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Sunday, June 29
FROM THE LAND OF THE FREE
by
Selma
on Sun 29 Jun 2008 10:32 AM EDT
From the comments on one of my Ohio posts:
We have posted a couple of responses to these letters at our blog:
http://pitbullrescuecentral.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to circulate. We need to stop the flow of misinformation.
Also from the comments at the same post:
Check our response to Councilwoman Thompson's raving lunacies at helpfido.blogspot.com.
Please feel free to cross post. And please add us as a favorite!
Thanks- your friends at HELP FIDO.
Sorry for the delay in getting those posted, I really have been busy with something important and large this week. I've added the PBRC blog and the Help Fido blog to my roll under Man's Only Friend.
Note to PBRC and other 'pit bull' rescues/support groups: Some of your content was taken out of context, no doubt. However, we have to be careful about what we put out there always keeping in mind that both the good and the evil among us can access and use the information to suit their purposes.
Case in point: The statements around aggression in dogs are unsubstantiated by any scientific authorities to date. There is no evidence that any breed, or in the case of most 'pit bulls', mixed breed, of dog is born with a tendency toward same-species aggression. Also, according to the experts, there is no difference between aggression towards other animals and aggression towards humans - it's just a matter of unchecked escalation. The most obvious explanation for this is of course that People Are Animals Too(c).
Is there same sex aggression among dogs? Absolutely. Is there a greater tendency towards aggression when owner expectation or behaviour reinforces it? Indubitably. Is there any genetic basis for most of the popular statements about dog aggression and how it arises? None, barring disease or disorder, ie, while it would be possible to breed a line of dogs exhibiting a psychopathology, it would be difficult and ultimately pointless.
All dogs tend to be naturally unafraid of humans, or friendly towards humans, which is the same thing. It's the nature of the beast and it explains why they've been with us for many millennia - around 50,000 years according to the latest information.
Other generalizations which are common among supporters of 'pit bulls' (and other types), for example that 'pit bulls' love people and were selected for this quality, are great with kids, etc can be just as harmful. No matter what the generalization, by differentiating 'pit bulls' or any other kinds of dogs based on tendencies or behaviour for which there is no evidence other than the anecdotal kind, you are isolating the dogs, making them different and attributing qualities to them that are not supported by the research to date. You don't take any dog out of the box, wind him up and get the finished product whether he's a Chihuahua or an Irish Wolfhound.
That's what the bad guys do, generalize and make statements founded on minimal anecdotal evidence - it's just the other side of the coin. So yes, they will cherry-pick from your information and use it to their advantage. Be careful what you put out there and be able to back up your statements with references if need be.
This issue is a matter of concern. While we fight tooth and claw through the courts and elsewhere at great financial and personal cost to prove that so-called 'pit bulls' (which don't technically exist) are the same as other dogs, some of the groups which are onside with our cause are providing the enemy with ammunition - even though they have the best of intentions.
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There was a fatality in Florida this week. Since I doubt that the story will get the typically wide play that a death reportedly caused by another shape of dog would merit, I'll do my part to get it out there.
Brent posted the news and his take is, as always, a good one.
Luisa has a good post about the story which focuses on some of the comments by readers of the news item in Florida. Her piece points out how an already ignorant public has been propagandized (and thereby rendered more ignorant) into believing all the nonsense about 'breeds' of dogs by a lazy, pandering media and self-serving government drones.
No need to gild the lily, they've got it covered.
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As always, if you want to keep tabs on what the trogs are plotting, No Pit Bull Bans is a great source for upcoming anti-dog owner legislation. I check in there regularly.
Later (I hope).
Saturday, June 28
A FEW THINGS
by
Selma
on Sat 28 Jun 2008 11:58 AM EDT
I just found out about a great site, Pet Defense. Thanks to S. Kennedy for the link.
http://petdefense.wordpress.com/
Be sure to read the entries on AB 1634, California's horrendous enlistment into the AR extinction plan. It's been the talk of the 'sphere this week, since the original piece of garbage was rewritten - but not for the better. We'll have to keep tabs on this one - California is easy meat for militant animal rightists and other fad-carrying propagandists - it's all about stroking the egos of the manipulees. My links go to the Pet Connection and the marvellous Lassie Get Help.
Brent over at KC Dog Blog has an interesting post regarding Kansas City's failed mandatory sterilization law. Despite the numbers, the City is trumpeting the success of the program and appears to have also brainwashed local media - who have access to the same figures that KC has.
