Three strikes your out?

[Kayla]

Strike One: Munchie, a lab mix sentenced to death two weeks ago: crime looking like a pit bull. Munchie's crime: biting a dog and man, but man did break into Munchie's house trying to kill Munchie. Munchie was not kept alive long enough to get the facts straight, the man who broke into Munchie's house is still pending trial.

Strike Two: Rambo. Crime: Looking like, and possibly being, a pit bull or pit bull like dog. Escaped during the Christmas Holidays, deteremined to be younger then two, making it illegal from him to exsist as the Ontario Pit Bull Ban only grandfathers Pitbull's two years and older, who exsisted before the ban. Sentence: Pending Trial, will be sentenced to death, unless owner can get him sent out of province.

Strike Three: Heira,a registered six year old Staffordshire Terrier. Crime: Heira's mom went to apply for her 2008 city dog tag, was informed that because she did not get Heira's 2007 dog tag, Heira's grandfather claus is void and therefore it is illegal for Heira to exsist in the city of Bratford, Ontario. Heira's mom and dad have until April 4th to either put her down or send her out of province.

If three strikes isn't enough to rally support, expose the gross misuse of legal power to exterminant an entire type of living creature then I don't know what will.

Kayla

 

[Dekka]

That is horrible. The problem is we dog lovers are already enraged. We need to reach the 'John Q Public' voting types

 

[Sweet72947]

Strike Three shouldn't really count. Yes its a crappy law, but its the owner's own darn fault for not renewing the dog's license in 2007. If they had just done that, they wouldn't be having a problem.

 

[Kayla]

*edits* too inappropriate to post in open forum.

are you serious? you do realise this dog had its lisence every other year plus the owners were renewing it this year. A family is being torn apart over a technicality.

 

[Bahamutt99]

The problem is not the voting public, IMO, its the people who make the decisions for the voting public. There was massive opposition to the ban -- at least from what I read here in the states -- but they passed it anyway. The people who voted yes on that bill need to be voted out, to get different folks who are more in tune with the people.

 

[Dekka]

There was massive opposition from the dog people. But the general public thinks it is a good idea. I often meet people who have been brain washed into the idea that pitties are BAD, dangerous dogs by the media. If you look at the polls that get posted, or that article in the Toronto Sun... there is support of this by the public.

 

[maple]

I hadn't heard about Heira :yikes: They are trying to do the right thing by getting their city tags, and what happens?? they get shafted...big time.
Why is it that doing the right thing ends up costing them so dearly. If they really want people to get their city tags, they should have to be faced with these sort of sh*tty consequences....charge them for the 2007 tags, but don't force them to murder their family pet.

 

[bruss01]

That is utterly ridiculous.

I would move out of any town that claims they want me to turn in my pet for euthanization because of picayune late fee! And no one is taking them from me. Period and it will be over my dead body, Charlton Heston style.

Oh, this gets my blood pressure up. I can get another job, I can find another place to live. I can replace my possessions. But nobody is taking my dog from me over a late fee and I would like to see them TRY. I can't believe people don't rise up in revolt at this sort of treatment. I can't believe people accept this level of subservience.

 

[vanillasugar]

Strike Three shouldn't really count. Yes its a crappy law, but its the owner's own darn fault for not renewing the dog's license in 2007. If they had just done that, they wouldn't be having a problem.

I bet you'd be singing a different tune if it were your dog being torn away from your family.

I understand that once a law is in place the responsible thing to do is follow it, obviously. BUT mistakes happen. Where I live they don't make getting dog tags the easiest thing to do, and it isn't made out to be "that big of a deal" if you don't have one. It's easy to miss. And as far as I understand this particular law, the dogs city licence has NOTHING to do with it's grandfathered status. She has proof that the dog was in Ontario at the time that the ban went through, end of story. (IMO) Unless I'm missing something...

 

[Renee750il]

There was massive opposition from the dog people. But the general public thinks it is a good idea. I often meet people who have been brain washed into the idea that pitties are BAD, dangerous dogs by the media. If you look at the polls that get posted, or that article in the Toronto Sun... there is support of this by the public.

