It certainly IS stranger than fiction

A few weeks ago, there was an article in one of the online papers about a woman who was knocked down by a dog at the beach. The dog, who was running at large at the time of the incident, went for her throat.

That's pretty serious stuff. I have been in a lot of different situations involving dogs through the rescue work I do, but NEVER have I experienced anything like that. I can only imagine the fear this woman must have felt with a snarling dog at her throat.

Last I knew, the city was asking that the owner be FINED. Yes, we can all rest safely tonight knowing that the owner will be fined for this potentially dangerous lapse in responsibility. To hell with muzzling that dog and ordering some training; that fine should due just fine.

Then on the other end of the By-Law spectrum of justice, we have a dog on death row for a minor scuffle with another dog that occurred as she was protecting her property. Somehow, HRM would have you believe that this offender is more despicable and more dangerous than the dog from the beach. They would have you believe she is incorrigible and untrainable; that everything has been done to redeem this dog.

Hmmmm, a scuffle between two dogs that lasted about a half minute versus a dog who knocks a woman down and goes for her throat. Without hesitation, I would have to say that HRM is trying to pull the wool over our eyes on this one. There is no way that the dog in the scuffle should be killed by the city -- her kind nature is something that witnesses from various occupations and various experiences willingly attest to. Some have even been included in the following video.

That said, I ask you to watch this video and then tell me how the hell HRM prosecutor, Katherine Salsman, can say with a straight face that Brindi deserves to die.


I think you will come to the same conclusion, too. Fine the owner and send Brindi home with Francesca!

I implore you to write to the people below and politely express your disagreement with HRM's request for an "additional penalty" against Francesca Rogier -- the penalty of death to her dog. Ask them to step in and see that Brindi is sent home with Francesca.

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Minister of Justice Ross Landry: justmin@gov.ns.ca

Mayor Peter Kelly: kellyp@halifax.ca

HRM elected councilors: harveyb@halifax.ca , adamss@halifax.ca, barry.dalrymple@halifax.ca, brad.johns@halifax.ca, darren.fisher@halifax.ca, David.Hendsbee@halifax.ca, sloaned@halifax.ca, humd@halifax.ca, jennifer.watts@halifax.ca, karsteb@halifax.ca, lorelei.nicoll@halifax.ca, mcclusg@halifax.ca, mosherl@halifax.ca, outhitt@halifax.ca, peter.lund@halifax.ca, rankinr@halifax.ca, streats@halifax.ca, smithj@halifax.ca, utecks@halifax.ca, walkerr@halifax.ca, wilema@halifax.ca

local media:
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