This reminds me of a passage in a book I'm reading. The thesis of the book is that emotion plays a major role in decision-making, overriding logic and facts, which is why arguing dispassionately and rationally aren't working for us:
"What [Lyndon] Johnson and [Dr Martin Luther] King both intuitively understood is what colleagues and I demonstrated with brain imaging forty years later: that arguing about the rationality of rationalizations is attacking the wrong target. Rationalizations are the post hoc smoke that billows from emotional fires. In our study, only after partisans had come to emotionally biased judgements did we see any activation in circuits usually associated with reasoning, suggesting that they had begun to develop rationalizations for their emotional biases. You can systematically debate the fine points of these realizations, but you're wasting your time.
You don't put out a fire by waving at the smoke. You put out the fires. And if someone keeps starting those fires, you put out the arsonist."
--Drew Westen, The Political Brain, p. 351
Words to live by.
More later, have to get on with my big project.
Sunday, June 15
OHIO BAN FANS USE MEDIA TO PUSH THEIR AGENDA
by
Selma
on Sun 15 Jun 2008 11:19 AM EDT
KC Dog Blog has a good 'un this morning.
It's all about the Councillors in Ohio towns and the depths to which they are sinking in order to spread their tainted message. It's kind of funny that they are writing letters to the editor, since local media have already proven themselves to be onside.
Two Ohio lawmakers are using the letters to the editors in their local newspapers to sell their ideas on banning 'pit bull' dogs in their cities...and when you dive into the logic, it's a bit scary.
KC, my man, you're a master of understatement.
It's downright frightening.
Saturday, June 14
OHIO: COMING OFF THE KOOL-AID?
by
Selma
on Sat 14 Jun 2008 10:14 AM EDT
If so, it's way past time for that.
Whitehall, Ohio looked at a 'pit bull' ban and rejected the idea. The Councillor behind the scheme was Jacquelyn Thompson, an individual who seems to have some issues and I'm not talking about 'pit bulls'.
Some of her wild and crazy statements are redolent of Nelson, Bryant and of course, the animal haters at Peta. Here's a sample from the story at KC Dog Blog:
"Meanwhile, the woman who proposed the ban, Jacquelyn Thompson, seems like quite a trip and has seemed to have lost her grip on reality a bit as she ranted about pit bulls as the "new order" of evil in society and "tools of terror'. "
Fortunately, Ms Thompson, a new Councillor, has been left out in the cold as the proposal was rejected by saner heads at a recent meeting.
"That's the way I wrote it, the way I intended it, and the way I'm leaving it," [Councillor] Bailey said.
Ohio Revised Code stipulates all pit bulls are vicious dogs. The words "pit bull" appear nowhere in Bailey's breed-neutral ordinance, but rather refers to Ohio law. Bailey maintains his reference in the local law to the state law effectively addresses pit bulls.
However, Thompson and LaCorte said they think otherwise.
"You made sure the words 'pit bull' were not in here. ,,, I do not think it would be a bad thing to say 'pit bull,' " LaCorte said.
Thompson said inclusion of the words would "spell it out" for all the city's residents.
Thompson's failed measure grandfathered only one pit bull per household and prevented any new pit bulls, or other vicious dogs, from entering the city. Bailey's ordinance does not address the number of dogs, rather it simply allows the existing law -- of no more than three dogs of any breed per property -- to prevail.
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I'm liking Mr Bailey very much:
"Bailey said the goal of his ordinance is to educate people about the proper treatment of animals as much as it is to protect the public.
"This ordinance is a tool, not a weapon," Bailey said."
So put that in your pipe and smoke it, Thompson - or maybe that's the problem. The full report is available here.
In other news, the Ohio statewide ban proposed by Tyrone Yates, which is now being pulled, engendered some interesting discussion.
One thing that mystifies me is why they ask dog wardens their opinion about particular shapes of dogs. To say they usually see dogs in unusual circumstances is a bit of an understatement, so their view will be skewed, much like the outlook of those involved in rescue, who think there is an epidemic of abuse, neglect and pet overpopulation.
I call it Snapshot Vision.
Here's a sample of what I mean, although this dog warden seems to have a head on her shoulders, unlike some others in Ohio I could name - if I wanted to give them vanity search satisfaction:
Vinton County Dog Warden Sheila Brooks estimated that about 30 percent of the county's dogs are pit bulls or pit bull mixes.
While not fully aware of the bill's ramifications, Brooks attested to what she's found to be the prickly nature of some pit bulls or pit bull mixes.
