Someone give this to Mississauga Animal Control....
My respect and credit to Katie Crabtree for this new "find the pit bull" game.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
HELP SAVE AN INNOCENT PUPPY! MOVE FAST!
UPDATE 1/17/08: The City of Mississauga is sending around a blah-blah-blah form letter with a lot of bumpf in it.
The form letter from the City of Mississauga blathers about concern over liability for a dog bite. If the City were concerned about liability, it would never adopt out any dog. In fact, no municipality would rehome dogs if it were concerned about liability. Any dog can bite; breed is irrelevant. If liability were such a concern, municipal Animal Control departments would be nothing more than slaughterhouses for dogs.
I say that the City has the honourable option of declaring the puppy a mutt since no one on this earth can prove what he is, and returning him to his owner with a caution to keep him confined and safe.
I must admit that I burst out laughing at the claim that this dog is part American Staffordshire Terrier. Any claim that this dog is purebred or part purebred is because the owner was misled by the backyard breeder who sold her the puppy, or wishes to believe that her flea-market dog is part purebred. Also, there is a minute number of purebred AmStaffs in Ontario; you're going to tell me that a backyard breeder has a purebred AmStaff? Ya, and the moon is made of cheese.
Is the Mississauga Animal Control department pursuing the backyard breeders and puppy millers that reside in Mississauga and sell dogs at flea markets and pet stores?
As for the "substantially similar" claim: After more than 40 years around dogs, my vote is that the dog is part Labrador Retriever, part Doberman. The red coat and nose are Dobe-ish, the square head and bulky body are Lab. Who is to say I'm wrong?
There is nothing to prove that this dog is anything other than a dog. And a puppy at that. Please remember that the former Attorney General Michael Bryant, the architect of Ontario's breed ban, was unable to identify the American Pit Bull Terrier in a series of pictures of purebred dogs.
No breed is likelier to bite a human than another based on breed alone; it is a matter of individual owner responsibility and training. It is the human factor that determines whether one dog is likelier to bite than another. From all reports, this puppy has not shown any evidence of aggression. Karen Delise has done sterling research into the issue of dog bites and attacks, published in herbook Fatal Dog Attacks. Her research into over 30 years of dog attacks identified three factors that appear to contribute to canine aggression towards humans. None of these are breed. The prime cause for the three factors is human – the irresponsible owner.
Read Caveat's excellent article on this situation. Look for Double Double Toil and Trouble.
**Permission to crosspost far and wide**
ALERT! DOG OWNER IN ONTARIO NEEDS YOUR VOICE!
A case is unfolding in Mississauga, Ontario that needs your attention. Here's a quick summary of what's happening:
On Christmas Day, a gate was left open and a pup named Rambo decided to go exploring. Nothing too unusual there, it happens sometimes.
His owner, a 20-year-old woman, was worried sick.
The pup was picked up by Animal Control and instead of being reunited with his tearful young owner, was slated for death because the ACO thought he was a 'pit bull'.
Officials are on record as saying that if she just signs the dog over so they can kill him, they won't charge her with having an illegal 'pit bull'.
She would rather not have her mixed breed pup killed so she plans to fight them.
The AC spokespeople are emphasizing the fact that she can't afford a lawyer and that she can't win a case against them so she may as well just give up. From the stories, it appears they haven't actually charged her with anything yet and she wants to save her dog's life.
PLEASE VOICE YOUR OBJECTION TO THIS SITUATION IN AN EMAIL OR LETTER TO THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA. BE BRIEF, POLITE AND FIRM. ASK THEM TO RELEASE THE DOG OR SEND THE DOG OUT OF ONTARIO. USE A SUBJECT LINE REFERENCING 'RAMBO' SO IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. IT ONLY HAS TO BE A COUPLE OF LINES LONG - INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND CITY.
If you can send paper instead of e-mail, even better. A fax machine can't be set to filter messages, and Canada Post doesn't discriminate by subject.
If you e-mail, change the (at) to the @ symbol. The (at) is to fool bots looking for e-mail addresses.
