Pit bull owner acquitted of felony charges

Hewitt A. Grant, subject of the St. Petersburg Times story “Kennel Trash”, has been convicted of 80 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty and has been sentenced to 364 days in jail, 5 years of probation and 500 hours of community service at the animal shelter…

Full text of Ontario decision

Full text of Ontario decision now available on the Superior Court website.Decision regarding December 2006 motion Decision regarding Dog Owners’ Liability Act The lawyers from both sides will be going back in front of the judge for further interpretation and explanation, as well as to…

Ontario Legislature website changes

The Ontario Legislature has redesigned its website, making many old links invalid. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of websites (mostly opposed to their legislation) that often link directly to documents on the Legislature site. I’m enough of a conspiracy nut to consider the possibility…

Guilty by association

DiscriminationIntimidationIsolationVilification These are but a few of the many experiences that some, if not most, owners of certain types of dogs must endure on a regular and frequent basis. As a direct result of the disinformation spouted by mainstream media organizations and by publicity-seeking politicians,…

Fantino on irresponsible driving

Julian Fantino, current Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner (chief), former Toronto Police chief, former Ontario Commissioner of Emergency Management, and key supporter of Ontario’s pit bull ban during that law’s committee hearings, has decided to focus his police force, 24 hours a day, 7 days a…

This is why we are where we are!

I received the following comment today regarding my “Ontario Bans Pit Bulls” article. This text is copied and pasted from the original comment, including all spelling and grammatical errors. “Guest what? I’m breeding pittbulls because i have a male and a female pitt bull and…

Dog Owners’ Liability Act of Ontario (2005) Information Sheet

Consolidated plain language interpretation of Ontario’s amended Dog Owners’ Liability Act (2005), courtesy of the Dog Legislation Council of Canada.Version for viewing (HTML) Version for printing (PDF) Information in these documents is intended to provide the reader with a summary of the key elements of…

Front Groups

I received a comment from Anonymous about my previous post, PETA Kills Animals!, stating that “the Center for Consumer Freedom is a front organization…(with) almost zero credibility”.I do not dispute this. Everyone has an agenda and CCF definitely has one. The following quote is from…

PETA Kills Animals!

It’s been almost a month since my last post. To make up for that, I’ll quote an article that’s over nine months old.The Center for Consumer Freedom has been a consistent critic of extremist animal rights organizations and has been a valuable source of information…

And people worry about "pit bulls"?

I never cease to be amazed at the inhuman acts one man will do to another man or, in this case, to a woman.Wife abuser deported to Canada – National Post, September 29, 2006 In case the article disappears, here are some highlights: A Canadian…