Eighteen years ago, Britain produced a
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A correctly used muzzle is a tool that can allow dogs access to environments they would otherwise be denied.
On August 29, 2005, new amendments to the Dog Owners’ Liability Act came into effect that prohibit the ownership of pit bulls in Ontario. Renowned Toronto lawyer Clayton Ruby, acting on behalf of Catherine Cochrane and with the support of the Banned Aid Coalition, subsequently filed an application seeking to strike down the new law [...]
I own a banned dog. ‘Pixie’ is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier – she’s exuberant, friendly and devoted. But the Ontario government includes her in its list of banned “pit bulls.” On my more militant days, I feel like taking a page from the National Rifle Association and getting a T-shirt made with the words
She and her husband, the Duke of Hamilton, are visiting Canada from the United Kingdom, guests of the 2007 British Show, held in Hamilton, Ont. It’s a pleasant occasion. Sitting around a table in their hotel suite, the mood is relaxed and friendly. But the topic of discussion is anything but light.
I have a problem – and his name is Michael Bryant. I’m not supposed to say that. As a journalist, I’m to be dispassionate. “Just the facts, ma’am.” I’m not meant to use the printed page to wage personal vendettas. It’s just, well, unseemly; unprofessional.
On June 6, 2007, animal control officers in Sarnia, Ont., seized a mother dog and her three seven-week-old puppies from the home of Brian Edwards, Jr. and Cassie Bates. The dogs’ offence? Solely that an animal control officer identified them as “pit bulls” under the Ontario Dog Owners’ Liability Act (DOLA).
Ladies and gentlemen, step right up! Witness the spectacle of the savage, snarling, snapping beast.
In May 2005, Marilyn and Willard Cameron, long-time residents of Guysborough, N. S., were charged by local officials with harbouring a “fierce and dangerous dog.”
Breed-specific legislation is often considered the most significant threat against the canine world, affecting one’s right to dog ownership and threatening canine diversity.
Breed-specific legislation. Primarily used in association with nations such as Germany and Great Britain, these three words have become the catch-phrase of the North American canine community.