Here are the addresses for the City Councillors and the Mayor of Mississauga:
Her Worship Mayor Hazel McCallion: mayor(at)mississauga.ca
Office of the Mayor
City of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3C1
Fax: (905) 896-5879
Councillor Carmen Corbasson: carmen.corbasson(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Patricia Mullin: pat.mullin(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Maja Prentice maja.prentice(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Frank Dale: frank.dale(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Eve Adams: eve.adams(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Carolyn Parrish: carolyn.parrish(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Nando Iannicca: nando.iannicca(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Katie Mahoney: katie.mahoney(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Pat Saito: pat.saito(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Sue McFadden: sue.mcfadden(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor George Carlson: george.carlson(at)mississauga.ca
City of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3C1
Fax: 905-615-4081
Janice Baker, City Manager - city.manager(at)mississauga.ca
Fax 905-615-3376
The form letter from the City of Mississauga blathers about concern over liability for a dog bite. If the City were concerned about liability, it would never adopt out any dog. In fact, no municipality would rehome dogs if it were concerned about liability. Any dog can bite; breed is irrelevant. If liability were such a concern, municipal Animal Control departments would be nothing more than slaughterhouses for dogs.
I say that the City has the honourable option of declaring the puppy a mutt since no one on this earth can prove what he is, and returning him to his owner with a caution to keep him confined and safe.
I must admit that I burst out laughing at the claim that this dog is part American Staffordshire Terrier. Any claim that this dog is purebred or part purebred is because the owner was misled by the backyard breeder who sold her the puppy, or wishes to believe that her flea-market dog is part purebred. Also, there is a minute number of purebred AmStaffs in Ontario; you're going to tell me that a backyard breeder has a purebred AmStaff? Ya, and the moon is made of cheese.
Is the Mississauga Animal Control department pursuing the backyard breeders and puppy millers that reside in Mississauga and sell dogs at flea markets and pet stores?
As for the "substantially similar" claim: After more than 40 years around dogs, my vote is that the dog is part Labrador Retriever, part Doberman. The red coat and nose are Dobe-ish, the square head and bulky body are Lab. Who is to say I'm wrong?
There is nothing to prove that this dog is anything other than a dog. And a puppy at that. Please remember that the former Attorney General Michael Bryant, the architect of Ontario's breed ban, was unable to identify the American Pit Bull Terrier in a series of pictures of purebred dogs.
No breed is likelier to bite a human than another based on breed alone; it is a matter of individual owner responsibility and training. It is the human factor that determines whether one dog is likelier to bite than another. From all reports, this puppy has not shown any evidence of aggression. Karen Delise has done sterling research into the issue of dog bites and attacks, published in herbook Fatal Dog Attacks. Her research into over 30 years of dog attacks identified three factors that appear to contribute to canine aggression towards humans. None of these are breed. The prime cause for the three factors is human – the irresponsible owner.
Read Caveat's excellent article on this situation. Look for Double Double Toil and Trouble.
**Permission to crosspost far and wide**
ALERT! DOG OWNER IN ONTARIO NEEDS YOUR VOICE!
A case is unfolding in Mississauga, Ontario that needs your attention. Here's a quick summary of what's happening:
On Christmas Day, a gate was left open and a pup named Rambo decided to go exploring. Nothing too unusual there, it happens sometimes.
His owner, a 20-year-old woman, was worried sick.
The pup was picked up by Animal Control and instead of being reunited with his tearful young owner, was slated for death because the ACO thought he was a 'pit bull'.
Officials are on record as saying that if she just signs the dog over so they can kill him, they won't charge her with having an illegal 'pit bull'.
She would rather not have her mixed breed pup killed so she plans to fight them.
The AC spokespeople are emphasizing the fact that she can't afford a lawyer and that she can't win a case against them so she may as well just give up. From the stories, it appears they haven't actually charged her with anything yet and she wants to save her dog's life.
PLEASE VOICE YOUR OBJECTION TO THIS SITUATION IN AN EMAIL OR LETTER TO THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA. BE BRIEF, POLITE AND FIRM. ASK THEM TO RELEASE THE DOG OR SEND THE DOG OUT OF ONTARIO. USE A SUBJECT LINE REFERENCING 'RAMBO' SO IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. IT ONLY HAS TO BE A COUPLE OF LINES LONG - INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND CITY.
If you can send paper instead of e-mail, even better. A fax machine can't be set to filter messages, and Canada Post doesn't discriminate by subject.
If you e-mail, change the (at) to the @ symbol. The (at) is to fool bots looking for e-mail addresses.
Here are the addresses for the City Councillors and the Mayor of Mississauga:
Her Worship Mayor Hazel McCallion: mayor(at)mississauga.ca
Office of the Mayor
City of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3C1
Fax: (905) 896-5879
Councillor Carmen Corbasson: carmen.corbasson(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Patricia Mullin: pat.mullin(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Maja Prentice maja.prentice(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Frank Dale: frank.dale(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Eve Adams: eve.adams(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Carolyn Parrish: carolyn.parrish(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Nando Iannicca: nando.iannicca(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Katie Mahoney: katie.mahoney(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Pat Saito: pat.saito(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor Sue McFadden: sue.mcfadden(at)mississauga.ca
Councillor George Carlson: george.carlson(at)mississauga.ca
City of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3C1
Fax: 905-615-4081
Janice Baker, City Manager - city.manager(at)mississauga.ca
Fax 905-615-3376
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Back to our irregularly scheduled programming...