"I'm not very trusting of them because you never know what's going to set them off," Brooks said. "Dog wardens everywhere have difficulties with these dogs."
But when questioned about the supposed viciousness of the dogs, Brooks wasn't ready to point at any one factor to explain their behavior. The issue of whether the dogs' alleged aggressiveness is a product of breeding or environment is one not easily settled, according to Brooks. "Any dog has the potential to be mean," the dog warden said.
"But, when they have the reputation behind them, you learn to be a lot more leary."
Well, yes, the reputation is the whole point, isn't it? It's leery by the way but I shouldn't quibble.
State Rep Evans, who is actually a personal friend of Yates's, had this to say:
"Perhaps following the AKC's advice, many calls were made to Rep. Clyde Evans' office. Evans, who represents Ohio's 87th District, of which Vinton County is a part, said pet owners shouldn't worry about the bill. "In my six years in the legislature, it's one of the most ridiculous bills that has been introduced," Evans said during a telephone interview Friday.
Evans, who counts Yates as a personal friend, said the Cincinnati area representative "Put a bill out there that's not going to go anywhere," adding that the matter will likely fizzle after a single hearing.
"They are not by their nature an aggressive dog," Evans said of pit bulls. "They have been taught to fight."
Overall, the report is pretty good - here's a link.
I've heard there's a good group of people in Ohio who recently got together and are ready to kick ass and take names. They have credentials, knowledge, connections and the will to win.
We'll be watching and cheering them on from up here in Ontaristan.
Tuesday, June 10
WOOFSTOCK: "TWO DAYS OF HEARTBREAK"
by
Selma
on Tue 10 Jun 2008 02:11 AM EDT
Update: My buddy Soche has a good take on the event.
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So, we did it. And it really is Two Days of Heartbreak which is Lori's very apt description.
We raised some money. I guess about 100,000 people pass through.
The Scuttlebutt, which is just hearsay:
Somebody stopped by to let us know that Guelph is discussing adding German Shepherd Dogs to their list of banned breeds. Needless to say, I was thrilled because it might help us to raise money, awareness and support.
Somebody else said that THS is adopting out known biters who are being returned and re-adopted, sometimes repeatedly. Worse, they are being sent to other jurisdictions. This was from a longtime (former) volunteer who isn't too happy about their MO.
As I say, hearsay, so don't flame me. Try a blue-flamer instead if you are determined to stage an incendiary sound-and-light show but don't wear polyester the way Harry did while playing to the gallery on his way down the College subway steps in 1967. Heh.
Woofstock is a dog-unfriendly event. There are no trees. There is no grass (grass - singular or plural?) The festival is supposed to be for dogs but not much thought seems to go into the design or the setting of the event.
I plan to advise them (since my friends the dogs are concernd) that they should a) move it to a park setting and b) hold it in the Fall.
We're not sure if the Bulldog from Saturday made it. On Sunday, another Bulldog was in dire straits and we thought the poor ol' Kijijji special was going to peg out right in front of us. He was a white dog and he couldn't walk anymore and his skin was bright pink under the hair. Luckily our member Steph who is an RVT was able to counsel the owner about cooling, etc. In other words, she read the Riot Act to the twit who was dragging the poor dog around despite his obvious distress.
I'm told the vet tent was busy all weekend, lots of heat stroke due to our tropical weather conditions. It is not widely known that our summers are positively brutal. We sometimes get hot, humid air with no rain for weeks. Some people go to Papua New Guinea for relief.
We met some good people who sought us out and stopped by our booth. Some of them can help us to get some facts out there and let's face it, we need all the help we can get.
It was somewhat funny when one of the Attorney General's staff lawyers who is junior counsel on our case appeared. He was immediately outed and I mentioned that unfortunately the My Ontario Includes 'Pit Bulls' button that he had purchased from me at the booth in 2006 was no longer available. You should have seen his face. Or not.
When he bought that button two years ago, I was imagining them all sitting around the conference table, shades drawn, calls held, door locked, observing it and listening for ticking sounds.
We all introduced ourselves to this young pup (who isn't even on the Sunshine List) so that if he was wearing a wire our names would be available - who's afraid of the big bad pusillanimous poltroon, eh? You're playing with the Irish now, my man, and why do you think The Troubles have lasted more than 900 years?
Ban this.
So that's it for now. My dogs are stressed out too because I obviously didn't take them with me into 90+ temps with high humidity and multos de troggos. I made the mistake of boarding them at my new vet clinic and they did not have a good time - I can tell. So, I guess it's all the way up to Brucie's from now on. They like it there.
