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/

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

I forgot a few quotes at the bottom of the last article, so here they are.

Note to pet owners: The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) do not care about you or your pet. In fact, the stated objectives of both organizations is the end of ALL pet ownership!

You’d think that, after the Michael Vick debacle, the so-called “Humane” Society of the United States might reconsider their blanket belief that all dogs seized from dogfighters should be killed. Well, apparently not!

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.

How much is your dog worth? How much would you give to keep your dog as part of your family?

How about ONE DOLLAR?

How the plight of one young dog highlights the inconsistency, bias, and danger of the Ontario “pit bull” ban.

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…

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,…