Update on Daisy’s BSL in Canada Case
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
This update has been a long time in coming. To backtrack, June 4 th of this year in Ontario, Canada, an 8 month old dog, Daisy, was seized from her owner, Tammy.
Ontario is a very strict BSL state and Daisy was seized, from her house in front of her owner and shocked and crying children by officials under BSL laws.
There was a number of charges, one being that Daisy was determined to be a “pit bull” and was unaltered as was required by law, and another that she ‘attacked’ someone.
1) She was scheduled to be altered after her heat cycle was completed under the advise of her vet.
2) She greeted an elderly woman who fell down and was hurt. The woman says she was not attacked, that the puppy was just being a puppy and jumped up. But they say that it was a attack - Dog Owners Liability Act 5.1 (a), no matter if it was a accident or not.
There’s much more to this story and you can find all the details HERE.
A couple more little details; Daisy was a SDIT, service dog in training, her papers listed her breed as a American Bull Dog/Lab mix but because she fit the characteristics of a ‘pit bull’ breed, she was classed thusly.
In the past 5 months there have been petitions, lawyer meetings, court appearance, negotiations and more, and during that entire time Daisy has remained in state custody in a shelter away from her family.
November 29 was the final court hearing with would decide Daisy’s fate. Lawyers and advocates had been working diligently up until yesterday to negotiate details. In a September pretrial hearing the ‘pit bull’ charge was dropped.
Fast forward to the present and the the final court hearing yesterday.
Through months of negotiations a deal was been worked out with the Crown that Daisy would be returned to Tammy under the following circumstances:
Daisy was home with Tammy last night for the first time since June 4th! Per Tammy, it was an incredible reunion. This is from Tammy to the ‘Saving Daisy’ group that has worked so hard to get Daisy home to Tammy:
YES Daisy is finally home after 179 days. I want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. I thank you for all your love, prayers and support, I have been truly blessed. It was you all that saved Daisy at deaths door how can i ever repay that?
Our reunion was the best I could have ever asked for. She came running full tilt right at me almost knocked me down! LOL So i bent down to where my whole entire face ears neck and all where kissed and all wet:0)
Daisy’s little wiggle butt never stopped moving. We are a family again. What a better Christmas gift this is for us, the best I could ever ask for and I owe it all to all of you. You are very dear to my heart and I will never forget all the angels on earth that surrounded me and gave me hope and life once again.
Love and Hugs Always
Tammy and Daisy
Although a long time in coming, this story was worth waiting for and the happy ending has brought tears to my eyes just imagining the reunion between Tammy and her dear Daisy!
In Conclusion
I wish more BSL cases had happy ending such as this, but all through the US and Canada pit bull breed dogs are killed, just for being what they are in many cases. I admit that often it is through an owners lack of regard for the laws and lack of responsibilty regarding the dog, but the bottom line is that thousands and thousands of innocent and defenseless dogs have perished under this guise of this breed discrimination called BSL.
It is only through the combined efforts of like minded people who understand that you ‘punish the deed, not the breed’ that things will change. Every day I hear of more cities enacting thinly veiled breed discrimination laws which they may call ‘dangerous dog’ laws but as soon as they specify a breed, and it’s not only pit bulls although they are the most heavily targeted, it is nothing more than BSL and discrimination.
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August 1st, 2008 at 12:06 pm
It’s not a happy ending. Tammy has once again put her dog’s life at risk by leaving her unnatended this time tied up in her back yard. Daisy escaped and if you look at the charges it looks like another person or animal has been injured, and animal control had to be called once again. Now Daisy will suffer because of her owner’s irresponsibility.
A happy ending would be Daisy being rehomed with a responsible owner!
Last time kind hearted people payed Tammy’s fines in the hope that it would help Daisy. Nothing good came of it and now Daisy may die because of this (what did Daisy get less that 60 days of freedom??). If BSL was not an issue would anyone be paying for someone elses court fine if their dog injured a person or a dog? Nope, so why help this person out again?
This is the new charges against Tammy. Reconsider helping the owner and focus on rehoming the dog so that we dog lovers don’t have to watch Daisy constantly in jeopardy because of the actions of her careless owner:
Case # op08194358
The Charges are as follows
Count#1
Did being the owner of a dog, fail to comply with a final order contrary to section 4 (3) of the Dog Owner’s Liability Act
Count #2
and further that Tammy Brown on or about the 25th day of June 2008 at the town of Penetanguishene in the County of Simcoe did being the owner of a dog, fail to prevent biting or attacking a person or domestic animal contrary to section 5.1 of the Dog Owners Liability Act.
Count #3
and further that Tammy Brown on or about the 25th day of June 2008 at the town of Penetanguishene in the County of Simcoe did being the owner of a dog, allow a pit bull in her possession to stray contrary to section 6(e) of the Dog Owners Liability Act.
Count#4
and further that Tammy Brown on or about the 25th day of June 2008 at the town of Penetanguishene in the County of Simcoe did being the owner of a dog, fail to ensure a pit bull is at all times secured by a leash contrary to regulation 157/05(1) of the Dog Owners Liability Act.
Court Date Aug 7th/08 @ 9:00am
10 Roberts St West, Penetanguishene, ON
Not sure where to go with this? It would be better for Daisy to go to a new home but how do you do that?
This is just so frustating!!!