Rambo ready for Christmas
The Mississauga dog, who became famous after being locked up on death row for 10 months at the City's animal control centre because of Ontario legislation banning pit bulls, is adjusting well to his new life of freedom, according to the rescue organization that moved him to the east coast.
"Rambo is going to spend his first Christmas ever in a home this year, a home where he's allowed to live his life and not be hunted nor hidden," Lee-Anne Tibbo, of Ador-a-Bull Dog Rescue, said in an e-mail to The News.
Oh, lookee here, somebody is commending Tom Skeldon. Who could it be? Well, knock me down with a feather, it's those hysterics out in Seattle:
Ohio dog bite attorneys extend congratulations to Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon as he is named Dog Warden of the Year
Tom Skeldon has worked hard to keep children and adults safe from vicious dogs and dog bites.
Our Toledo, Ohio dog bite attorneys would like to extend our congratulations to the Lucas County Dog Warden, as he was just named Dog Warden of the year by the nation's only dog bite advocacy group, DogsBite.org. DogsBite.org was founded by a person who was a victim of a pit-bull attack in Seattle.
I guess they like people who admit they "don't know nuthin' about the dogs in Canada" [sic] but feel free to act as Crown witnesses anyway. I think that admission is likely as true for Ohio as it is for Ontario. Only a complete wanker could support someone who was investigated for animal cruelty and admits he can't identify a 'pit bull' to any degree of certainty. At least our beloved and sadly missed former Attorney General isn't the only one who thinks Skeldon is not only knowledgeable, but also competent. I just hope he didn't blow too much of the taxpayers' money paying Skeldon an honorarium.
In other news, a veteran combat photographer was mauled by a dog in South Carolina yesterday while out jogging. Oddly, they don't mention any details about the dog except that he weighed more than 100 pounds. Obviously, it wasn't possible to label the dog a 'pit bull', whatever in hell that is, or they would have.
Any bets that this story doesn't get sprayed all over by AP?
Woman mauled by dog
GOOSE CREEK — While healing from wounds suffered in Iraq, veteran combat photographer Stacy Pearsall looked forward to her first attempts at running in her neighborhood.
Her anticipation turned to terror Thursday when a neighbor's dog attacked her in the pre-dawn darkness.
Provided by Andy Dunaway
Stacy Pearsall of Goose Creek is treated Thursday at Trident Regional Medical Center after a neighbor’s dog attacked her while she was jogging. The dog was euthanized.
Pearsall was enjoying music on an iPod when she began her run around Brick Hope Plantation. Suddenly, a snarling dog lunged at her. "I didn't see him coming," she said. "I think he was going for my throat, but he got my chest instead."
A neighbor who heard her screams
came outside to help, but Pearsall yelled at him to stay back. The dog,
which weighed more than 100 pounds, knocked her to her knees. She held
up her arms to protect her face and head. The dog bit her repeatedly on
her left forearm.
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Meanwhile, Oshkosh (B'Gosh) is still yapping about 'pit bulls'. To be fair, their idea isn't bad - if 'pit bull' owners get a Canine Good Citizen certificate (like the Canine Good Neighbour test here in Canada) from the AKC, they are exempt from the regulations directed at 'pit bull' owners.
I think this plan has some merit, except why stop at 'pit bull' owners? I'd make it an across-the-board thing since for a few years now I've said that if owners can prove their dogs are well-behaved through obedience training and basic tests like CGC/CGN they should definitely get a break because they won't be the ones creating problems and costing taxpayers money.
It's too bad that Dalton McNanny didn't listen to anybody who presented information here in Ontario. Maybe if he had known even the tiniest bit about dogs and dog owners, things would be different. Since he and his minions chose to hold their hands over their ears and hum rather than absorb actual facts and ideas, they likely don't know any more today than they did in 2004.
Unlike stupidity, ignorance is easily cured, so there is no excuse for it.
