Reigning Cats and Dogs: Update on yesterday's post about the Pawsitive Directions Canine Program Cancellation

Friday, December 4, 2009

Update on yesterday's post about the Pawsitive Directions Canine Program Cancellation

According to the Facebook group, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Save-Pawsitive-Directions-Canine-Program/351424485383?ref=search&sid=867010415.2939069945..1&v=wall#/pages/Help-Save-Pawsitive-Directions-Canine-Program/351424485383?ref=mf, the program has been reinstated and new contracts signed.
Thank you to all of you who took the time to express your support.
webmaster note, this has also been confirmed by an article in this morning's Herald, http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1156154.html.... wherein the spokesperson for Corrections Canada is quoted as saying "there was never any intention of cancelling the program. "
At the end of the day, the important thing is this wonderful program has been reinstated... or renegotiated ... or whatever termology they prefer to use. Whats that I hear ... its the tinkling bells of voter feedback once again changing the course of things. It is how democracy is supposed to work, eh?

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BSL is NOT the Path to Public Safety because:

Many dogs are misidentified and consequently destroyed because of their apprearance
It is often difficult, even for experts, to determine the breed of a dog, particularly when considering mixed breed dogs
Breed -discrimination laws cause unintended hardship to responsible owners of friendly dogs who happen to fall within the regulated breed category
Breed -discriminatory laws compromise public safety by requiring officers to enforce regulations on dogs who may or may not be dangerous, instead of investing resources into proven, effective tactics that make the community safer
Every dog is an individual, with his or her own unique personality. A dog should be judged on temperment and not appearance.
The police and animal control will lose the public's trust by seizing and killing pets simply because of their appearance
Studies of pre and post-breed-ban dog bite rates in the United Kingdom and Spain concluded that their breed discriminatory laws had no effect whatsoever on reducing dog bites.
Italy recently revoked its breed restrictions, stating that the ban had no scientific justification.
Closer to home, Calgary has the lowest dog bite rates in 25 years without enacting breed discrimination.
Last but definitely not least, here in Nova Scotia it will create a conflict for any SPCA shelters who perform contractual work for animal control, given the SPCA official position of No Kill.