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Monday, November 9
Wag the Dog has moved!
by
dlcc
on Mon 09 Nov 2009 01:42 AM EST
Wag the Dog has moved to a new address. All new articles will be posted at http://wagthedog.doglegislationcouncilcanada.org/. Please update your bookmarks and let your friends know. more »
Sunday, November 8
Invitation to Attend Queens Park with Cheri Di Novo on November 18th
by
Lori Gray
on Sun 08 Nov 2009 12:58 PM EST
On November 18th, 2009 a BILL will be put forth by MPP Cheri Di Novo to
Queens Park removing the breed specific part that is currently in Ontario's Dog Owner's Liability Act. If possible, attend the morning PRESS RELEASE at the front of Queens Park on November 18th, starting at 9:30 am and ending around 11:30 am. Cheri will be presenting the Private Members Bill in the house around 3pm, for those who would like to stay for the afternoon and would like to sit in the gallery. PARKING For those who need parking and do not want to drive to the Queens Park location, attached is a list of subway stations where you can park cars. One would have to check if there is a cost involved at their preferred station. http://www3.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/Parking/index.jsp http://tinyurl.com/cdtdns Please see Cheri Di Novo's blog page for further information. http://www.cheridinovo.ca/blog/ http://tinyurl.com/yk6wzlz Cheri's interview on newstalk1010, November 7th, 2009 on "The Ben Mercer Show". http://tinyurl.com/yfa6l7o http://tinyurl.com/yjl77xt http://tinyurl.com/y8jczqx We have also designed a poster for people to put up in all areas of Ontario and the link to the poster is below. We are in the middle of designing a web page called "stop canine profiling" in support of the private members bill. It will be added to the poster as soon as it is decided if it will be either dot com or dot ca. When this is done (anytime now) the poster will reflect the change and the support web site will be added to the poster. POSTER FOR PRINT OUT: http://tinyurl.com/ykvaldk In the meantime face book has a support page up and running. The link to it is below. In the discussion pages are samples of letters. http://tinyurl.com/yau884n If people, on face book, want to attend, please go to this EVENT page to confirm. http://tinyurl.com/yau884n In the meantime, PLEASE feel free to write Cheri a letter of support. We ask that you also phone, fax or write your local MPP's and ask THEM to support Cheri's private members bill. A full list of Ontario's MPP's is below. http://www.ontariotenants.ca/government/mpp.phtml Looking forward to a end of legalized discrimination and profiling in Ontario. Fran Coughlin
Straight from the horse's mouth "I'm no expert!"
by
Lori Gray
on Sun 08 Nov 2009 12:57 PM EST
An interview with Dalton McGuinty was posted on You Tube from Animal House Radio.
First off, before you get into watching this interview with McGuinty, here are some quick facts. 1. It is impossible to "breed" any dog for aggression. This is science, not opinion. Aggression is a learned behaviour not a genetic inherited trait. 2. A "pitbull" is NOT a breed. It is a slang term for a cross bred dog. The 3 purebred breeds banned are all very rare breeds with roughly 1000 dogs in the whole province all three breeds combined! It is highly UNLIKELY there is any genetic code from ANY of the purebred breeds named in the ban flowing in the DNA of the short haired mutts targeted by this law. Popular breeds are what is found in popular mutt mixes such as Labrador Retrievers, Boxers, German Shepherd Dogs, Golden Retrievers etc. 3. There were 4 days of committee hearings held prior to the law being passed. 80% of the presentations were AGAINST THE BAN. There were no canine experts presenting who were pro ban. There were 45 experts and a long list of individuals presenting AGAINST THE BAN; but McGuinty still maintains they listened to the experts! 4. Public safety has not been improved. The government did not put in place a bite registry, as was requested. There have been deaths attributed to dog bites since the inception of the ban but none were dogs falling under the ban. How were these victims protected by McGuinty's "public safety"? Or the scores of people bitten by dogs not falling under the vague description laid out in DOLA? Dalton McGuinty, Michael Bryant, Chris Bentley and Bob Delaney have all been quoted as saying the aim was to protect the public from "pitbull" bites not dog bites! Remember there is no such thing as a "pitbull". In court counsel for the Attorney General's office, Robert Charney was quoted saying "OK, there is no such thing as a 'pitbull'!" 5. McGuinty refuses to admit they were wrong. There would be respect for those who admit they were wrong even if they possibly had public safety at heart in the beginning. |
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