Yup. I see graphic illustrations of that mindset all the time. If I've got Kharma and Tallulah out (on leash) together, idiots will want to walk up to Kharma, who is very likely to be standing there giving them the Fila-eye, and will jerk back from Tallulah, who is standing there wagging her little tail off and wriggling with excitement to see a PERSON! PET ME PET ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! I've even had morons ask me why I have "one of THOSE dogs."

 

[vanillasugar]

Yup. I see graphic illustrations of that mindset all the time. If I've got Kharma and Tallulah out (on leash) together, idiots will want to walk up to Kharma, who is very likely to be standing there giving them the Fila-eye, and will jerk back from Tallulah, who is standing there wagging her little tail off and wriggling with excitement to see a PERSON! PET ME PET ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! I've even had morons ask me why I have "one of THOSE dogs."

That's the sad part about how people have been brainwashed, even a happy, body wiggling, wanting to smother you in slobber and love your forever pittie is seen by most people as a dog who can "Turn vicious at any second". They are not only brainwashed into thinking all Pits are bad, but they're brainwashed in such a way that they have a hard time even accepting that ANY of these dogs are innately good!

 

[Sweet72947]

I bet you'd be singing a different tune if it were your dog being torn away from your family.

I understand that once a law is in place the responsible thing to do is follow it, obviously. BUT mistakes happen. Where I live they don't make getting dog tags the easiest thing to do, and it isn't made out to be "that big of a deal" if you don't have one. It's easy to miss. And as far as I understand this particular law, the dogs city licence has NOTHING to do with it's grandfathered status. She has proof that the dog was in Ontario at the time that the ban went through, end of story. (IMO) Unless I'm missing something...

I get my dogs liscensed when they are supposed to be liscensed. In Fauquier county its every three years, and in PW its every year. Not sure about other counties. You just mail in the form with a check, and they mail you your liscense back.

I'm against BSL and the stupid technicalities that go with it, but it just annoys me when people in get in trouble through their own actions (or inaction) and want to cry victim. If you live in an area with BSL, you should make darn sure you keep up with all the regulations.

But, that story can go in the files with the other stories that show why BSL is stupid and that it doesn't impact who you want it to.

 

[shadowfacedanes]

Sorry. I agree with the fact that the people SHOULD have had the dog liscensed. BUT, on the other hand, death is a pretty strict penalty.

Regardless of where the fault lies, I think it's rediculous to think that killing that dog for owner error is going to reduce attacks.

 

[Miakoda]

I'm against BSL and the stupid technicalities that go with it, but it just annoys me when people in get in trouble through their own actions (or inaction) and want to cry victim. If you live in an area with BSL, you should make darn sure you keep up with all the regulations.

I have to agree with you.

Also, the dog Rambo, was bought as a "pit bull mix" knowing darn well that they are banned. So both the breeder and the new owner are to blame for that dog's situation.

It disgusts me and saddens me that dogs are having to pay for their own owner's ignorance and greed with their lives, but it downright pisses me off that these owners knowingly break the law and then want help screaming, "I'm a victime here!" the entire time.

I HATE B.S.L. I am doing everything I can to prevent it from happening near where I live and also to repeal the laws in areas where it's been enacted. But those who refuse to abide by those laws are only reinforcing the common stereotype that "pit bull" owners are law-breaking criminals. Not to mention they aren't helping the situation, but rather are making it harder for people like me to fight for these dogs.

 

[bruss01]

That is utterly ridiculous.

I would move out of any town that claims they want me to turn in my pet for euthanization because of picayune late fee! And no one is taking them from me. Period and it will be over my dead body, Charlton Heston style.

Oh, this gets my blood pressure up. I can get another job, I can find another place to live. I can replace my possessions. But nobody is taking my dog from me over a late fee and I would like to see them TRY. I can't believe people don't rise up in revolt at this sort of treatment. I can't believe people accept this level of subservience.

They keep getting away with this with your dogs, and one of these days they'll be getting away with it with your kids. No joke.

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