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Don't Call Me Buddy .....

Don't Call Me Buddy .....
if this is how you treat your friends

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.

What DOES work to create safer communities:

  • Encourage residents to spay or neuter their pets (and charge higher license fees for unaltered animals)
  • Provide adequate due-process legislation provisions for dog owners through breed-neutral dangerous dog laws
  • Restrict tethering
  • Prevent reckess owners from having dogs

Webmaster Note:

Are you interested in fostering or adopting one of the animals you read about on this site? Please DO NOT LEAVE A COMMENT WITH YOUR INFORMATION HERE. Instead, I ask that you contact the rescue directly ... contact links are included in all posts.

Are you thinking of enriching your life with a new pet? Scroll down to the bottom of the page to meet the wonderful pets available for adoption in Nova Scotia right now.

New!!! One kind heart at a time, people are gradually discovering the joys of senior pet adoption. To learn more, visit www.nsseniorpets.com

My favourite blogs

  • Me and My Dogs in Halifax Nova Scotia
  • Mindful Leadership
  • Nathan Winograd's Blog
  • SCARS
  • Silvia Jay's Blog
  • The Splorin Wolfies
  • Vox Felina

Links

  • Alley Cat Allies
  • Best Friends
  • Charlie Loves Halifax
  • Maritime Animal Rescue
  • The No Kill Advocacy Center
  • The Nova Scotia Senior Pet Project
  • The NS Homeless Pet Project
  • The Witches Voice

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      • Better than winking in the dark ....
      • The merits of making it count...
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      • What's missing from this picture?
      • Kudos to Pet Valu for hosting a Pet Adoption Weekend!
      • Years of wrongs still do not make anything right ....
      • Why Patrick McDonnel is my all time favourite cart...
      • If all pennies are going to heaven :)
      • A little refresher to a Grandmother's Guide to Liv...
      • Welcoming Winnie!!!
      • A pinch in time ....
      • The choice between truth and repose
      • There really is gold in those grey muzzles ......
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Federal MP's who represent Nova Scotians


Armstrong, Scott Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Conservative
Brison, Scott (Hon.) Kings—Hants Liberal
Cuzner, Rodger Cape Breton—Canso Liberal
Eyking, Mark (Hon.) Sydney—Victoria Liberal
Keddy, Gerald South Shore—St. Margaret's Conservative
Kerr, Greg West Nova Conservative
Leslie, Megan Halifax NDP
MacKay, Peter Gordon (Hon.) Central Nova Conservative
Regan, Geoff (Hon.) Halifax West Liberal
Savage, Michael Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Liberal
Stoffer, Peter Sackville—Eastern Shore NDP

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