Reigning Cats and Dogs: Animal Rescues put the fun in fundraising!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

How can you have a bit of fun this weekend AND help the animals. Sheesh... let me count the ways :

Tomorrow afternoon, CAPS will be at the Middleton Farmers Market from 2 - 6 pm. Click here for more details
This Saturday afternoon, East Coast German Shepherd Rescue will be at Global Pet Foods in Halifax from 1 - 3 pm to give the public a chance to find out more about their rescue and to meet Charlie and Lily.
This Saturday, June 18th, is NS Lab Rescue's annual Big Doggy Doo. It is being held at the Shooters Restaurant in Enfield. Viewing starts at six and the auction begins at seven. For more info, please click here
Second Chance Charity is of course always worth visiting at the Harbourview market, both Saturdays and Sundays, from 9am - 4pm. Please click here for more info
Here in the Valley, on Sunday the Furry Friends Inn is putting on their first annual Dog Fair. Admission is free and dogs are invited to bring their humans as long as they keep them on a leash :) Please go to the Facebook Event page for more info
ca-r-ma is holding a Fundraising BBQ Sunday at the Halifax waterfront... see poster below for details.
This Sunday, June 19th, GPAC will be at Hounds in the Park. Click here for more info

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.

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