Reigning Cats and Dogs

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Did you know:

that if your dream pet is a budgie, S.H.A.I.D has two lovelies available for adoption ... Lady Gray and Sir Peri ?
if you have your heart set on a bunny , that there is a nice fellow named Humphrey at the Metro Shelter and that TAPA has both Baby Bunnies and a lovely Lionhead female named Bunny :)))
that if you are one of the wise folks who understand what wonderful pets that rats can be, there is a sweet boy named Mortimer who is available from the Metro Shelter?
if an interesting well bonded pair of geckos would make your home complete you are in luck, because Rippy and Chompy are waiting for you with Ssafe Haven
no matter what anyone may have told you , there are always Babes In Toyland available for adoption all year long?
that all the cliches really are true? Settled Senior Kitties and dogs ARE more experienced at love!

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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