Written by Steve Barker on September 19th, 2009
UPDATE Sept 21 2009: All three dogs have been determined to not be “pit bulls” and have been released to their owners.
ORIGINAL STORY September 19 2009: The Dog Legislation Council has been dealing with an issue that, up until yesterday, was kept under the radar in the hopes that things could be worked out amicably between the dogs’ owners and Sarnia Animal Control. Since the story hit the local newspaper yesterday, September 18, I feel it’s necessary to let everyone know what’s going on.
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Written by Steve Barker on September 18th, 2009
Further to my entry about Antonia Zerbisias’ column in the Toronto Star, her blog has the same text, but with all the links to various stories kept intact. Makes for a more interesting read. Facebook users, click “View Original Post”.
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Written by Steve Barker on September 18th, 2009
Antonia Zerbisias, columnist for the Toronto Star, focuses on the stark contrast between the public “spin” afforded Bryant (thanks largely to his public relations firm) and the virtual demonization of Sheppard by the same mainstream media outlets.
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Written by Steve Barker on June 18th, 2009
Thanks to Antonia for pointing me to this Toronto Star story which I consider to be much fairer and more accurate than the others.
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Written by Steve Barker on June 18th, 2009
More stories about Ginger’s fight.
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Written by Steve Barker on June 17th, 2009
Unfortunately, the city of Toronto has been granted the right to appeal Ginger’s release and the dropping of charges against her owner.
Read more at http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/06/city-of-toronto-granted-appeal-in-gingers-case/
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Written by Steve Barker on June 17th, 2009
Ginger was in a Toronto animal services kennel for three and a half years, accused of aggression after defending herself against an unprovoked attack by an off-leash dog. She was freed in early June after a judge determined that she had been held illegally for that entire time. Today, we find out if the city of Toronto will be allowed to appeal that decision.
Read more at http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/06/ginger-finally-free-or-continuing-saga
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Written by Steve Barker on June 17th, 2009
The date for the Toronto and Ottawa anti-BSL rallies has changed to July 18. Stay tuned for more info.
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Written by Steve Barker on June 15th, 2009
This was just posted on Facebook. Rallies in Toronto and Ottawa on Saturday June 20.
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Written by Steve Barker on January 20th, 2009
I originally wrote this article on the two year anniversary of the Ontario legislation, so that’s about a year and a half ago. Considering our fundraising efforts to get to the Supreme Court of Canada, I think it’s appropriate to re-use it now to try to give you some idea of what life is like for many dog owners in Ontario.
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Written by Steve Barker on January 16th, 2009
These photos give you a clear picture of one of the reasons why I left Ontario.
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Written by Steve Barker on January 16th, 2009
I think people are starting to understand what this is really about!
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Written by Steve Barker on January 15th, 2009
How much is your dog worth? How much would you give to keep your dog as part of your family?
How about ONE DOLLAR?
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Written by Steve Barker on December 18th, 2007
The pit bull puppy in my earlier story Animal cruelty and the Ontario government is now on her way to be cremated. She died this morning at the vet’s office.
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Written by Steve Barker on December 15th, 2007
How the plight of one young dog highlights the inconsistency, bias, and danger of the Ontario “pit bull” ban.
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Written by Steve Barker on November 7th, 2007
Caveat’s earlier article quoting from the Bill 132 clause-by-clause committee meeting encouraged me to go back and look at some of the data I collected during that time. Here’s a summary of what types of people presented at the four days of hearings and whether they were for or against the Bill.102 deputants (presenters) testified [...]
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Written by Steve Barker on November 7th, 2007
If you want proof that the mind of the Ontario government was made up BEFORE the Bill 132 committee hearings, you need look no further than these comments by Conservative MPP Joe Tascona and NDP MPP Peter Kormos, in opposition to the Bill.Any rational, logical person could not listen to what these two men had [...]
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Written by Steve Barker on November 5th, 2007
The Government of Ontario issued a press release on November 2 stating that the focus of this year’s “Crime Prevention Week” (November 4 to 10) will be eliminating racism, hate crimes, hate propaganda and violence to make Ontario safe.When I read the entire release, looking at it from an Ontario “pit bull” owner’s point of [...]
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Written by Steve Barker on October 31st, 2007
Tuesday uncovered a few more media outlets covering the story of the eleven-year-old boy ordering his dog to attack other children.I won’t be so presumptious as to pretend that letters to the editors from myself and others made a difference. It’s probably just the rest of the news organizations catching up to the Toronto Star. [...]
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Written by Steve Barker on October 29th, 2007
Thank you to the Toronto Star for being the ONLY paper to print this story.I was not able to find the story in any other newspaper. This incident did not happen in a small, obscure town with only one daily or weekly paper. This happened in Toronto, with at least six daily newspapers and many [...]
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