Zak George has put wonderful videos on YouTube, see it here. Please subscribe to Zak's site, he's donating all money earned from his share of the YouTube partner program to promote the cause of animal rescue.
Check out the update on Barking Mad from Bandit, the latest Ontario "banned breed" dog that was scheduled to die, but is now going to WA state to see if he has what it takes to become a Law Dog. Neville is another "banned breed" dog destined to die in Ontario, who was shipped out and is now a Law Dog in WA State. Please support LawDogs so they can continue their fabulous programs.
Please contribute to the Legal Challenge Fund so that Banned Aid can continue its efforts to restore Charter rights to all dog owners.
Check out the update on Barking Mad from Bandit, the latest Ontario "banned breed" dog that was scheduled to die, but is now going to WA state to see if he has what it takes to become a Law Dog. Neville is another "banned breed" dog destined to die in Ontario, who was shipped out and is now a Law Dog in WA State. Please support LawDogs so they can continue their fabulous programs.
Please contribute to the Legal Challenge Fund so that Banned Aid can continue its efforts to restore Charter rights to all dog owners.
You know you're getting old when....
...your latest purchase, and you're over the moon about it, is a new design of cat litter box. Not a pair of stiletto pumps. Which you can't wear anyway because of arthritic feet.
...you don't make it to midnight on New Year's Eve. Which you spend at home.
...you want pizza but have salad. Without dressing.
...the idea of going on a date is just too tiring to bother.
...you're clipping cents-off coupons for incontinence products. And using them.
...a friend in the 60 year range dies, and you're saddened because they died so young.
In the moment. Best to live in the moment. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, be in today and enjoy your life. It's finite.
Addendum: For those who asked about the litter box, I got it at Ren's Pet Depot in Oakville, ON. It's what I would call a one-cat box, I'd get one per cat. There's a catch tray under the grid where litter will fall if the cat walks out (unfortunately, mine all jump out), and a scoop stored in the catch tray. The cats still track litter out despite the little grid walkway in the front (hence my acquisition of a Dustbuster Kone hand vaccuum as well), but the swing-up door makes cleaning a breeze. I'm really tired of litter boxes where the lid must be removed for proper cleaning, especially with multiple boxes, the front hinged lid is an excellent idea.
Here's the picture from the Ren's online catalogue, it's the IRIS Litter Box SN-530 Swing Door & Mat, code 9301322.
...you don't make it to midnight on New Year's Eve. Which you spend at home.
...you want pizza but have salad. Without dressing.
...the idea of going on a date is just too tiring to bother.
...you're clipping cents-off coupons for incontinence products. And using them.
...a friend in the 60 year range dies, and you're saddened because they died so young.
In the moment. Best to live in the moment. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, be in today and enjoy your life. It's finite.
Addendum: For those who asked about the litter box, I got it at Ren's Pet Depot in Oakville, ON. It's what I would call a one-cat box, I'd get one per cat. There's a catch tray under the grid where litter will fall if the cat walks out (unfortunately, mine all jump out), and a scoop stored in the catch tray. The cats still track litter out despite the little grid walkway in the front (hence my acquisition of a Dustbuster Kone hand vaccuum as well), but the swing-up door makes cleaning a breeze. I'm really tired of litter boxes where the lid must be removed for proper cleaning, especially with multiple boxes, the front hinged lid is an excellent idea.
Here's the picture from the Ren's online catalogue, it's the IRIS Litter Box SN-530 Swing Door & Mat, code 9301322.
Peta kills, from 2003
In the course of discussing the Peta kill rate with people, which I hope will dramatically adversely affect their donations ($26 million in 2006, according to its income filing with the State of Virginia), I looked up three articles from 2003 that set me on the course of researching Peta and turning my back on it. Here are the links, I'm too lazy today to make them pretty click-throughs. Just cut 'n paste them into your browser.
http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/2003/gibson/qtr3/0903.htm
http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/2003/gibson/qtr3/0905.htm
http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/2003/gibson/qtr3/0908.htm
http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/2003/gibson/qtr3/0903.htm
http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/2003/gibson/qtr3/0905.htm
http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/2003/gibson/qtr3/0908.htm
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