ARTICLES & NEWS
April 25, 2010 UPDATE. On November 29, 2005, Phillip Razac Huggins' mother was walking Ginger, leashed and muzzled, in a Toronto park. An unleashed dog named Buddy came running towards Ginger and Miss Razac, attacking Ginger. Buddy tore off Ginger's muzzle. Both dogs suffered minor injuries. Ginger suffered permanent damage to the bottom of her left eye. Miss Razac also suffered bite injuries caused by Buddy. While Phillip was at work, City of Toronto Animal Control Officers seized Ginger from Miss Razac without a warrant or consent. Ginger was seized from Miss Razac, not Phillip Razac Huggins who is Ginger's owner. After the seizure, Toronto Animal Control failed to provide any paperwork indicating the whereabouts of Ginger.
Read the rest of the story HERE.
January 30, 2010. Two Brampton boxer-mixes seized from family homes as "pit bulls". Read the whole story and then do something. All the Brampton city council contact information is on the same page as the story.
http://wagthedog.dlcc.ca/2010/01/brampton-boxers/
Novemer 18, 2009. Cheri Di Novo (MPP for Parkdale) has tabled a private member’s bill (Bill 222) at Queens Park. The bill is aimed at removing the breed specific part that is currently in Ontario’s Dog Owner’s Liability Act. Please visit the Support Cheri Di Novo Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=168292380876&ref=ts
Our application to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada was rejected, so the legal route has reached its end. The only remaining option is political pressure through media, public support, and voting.
CANADIAN TRANSPORT RULING SUPPORTS CHALLENGE TO AIR CANADA POLICY
Air Canada's proposal to discontinue the carriage of small animals as checked baggage found unreasonable. Read the full story!
OTTAWA, April 4 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Transportation Agency has disallowed Air Canada's proposed tariff revisions which would have terminated the carriage of animals and their kennels weighing less than 70 lbs as checked baggage on both domestic and international flights.
In its Decision No. 155-C-A-2008, the Agency found that the proposed revisions were unreasonable since an imbalance existed between the interests of Air Canada and consumers by giving only advantages to the carrier while exposing pet owners to many significant disadvantages.
Air Canada has until May 5, 2008, to amend its domestic tariff to allow for the carriage of animals and their kennels weighing less than 70 lbs as checked baggage. As for international flights, the Agency had already suspended, in July 2007, the carrier's proposed revision, and is now confirming its disallowance.
The Canadian Transportation Agency is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal which operates like a court. It regulates various modes of transportation under Government of Canada jurisdiction, including air, marine and rail. Its decision-making process is governed by the rules of fairness and natural justice to ensure that all parties in a complaint receive equitable treatment.
PRESS RELEASES
January 24, 2007 - Clayton Ruby responds to John Barber in the Globe and Mail
January 26, 2007 - Clayton Ruby Press Release - Guysborough, Nova Scotia Decision {PDF}
January 26, 2007 - Ruling on the Cameron Guysborough case
February 18, 2005 - DLCC Releases Synopsis of Committee Hearings
November 18, 2004 - No BSL in New Brunswick
THINK IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO YOU?
Zeus' story from Guysborough Nova Scotia
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