The city of Brampton has hired an outside lawyer to continue to persecute the owners of docile family pets, including a 75-year-old lady on a pension.
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News articles and letter to the editor info re seized Brampton dogs
chicobandido has news articles and letter to the editor info for five newspapers, four of which have already written about Rambo and Brittany.
Two boxer-crosses seized as "pit bulls" in Brampton
Brampton, Ontario, has really put their foot in it this time! These are two more cases that really need both media and public attention, ASAP.
Bye Bye Skeldon
Gandhi stated that the greatness of a nation is measured by the compassion given to its animals. If this is true, then Toledo Ohio just moved a little closer to greatness.
Dog nearly killed for having too large of a head!
Here is a perfect example of the absolute bull**** going on here in Ontario!
In Kitchener, Ontario this week, Shon Carroll, a humane society officer was “told” to investigate the background (lineage?) of a dog that was brought in stray.
** Kitchener has had a breed specific ban in place since Febuary 1997, put in place prior [...]
Denver mis-identification process update
Denver newspapers are a-buzz with questions about whether thousands of family pets have been slaughtered simply because of the mis-identification process.
Well, duh?
Check out this quote from The Denver Daily News.
This snippet is Doug Kelley (director of animal control in Denver) defending the “system”.
System
defended
Doug Kelley, director of animal
control, defended the system yesterday, arguing that the appeals [...]
How does Denver identify a dog as a “pitbull”?
Have you wondered how Denver identifies a dog as a “pitbull”? I always find it a curious process how it is that one identifies something that is a slang term or label as opposed to a concrete provable subject.
As I have said over and over, the term “pitbull” is a slang term for a type [...]
Denver’s breed identification was challenged
In a case against the city of Denver where 3 “breed ID experts” identified a dog (Dexter) as a “pitbull”; Dexter's owner challenged this identification and won!
My face is blue from mentioning this important tidbit of knowledge..
“Pitbull” is a slang term for a shape or look of dog. It IS NOT a breed! [...]
Time to wake up to the horrors of BSL
It is due time to “out” the visual and background story behind breed bans. Please let this burn into your mind. Please share this with as many people as you possibly can. The content is difficult, but what those of us who live with breed bans have witnessed and live with every hour of every [...]
Tin Pot Award for this month goes to Neguac, NB
I cannot find the words to comment on this lack of thought from the town council of Neguac, New Brunswick. My only comment would have to be; way to hurl Neguac! I hope your pop drops from 1623 to ZERO.
In an article from the Times and Transcript, the witch hunt is described in detail.
NEGUAC [...]
Sarnia dogs released! But no pat on the back for Sarnia…
I was away for the weekend so wasn't able to update on the Sarnia dogs..
Chicobandido has the story.
The dogs have been released to their owners.
Thank you to Al Bennet for injecting some sense into this situation.
Here is the media release from earlier today:
City of SarniaMedia Release
Date: September 21, 2009Release Date: ImmediateFrom: Lloyd [...]