This comes from a true animal lover who as I type have 2 rescues laying at my feet. Lola has to go. To a home that is suitable for her in every way. Your roommates are being selfish and putting their desires above what is best for Lola. That is not love for an animal, that is pure human selfishness. But what's worse, this is a nightmare waiting to happen. And the collective lot of you will be on the hook when it does. I generally have a no pets policy, not the pets fault. Anyway, I relented & broke that policy about 5 years ago for a shepherd mix, sweet & docile as they come, on the condition my tenant secure renters insurance with high liability limits and provide proof of vaccinations. The real problems would have started with my own insurance company had that dog shown any aggression or caused harm to anyone, particularly on the property. I learned through my agent later that many insurance companies (including the one that insures our rental property) maintain a list of 'high risk' dog breeds. (Google and you'll see.) Lola is a combination of two breeds that consistently show up on these lists. This is one reason why more and more landlords are refusing pets. I've since gone back to my no pets policy and there won't be any more exceptions. Lola has already gone after multiple dogs, and dear lord, a child. I know a child who from the age of 3 has gone through multiple re-constructive surgeries to her face after the family pet with no prior aggressive tendencies bit her. Get Lola out of there. You are all sitting on a ticking bomb. One that has repercussions that go far beyond those from breaking a lease or getting booted out or something similar. Lola hurts someone and there is a lawsuit you, every last roommate, and probably your (unenlightened?) landlord as well will be named in it. One that could financially wipe every last one of you out before you even get started in life. And Lola will pay the highest price: losing her life. And if you show your roommates this, and they snicker & don't take it seriously, I'd encourage you to do some googling and research on lawsuits from dog bites as well. You are all probably too young to remember the Diane Whipple case in San Francisco. It gained national attention & has continued to stir heated debates ever since. She was attacked in the hallway of her apartment building by her neighbor's dogs. Ms. Whipple lost her life, as did the dogs, and the owners were charged with murder. On August 23, 2010, the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco ruled 3-0 that Marjorie Knoller acted with a conscious disregard for human life when her Presa Canario escaped and killed Diane Whipple in 2001. Knoller is serving a sentence of 15 years to life.... In addition to the criminal charges, Sharon Smith also succeeded in suing Knoller and Noel for $1,500,000 in civil damages. Take this seriously. Act now. For everyone's benefit, especially for Lola. It's not worth it. It's just not.

Not that stock issuing entities haven't merged, disappeared, spun off for years, the break up of ATT & T really brought it to a lot of people's doorsteps. But, in your case - Contel became GTE and GTE became Verizon, so your concern would only be with Verizon now. Contel and GTE and any mountain of paper are no longer factors in the sale of some or all of your Verizon stock. As each company became something else, you were probably asked to surrender the certificates eventually receiving new certificates. Now you should be holding only Verizon cerificates. What I would hold on to would be the receipt(s) for your initial Contel purchase(s), the confirmation of the GTE buyout, and the confirmation of Verizon's buyout of GTE. Would also keep all the Verizon statements you've received since the buyout. I kind of look at it like not saving insurance policies and all the paperwork for cars I don't have anymore.

i'm loading up the girls in a couple of hours and heading to st. louis TODAY! i have everything ready...crate set up in the bedroom *check*, 3rd feeding station *check*, long line for bentley to drag around till he's dependable, *check*, extra collar/leash, *check*, a gallon of water from home for the girls *check*, ashley's boots in case, weather permitting, we can walk the 3 of them together, *check*, directions to the nearest kentucky fried chicken because i am providing lunch for the humans *check*...i think i have it all! if bentley returns home with us, there will be lots of pics to follow! wish us luck!!! :D

You sound like me....the animals are your "clients"...you are there to serve them, not the adopters, is that right? So many groups around here (because they have sooooo many coming through, I guess) will adopt to anyone who wants the animal. My goal is to see that the animals never go into another shelter/bad situation ever again. And, of course, I will take back/re-home ANY of my "kids". This is very rare, because I do take so much time finding the right home to begin with. I do work with a rescue group and until a few years ago I actually kept up with my own group (just an assistance group) that helped other rescue groups and the public. When I have time again, I will get that back up and running again. When I got a digital camera, I started placing all of their pics (some with stories if you click on the images)...it is seriously out of date (about 4 years), but I plan on updating it on winter break...I have a scanner, too and plan on placing the pre-digital pics on there, too. Some of my cute toots (probably my favorite success story is Lexi...click on her...she was the first three-legged dog...Romeo had three legs, too): Here is a link that might be useful: My Adopteds