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 [...]
High Five to Arnold Schwarzenegger
Thank Dogness there is still some good old common sense left in the world!
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed Assembly Bill
241 which would have prohibited any person or entity from having 50 or
more intact dogs or cats. He returned the bill with the following veto
message:
To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I
am returning Assembly Bill [...]
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 [...]
WHAT IS AN ONTARIO 'PIT BULL'?
In Ontario these days, it's hard to say. It seems as though any short-haired dog can be turned into a 'pit bull' with no effort at all.
Of course that's what happens when a law is 100% rigged against a citizen in favour of the government – fairness flies out the window. Every dog is substantially [...]
Follow up: Nackawic, NB gives BSL the boot!
h/t ChicobandidoRemember the story a few days ago about Dr. Mary Ann Bramstrup, who with held some services from the town of Nackawic, NB (where she works and lives)? She took a different approach to get the town to wake up and smell the common sense.
Well the town of Nackawic, NB injected some common [...]
The Origins of Breed Specific Legislation
h/t Social Mange
Sarnia's horrifying update
City now holding three suspected pit bulls
The city has impounded yet another dog based on the belief it is a banned breed in Ontario and must be euthanized.
A complaint prompted Sarnia officials on Friday to pick up a
dog, which they were told fathered two puppies already being held at
the Sarnia and District Humane Society.
All three [...]
Bill Bruce speaking in Nanaimo, BC
NANAIMO KENNEL CLUB
Is pleased to present a public forum on
“Putting a Muzzle on
Dog BITE Incidents in your Community” and “Responsible Dog Ownership”
Speaker: Bill Bruce, Director of Animal Services and Bylaws, Calgary
DATE: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
LOCATION: Beban Park Auditorium
TIME: 7 pm to 9 pm
COST: No charge to attend
Bryant's legacy… death and destruction
Pitbull law unevenly applied
ANIMALS: Two dogs to be euthanzied this week
Posted By CATHY DOBSON, THE [...]
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR TOWN CLERK IS DOING TONIGHT?
Canine Control Bylaws fall under municipal jurisdiction. Each municipality has its own bylaws. From time to time they are reviewed, usually to address certain problems that arise within a community.
Problems arise within communities that are sometimes not defined properly in existing bylaws. Sometimes there is adequate existing legislation that simply falls behind in the evolution of technology or business. Another common factor surrounding [...]