Two days of heartbreak squared, eh?
More later - pictures at eleven.
Wednesday, June 4
LEVINE NEUTERED
by
Selma
on Wed 04 Jun 2008 09:43 AM EDT
Lloyd Levine, who seemed to be either a fifth columnist for the militant animals rights team or one of their Useful Idiots, is toast.
In case you've forgotten (ha ha) he was the author of the infamous AB1634 which proposed statewide mandatory sterilization for every dog in California by the age of four months, regardless of breed, regardless of size. Actually, it wasn't directed at every dog. Those who live in hellish puppy mills were to be exempt. The Bill planned to target the dogs owned by hobby breeders, working dog owners and pet lovers.
The newshounds over at the Pet Connection have the story.
Tuesday, June 3
OOH OOH THAT SMELL...
by
Selma
on Tue 03 Jun 2008 05:38 PM EDT
As pointed out by Opposition Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPPs) in Ontario, the McGuinty revisions to our outdated Animal Welfare Act are problematic, to say the least. I posted some notes about it in May.
While checking a few of my favourite blogs today, I read that a very similar type of legislation is being discussed for the Schenectady area of New York State. In Ontario I don't think the plan is to have SPCA employees carry weapons or use Mace or body armour because we tend to be somewhat less escalated that way compared with the US. Other than that distinction, both scenarios have the same rancid AR smell about them.
Blue Dog State and Smart Dogs' Weblog have excellent posts about the granting of police powers to civilians employed by a private organization which is not subject to public scrutiny or oversight.
I wonder if this is what they talk about at those H$U$ Expos? There is certainly a lot of similarity among certain pieces of pet-related legislation that are popping up here and there across the continent lately.
WILL THE REAL WAYNE PACELLE PLEASE STAND UP?
by
Selma
on Tue 03 Jun 2008 12:44 PM EDT
Somehow, I doubt it, unless what we see - a duplicitous, avaricious Lord High Executioner for millions of helpless animals - is the real 'Humane Wayne'.
There's a good post over at Nathan Winograd's blog about Pacelle, his batty aunts at Peta and the travesty that was H$U$ Expo 2008 - held, of course, in Orlando Florida - the home of Disney World.
"According to HSUS as presented in statements, media quotes, and workshops at their conference, dogs and cats can and should be killed in shelters (it is a “necessity” and the “kindest option”); No Kill is hoarding; and cronies come before the animals being needlessly killed.
So we are left to conclude that this is the real Wayne Pacelle, and that this will be his enduring legacy to the millions of animals needlessly being slaughtered in shelters each year. When someone shows you over and over who they really are, what they really believe, and what they stand for, it behooves all of us to believe them."
Read the whole thing here.
Monday, May 26
USSA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE H$U$
by
Selma
on Mon 26 May 2008 03:31 PM EDT
An attempt to educate media, legislators, government departments and pet owners has been launched by the US Sporting Alliance.
Smart Dogs' Weblog has the press release.
Tuesday, May 20
OHIO GOING BERSERK
by
Selma
on Tue 20 May 2008 11:36 PM EDT
Uh-oh. The whackjobs in Ohio are upping the ante for owners of the nonexistent 'pit bull' breed.
This is a bad one. They plan to kill - not 'euthanize' - a lot of dogs in Ohio if this bill gets passed.
"Ohio House Bill 568, introduced by Representative Tyrone Yates of Cincinnati, seeks to prohibit the ownership, keeping, or harboring of a dog that “belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog.” Furthermore, if this bill is passed and adopted into law, all such dogs will be seized and euthanized. It is imperative that all concerned dog owners in Ohio contact their elected representatives and express their vehement opposition to this draconian legislation."
No Pit Bull Bans has the details, available here.
