuss things like this. Do I think the average Joe should have availability to this NO. I do think that shelters need something like this though. I know of shelters that communicate back and forth with information like this but I also know of abusers that will simply travel out of state to adopt and animal because the shelters in their state have "black listed" them. I think this list is done wrong with good intentions and I in no way think Kathy intended to offend anyone. I can think that shelters have a good idea based on experience that they would not again adopt to someone that they have personally have had a bad experience with and I think It does need to be shared between shelters but only between shelters. Then if a person finds out through a shelter that they have been "black listed" so to speak they can work it out amounst the shelters they are wanting to adopt from. It should NOT be made public for anyone to post against anyone nor to see. This is wrong. Shelters run into people all the time from experience that they can state why they won't adopt to this person but that can be discussed between shelters. If they had a resource to run to to know the names to be able to ask other shelters about in depth then so be it. But again, It is something that need to be done and discussed between shelters and maybe even to post about criminal complaints but not to ever Joe around. This is my opinion and everyone has a right to rebuttle against it.. but don't slam me for it.. Leanne B [Posted in FML issue 4141]