“Calèche” industry was long intertwined with defunct harness track, start of the Premarin industry, horse slaughter, and a notorious glue factory MONTREAL, Quebec––The last vehicle-pulling horses in Montreal, Quebec, are to be off the streets before sunset on December 31, 2019––an hour which, as this article is posted, has already come and gone. “Far […]
Montreal pit bull ban likely to fall after upset mayoral defeat
Proposed provincial pit bull ban introduced in April 2017 remains pending MONTREAL, Quebec––The November 6, 2017 upset defeat of incumbent Montreal mayor Denis Coderre by challenger Valerie Plante is “A devastating loss to the people of Montreal and victims of pit bull attacks everywhere,” the victim advocacy organization National Pit Bull Victim Awareness predicts, […]
Pit bull advocacy exposed by the CBC Fifth Estate with host Mark Kelley
Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned? The Fifth Estate with Mark Kelley http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-bX3gZC3YnCThlGM5d38Q Pit bull advocates have been screaming bloody murder since the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation last night, September 22, 2017, aired Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned? The hour-long documentary, produced by the investigative news magazine program The Fifth […]
Dog Bite Prevention Week 2017 starts with a bang-bang-bang
Five pit bull victims & one hurt by German shepherd in first 24 hours NEW YORK, N.Y.––Dog Bite Prevention Week 2017, April 9-15, almost began with a bang at Angel Ridge Rescue in Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, but hero-of-the-hour Justin Killion didn’t have his gun when the mayhem started. “Killion said his daughter told […]
91% of dog attack disfigurement victims in 2016 were mauled by pit bulls
Total reported disfiguring dog attacks for the first time topped 1,000 A record 1,075 dogs, including an also-record 741 pit bulls (69%), participated in attacks disfiguring 631 Americans and Canadians in 2016, according to the breed-specific log of fatal and disfiguring dog attacks kept by ANIMALS 24-7 editor Merritt Clifton since 1982. Of the disfigured […]
Quebec Court of Appeals allows Montreal pit bull ban to take effect
Appellate judges overturn lower court stay on enforcement MONTREAL, Quebec––A three-judge panel from the Quebec Court of Appeals on December 1, 2016 allowed most parts of the Montreal pit bull ban adopted on September 27, 2016 to take immediate effect, overturning an October 5, 2016 stay on enforcement of the ban issued by Superior […]
Montreal bans pit bulls
Bylaw passed by wide margin despite all-out effort by pit bull advocates MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada––Acquiring a pit bull is from October 3, 2016 banned in the 19 boroughs of Montreal. Pit bulls already in Montreal must be licensed by the end of 2016. By March 31, 2017, pit bull owners must demonstrate that they […]
Montreal & province of Quebec set to ban pit bulls
Montreal legislation expected to pass in September 2016; provincial legislation likely to be introduced (Part I of a 2-part series. See also Pit bull lobby exposed in Quebec as never before.) MONTREAL, Quebec––Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on August 16, 2016 affirmed to La Presse investigative reporter Marie-Claude Malboeuf that enough city councillor are committed to […]
Pit bull lobby exposed in Quebec as never before
La Presse reporter Marie-Claude Malboeuf questioned face value of veterinary claims (Part II of a 2-part series. See also Montreal & province of Quebec set to ban pit bulls.) MONTREAL, Quebec––Reciting a position held by the Quebec College of Veterinary Surgeons since 1986, current Quebec College of Veterinary Surgeons president Joel Bergeron addressed media in opposition to […]