Sunday, May 4
TICKING TIME BOMB OR TRUSTED FRIEND? PART II
by
Selma
on Sun 04 May 2008 07:23 PM EDT
Cornhole or ass-hat? You decide! more »
Tuesday, April 29
NEWSWEEK 'OUTS' PETA
by
Selma
on Tue 29 Apr 2008 10:16 AM EDT
Well, it's a start... more »
Sunday, April 27
TICKING TIME BOMBS?
by
Selma
on Sun 27 Apr 2008 12:37 PM EDT
Or trusted friends? Part I more »
Friday, April 25
PETSMART EXCLUDES BULL- AND-TERRIER TYPES
by
Selma
on Fri 25 Apr 2008 10:59 PM EDT
We will just exclude PetSmart then... more »
EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW? NOT IN AURORA, CO
by
Selma
on Fri 25 Apr 2008 11:33 AM EDT
From second to third-class status - selective enforcement, subjective decisions more »
Tuesday, April 15
HEADS UP, SANTA BARBARIANS!
by
Selma
on Tue 15 Apr 2008 03:18 PM EDT
Ignoring the facts in California more »
Sunday, April 13
SEA SHEPHERD ON THE ROCKS
by
Selma
on Sun 13 Apr 2008 10:08 PM EDT
Well, it looks as though the Sea Shepherd group is in dutch over their mission to disrupt the seal hunt.
If they need a lawyer, maybe they should call David Zimmer, MPP for Willowdale. After all, he didn't mind having his picture taken with one of their supporters last December.
I wonder how Dalton feels about this? The Globe's poll tonight shows that 98% of respondents agree with the seizure of the boat.
Tuesday, April 8
ASDA COMMENTS ON THE OPRAH 'PUPPY MILL' SPECIAL
by
Selma
on Tue 08 Apr 2008 12:09 PM EDT
Things don't add up - what's the agenda? more »
Thursday, April 3
OPRAH + PUPPY MILLS = BIG AUDIENCE
by
Selma
on Thu 03 Apr 2008 06:50 PM EDT
Wayne got to play-act for a lot of people last Friday... more »
SO, HOW ABOUT THEM 'PIT BULLS', EH?
by
Selma
on Thu 03 Apr 2008 05:33 PM EDT
What kind of dogs ARE those little guys, anyway? more »
Friday, March 28
MAYBE BRYANT WOULD LIKE TO CAST A VOTE
by
Selma
on Fri 28 Mar 2008 10:52 PM EDT
Since he's such a freaking expert.
Here's how animal pound workers are deciding who is a Fib-Bull and who isn't.
http://www.mississaugablogs.com/2008/03/all_in_favour_of_a_stay_of_exe.html
Aren't you proud to live in Ontaristan?
Now, get back in line. Forward, march!
PS I forgot to thank Mac for the heads-up about the story.
PET OVERPOPULATION? PROVE IT!
by
Selma
on Fri 28 Mar 2008 09:12 PM EDT
Maybe it's just poor shelter management... more »
PETA - LIES ARE TRUTH
by
Selma
on Fri 28 Mar 2008 10:49 AM EDT
And some animals are more equal than others... more »
Sunday, March 23
JUST IN CASE YOU THOUGHT WE WERE KIDDING ABOUT MSN
by
Selma
on Sun 23 Mar 2008 05:18 PM EDT
Intact males banned from Toronto's off-leash parks more »
PAGING GEORGE ORWELL...
by
Selma
on Sun 23 Mar 2008 11:21 AM EDT
Giving the Ontario Fiberals an animal welfare award? WTF? more »
Friday, March 21
BSL/MSN: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
by
Selma
on Fri 21 Mar 2008 07:00 PM EDT
KC has a great series this week about mandatory spay/neuter and its effectiveness in terms of bite reduction and numbers of dogs killed.
He investigated San Francisco, California and Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO).
It's excellent, lots of good information available. There's a link to an interesting study which I haven't had a chance to read yet but plan to get to ASAP.
Here's a link: http://btoellner.typepad.com/kcdogblog/
(Since it's a blog the entries appear in reverse order. Scroll down to find Part 1.)
Monday, March 17
BAD SCIENCE AND AR ACTIVISM
by
Selma
on Mon 17 Mar 2008 07:13 PM EDT
Article by a cancer researcher more »
Saturday, March 15
MORE MISINFORMATION FOR THE MASSES
by
Selma
on Sat 15 Mar 2008 01:18 PM EDT
Media errors jeopardize dog owners' safety more »
Friday, March 14
WHY MEDIA ARE OUT OF THE LOOP
by
Selma
on Fri 14 Mar 2008 12:36 PM EDT
Unaware of two provisions in Ontario's law that are of no force and effect more »
Thursday, March 13
PARANOID? YOU BET
by
Selma
on Thu 13 Mar 2008 02:00 PM EDT
The war against pet ownership is ramping up... more »
Saturday, March 8
NO STATS? NO PROBLEM
by
Selma
on Sat 08 Mar 2008 10:47 AM EST
Somebody must have doped the water supply in Florida. Or maybe the natives have been out in the sun too long.
