August 29, 2006, is the one year anniversary of Ontario’s amended Dog Owners’ Liability Act. We hope you will join us at Queen’s Park (Toronto) on Sunday, August 27, 2006 at 7:00 PM. Please see the following note for details or visit Caveat’s blog at http://caveat.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/8/18/2241927.html Caveat’s site has a…
The Dalton and Michael Awards
A prestigious British business magazine owned by the Financial Times has named Premier Dalton McGuinty its world “personality of the year.”Praising him as “outgoing and upbeat in that very North American way,” the five-year-old publication hails his “infectious enthusiasm” and notes that “should Ontarians run short on energy, they could…
Have they found the mythical "pit bull"?
Anyone who follows the fight against breed-specific legislation is well aware of one of the main complaints about laws aimed at the most targeted type of dog, the issue being that there is no such thing as a “pit bull”. The argument goes something like this: First, you take some…
Animal Rights groups are a danger to you and your pet!
I generally try not to plagiarize hard-working journalists nor duplicate the efforts of other writers. I prefer to link to their articles and let you get your info directly from the horses’ mouths, so to speak. An article in the Magic City Morning Star (Maine), however, caught my attention. In…
Muzzle ALL dogs, again?
I wrote an article a while ago in response to a columnist’s suggestion to muzzle all dogs over 40 pounds. Now we have a contributor in the Toronto Sun suggesting to muzzle all dogs, period. Most dog bites are not serious. They result in a little cut, abrasion, or bruising….
From Good Citizen to Criminal at the Stroke of a Pen
One entry to the Toronto Sun’s 2006 “guest column” competition got an honourable mention and was printed in the August 11 paper. The newspaper’s title for it was “Dog Ban is the Pits”. Here’s the full text of the column: I am an intelligent, well-spoken, middle-aged male. I graduated high…
10 Tips for Successful Involvement in Canine Legislation
Courtesy of the American Kennel Club and adapted for Canadian content, here are ten tips for successful involvement in canine legislation.1. Pay attention to the local news. It is important to follow your local news carefully, watching for the kind of events that may trigger a dog related proposal by…
Corporations and your buying power
In an earlier article, I introduced you to Shire, a licensed pet therapy dog working with special needs children in New Brunswick. She has been targeted by the town of Florenceville because she is a Rottweiler.Her owner is an employee of McCain Foods Canada and moved to Florenceville as part…
Shire Shunned – Shameful
Shire is a licensed pet therapy dog working with special needs children in New Brunswick. During her life, Shire has never done anything to cause people to dislike her, be afraid of her, or reject her. On the contrary, she has performed her duties impeccably, despite her own life-and-death struggles…
Dog Owner? Stand up and SAY SOMETHING!
Dogs are one of the most micro-managed properties that we own. The obvious others are cars and guns.In 2005, in Toronto alone, there were 79 homicides. Of those, 52 people were murdered by criminals using guns. In 2005, in Toronto alone, 59 people died as a result of car accidents…