tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post5502328715446548507..comments2024-03-01T04:59:15.749-04:00Comments on Me and my dogs in Halifax, Nova Scotia: The NS SPCA Sticks its neck outJoan Sindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-22430298920666445482008-11-18T15:37:00.000-04:002008-11-18T15:37:00.000-04:00I personally am all in favor of having daycares et...I personally am all in favor of having daycares etc all licensed and as some of you may know I proposed the very same thing to HRM during the A300 public hearing - and for dog walkers too!<BR/><BR/>Re: any dogs seized - should be PROPERLY assessed - but then again that would mean that the SPCA itself has properly trained personal to assess dogs - BUT not all dogs that have been in the fighting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-89652462894745978572008-11-18T11:59:00.000-04:002008-11-18T11:59:00.000-04:00The NBVMA recently passed their own laws....no mor...The NBVMA recently passed their own laws....no more ear cropping, tail docking or dew claw removal. Unfortunately, declawing of cats was left out. And the NBSPCA will be prosecuting anyone found performing these on their own...it will be considered cruelty and practicing medicine without a license.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-63619788219406136032008-11-18T11:56:00.000-04:002008-11-18T11:56:00.000-04:00There are pockets of it here in Nova Scotia - and ...There are pockets of it here in Nova Scotia - and especially around the metro region - there's more of it than you would think - anywhere that people think that they themselves are tough, and they think their accessories can also be tough and they can make some money at it - there is going to be dog fighting - they see it as being part of a sub-culture - but in reality it's just causing abuse to Joan Sindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-5636256987800973372008-11-18T11:48:00.000-04:002008-11-18T11:48:00.000-04:00How much dog fighting do they think goes on in Nov...How much dog fighting do they think goes on in Nova Scotia, just for the record?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-37065575772760883952008-11-18T11:40:00.000-04:002008-11-18T11:40:00.000-04:00I hope Nova Scotia will have a different policy th...I hope Nova Scotia will have a different policy than Ontario does as far as the "rescued" fight bust dogs.<BR/><BR/>http://www.ontariospca.ca/5-dogfight_whitepaper.shtml<BR/><BR/>[quote]It is standard policy to euthanize dogs seized as part of a dog fighting investigation. Though these dogs may be very friendly towards humans, they are extremely aggressive towards other dogs and can typically notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-6171532750425524562008-11-18T10:26:00.000-04:002008-11-18T10:26:00.000-04:00>>>Mr. Kelly told the committee there sho...>>>Mr. Kelly told the committee there should be an entire section in the act to wipe out animal fighting and prohibiting the possession of an animal for fighting. It should also be illegal to attend, fund or profit from animal fights, he said.<<<<BR/><BR/>There's not now? Oh my...<BR/><BR/>Go Sean...great effort.<BR/><BR/>I will be tackling the dog fighting issue on WOOF Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com