tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post8672231258956114938..comments2024-03-01T04:59:15.749-04:00Comments on Me and my dogs in Halifax, Nova Scotia: I've been watching televisionJoan Sindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-45336310830954207462010-11-28T18:25:04.072-04:002010-11-28T18:25:04.072-04:00To Anonymous - me being nuts has nothing to do wit...To Anonymous - me being nuts has nothing to do with what I said in my post. And I don't think you got the allusion I was making in my post about the 30% euthanasia rate - but I can understand that since you were only on this blog for a total of 5 minutes and 16 seconds - that really does not give you enough time to understand me or anything about this blog - you probably do not realize that Joan Sindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-61603481995614912552010-11-28T17:08:49.519-04:002010-11-28T17:08:49.519-04:00Lady, you are totally nuts.
In what parallel univ...Lady, you are totally nuts.<br /><br />In what parallel universe do you think that rehabilitating upward of 50 different species at a time, with no funding, few paid staff and a world full of disease, infection, injury and circumstance is anything like running a pound. Why do you assume that Hope is parlaying her 70% wildlife rehab success rate into a blanket philosophy about caring for all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-46935347128956115902010-11-26T19:45:06.021-04:002010-11-26T19:45:06.021-04:00and one major point is that they are NOT designate...and one major point is that they are NOT designated a shelter/ or a rescue - they are HRM's Pound that will rehome dogs and cats (numbers that we do not know) if not reclaimed by owners etc. At a very nice fee too - presumably to cover the cost of vetting ... but I do find it interesting that they charge TAXES which to me sounds alot like a BUSINESS - I honestly don't know of a registeredROCK the CANINE CASBAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183997096108341985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-31575410250246380992010-11-26T19:13:29.178-04:002010-11-26T19:13:29.178-04:00@Adam - Hope tarnished her own reputation the mome...@Adam - Hope tarnished her own reputation the moment she got into business with the disgraced former SPCA crew.Jehan Quadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212671142962523365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-36560466578559195882010-11-26T17:55:05.326-04:002010-11-26T17:55:05.326-04:00Excellent commnent, Janet - after Adam posted, he ...Excellent commnent, Janet - after Adam posted, he emailed me personally - so I replied back to him - "I am not trying to hurt Hope's reputation. I don't know how you couldn't have gotten that from my post - I went to rather great length to explain how revered she is in Nova Scotia.<br /><br />And as for facts - I'd like to know where I can get facts - that's the problem Joan Sindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-17977149305173188982010-11-26T17:42:45.930-04:002010-11-26T17:42:45.930-04:00@Adam - what points am I mistaken on? what facts d...@Adam - what points am I mistaken on? what facts due you have?<br />my facts are that HBCP is solely registered to Ms. Swinimer. It is a business. It is NOT registered as a charity. HRM is paying HBCP - the contract was awarded to HBCP to operate the pound to house the animals from Animal Control. <br />They charge to adopt from them - 150.00 for a cat - 200.00 for a dog before taxes. OR is the ROCK the CANINE CASBAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183997096108341985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-59974508094714178132010-11-26T17:17:48.643-04:002010-11-26T17:17:48.643-04:00Very informative!Very informative!melgeo126https://www.blogger.com/profile/06190630954754899706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-70644696793072631112010-11-26T17:06:55.638-04:002010-11-26T17:06:55.638-04:00Please check facts. You are very mistaken on many ...Please check facts. You are very mistaken on many points. Trying to hurt Hope's reputation for no reason is what is wrong here.Mark Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336935195991220447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-5939545376707060942010-11-26T12:45:04.432-04:002010-11-26T12:45:04.432-04:00I find your blog very informative, and it gets me ...I find your blog very informative, and it gets me researching about issues I didn't even know existed! So you are not just polluting the WWW, you are helping to educate the community... which is the only real solution to animal cruelty, irresponsible pet ownership and killing in shelters. You have several times had me digging into things I thought were one way, only to find they are the otherAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242843268874466256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-25973156218589929462010-11-26T12:11:57.779-04:002010-11-26T12:11:57.779-04:00my Questions concerning Homeward Bound City Pound ...my Questions concerning Homeward Bound City Pound that I sent to HRM<br />after speaking with Nicole at HBCP.<br /><br />Why would they need kennels to be donated? Don't they get enough money from the city to BUY what they need? Don't they have a budget? Previously they were asking the public to donate towels and blankets? again WHY? Didn't they buy enough when they were set up? Don&#ROCK the CANINE CASBAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183997096108341985noreply@blogger.com