One of my own biggest frustrations over the past few years has been how difficult it has been to gather dog owners of ALL breeds together. Together, we’re one of the largest demographics in the country and, together, politicians would have no choice but to…
Category: Legislation
Ontario: There’s no place like this!
I’m one of the lucky ones (I guess).I’ve already decided that my dogs could be identified as “pit bulls” by Animal Control officers in Ontario, I’ve been on television, on radio, in the newspapers, and out at public events with them. I’ve licensed them with…
State of the Province
** PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY ONTARIO DOG OWNER YOU KNOW! ** Preferably, you will send them the link to this article, but this is important enough that, if you need to copy/paste the text, feel free. The direct link to this article is: http://chicobandido.blogspot.com/2007/08/state-of-province.html…
Most politicians don’t know why dogs bite
I recognize that some people encourage human aggression in their dogs, including training them to intimidate or attack people. I recognize that some people encourage dog aggression in their dogs, including training them to fight each other.I recognize that some people allow their dogs to…
Finally Ontario’s Attorney General is forced to come clean
Ontario’s Attorney General, Michael Bryant, finally revealed the costs to taxpayers of fighting parents of autistic children for the past seven years, but only after an Ontario Superior Court decision forced him to open the books.Read the full CBC story The Progressive Conservative Party of…
Letter to all Ontario voters
The following is a message written by Jamie MacDonald on Facebook’s “Help Elect Chris Savard” Discussion Board.Chris Savard is the Progressive Conservative candidate for Stormont, Dundas & South Glengarry in the 2007 Ontario election. For more interesting and insightful comments by Jamie, please visit Mac’s…
Vote for Jasmine and show support for Ontario’s banned dogs
Jasmine is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier owned by a member of the Dog Legislation Council of Canada. Her breed is banned in Ontario. Her owner has entered her in the Canadian “Pet Idol” contest and she has consistently been in the lead since the beginning!If…
Welsh Corgi mix identified as "pit bull" and destroyed
My apologies in advance to the Peterborough Examiner. I’m copying the full text of this article from their online newspaper. Unfortunately, these stories have a habit of disappearing into the “archives” and this is one I don’t want us to forget.The original story can be…
Judge does not rule on the remedy for Ontario’s Dog Owners’ Liability Act
On June 28, 2007, Justice Herman listened to arguments regarding the remedy for the Dog Owners’ Liability Act. The purpose of the remedy is to determine what to do with the law, now that three portions of it were found to be unconstitutional. This is…
Court Protocol
Please read Caveat’s post regarding court protocol, written for the original court case in May 2006, but still applicable. Courtesy of Marsha Boulton, author of Wally’s World available at Amazon Canada.