The unschooled have decided that shapes of dogs should be eliminated in order to prevent bites, attacks and maulings.
Why anyone believes that this goofy idea is sensible continues to mystify me.
Florida has a state-wide prohibition on banning 'breeds' of dogs, yet Miami-Dade has had a 'pit bull' ban in place for 20 years.
Get this: They have no idea whether or not it is working because they have no statistics available for analysis. They only started keeping track of dog incidents in 2005.
How can you bring in an oppressive, counterintuitive plan to kill dogs based on their looks without even having baseline information available? How can you decide to make people's (and dogs') lives miserable without having any facts on hand?
Of course, Peta supports the idea. Why is anybody soliciting their opinion or giving them print space? They are killers. They want all dogs dead. The media are so far behind the curve on this that it's a joke.
I guess H$U$ folk are mellowing their message because they now seem to be opposed to 'breed' bans. If that is their actual policy, I say it's about time, since they, too, get lots of press coverage. If they are now prepared to speak to fairness and common sense, I'll reverse my opinion of them but I'll wait to see how things unfold. They are still anti-No Kill and still promote mandatory sterilization - the kinder, gentler way to exterminate domestic dogs.
Anyway, here's the story in the Miami Herald.
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In other news, a fundraiser to help homeless 'pit bulls' was canceled in Independence, MO (gotta laugh at the town's name) because of 'community sensitivity' about 'pit bulls'. No money for 'pit bulls' in that burg.
Memo to Missouri 'Pit Bull' Rescue: Change your name.
There's no such thing as a 'pit bull' and the trogs find that label scary.
All these 'pit bull' groups are not helping, by chattering on and on about 'pit bulls', running 'pit bull' specific courses, discussing the merits of 'pit bulls', posting pictures of 'pit bulls' on their websites and generally giving the enemy ammo to use against dog owners.
Also, next time you fundraise, you don't have to shout it from the rooftops - just say the money is going towards helping homeless dogs.
Duh.
More here.
Friday, March 7
WELL, YOU SEE, NAT
by
Selma
on Fri 07 Mar 2008 05:43 PM EST
Radical AR groups are NOT interested in animal welfare more »
ONTARIO, WHY I HATE IT
by
Selma
on Fri 07 Mar 2008 11:04 AM EST
Remember this?
http://caveat.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/5/24/1981849.html
In Ontario these days, discrimination based on appearance which is based on mythology is de rigeur. The trogs have swallowed the pitbullshit hook, line and sinker.
In Brantford this week, a dog owner went to buy a licence for her dog. For reasons unknown at this point, she forgot to buy one last year. wasn't shown in the city's files as having bought one for 2007.
Guess what the penalty for not buying a dog tag is in Brantford, if they think you own a mythical 'pit bull'?
Here it is from the owner's email:
On Friday Feb. 15 2008 I went to city hall to get Heira her 2008 dog license. There I am told that we did not get her a 2007 dog license, thus we have three options.
1) Find her a home out of Brantford
2) Kill her
3) Let the SPCA take her
This is all because of City of Brantford Municipal Codes Chapter 206 ("the pit-bull ban"). She had been "grandfathered" in, but by not getting her 2007 license she forfeits that clause..
Since 90% of people don't buy dog tags in Ontario, I guess the courtrooms and pounds are going to be awfully crowded.
Ontario, why I hate it.
Thursday, February 28
JUDGE TOSSES LOUISVILLE DOG ORDINANCE
by
Selma
on Thu 28 Feb 2008 12:04 PM EST
A judge tossed out the Louisville dog ordinance as it violates rules and regulations around public meetings.
The federal lawsuit, the constitutional challenge, is still on file and will proceed if the Democrats and their masters at H$U$ don't back down and redraft the ordinance - with public input.
More good news for the side of decency and fairness.
Here's a news report.
Wednesday, February 20
HEADS UP, MINNESOTA
by
Selma
on Wed 20 Feb 2008 05:47 PM EST
A Bill is to be introduced which would overturn Minnesota's prohibition on breed-specific laws.
What's with these people? I just don't understand it.
NPBB has the info.
AN AWFUL VANITY
by
Selma
on Wed 20 Feb 2008 10:32 AM EST
Labrador lookalikes are being nabbed as 'pit bulls' in Ontario because somebody didn't think things through more »
Friday, February 15
THERE'S A POLL, THERE'S A POLL
by
Selma
on Fri 15 Feb 2008 03:34 PM EST
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